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A government panel plans to include in a set of recommendations a proposal calling for nursery teachers and others to be allowed to continue using their original surnames at work after marriage. The Regulatory Reform Promotion Council is discussing expanding the range of professions involving ...
Abe courts Trump using new Emperor's ascension and first lady's birthday to stay in good graces
Without close friends in Asia, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears to be using every opportunity, even the Emperor's accession, to court U.S. President Donald Trump. Abe is scheduling a rushed visit to Washington to meet with Trump and celebrate the first lady's birthday, and then ...
Reiwa topped Japan's new era name candidates after final push by Abe
At a meeting of all Cabinet ministers earlier this month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wanted Reiwa to be the name of the next Imperial era.
Blundering minister's downfall reignites criticism of Japan's seniority-based Cabinet decisions
Yoshitaka Sakurada has repeatedly made headlines by making gaffes that have significantly damaged the reputation of Abe’s administration.
Japan's top government spokesman, Yoshihide Suga, among post-Abe candidates, LDP heavyweight says
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is among those who may take over the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who also serves as LDP president, the party's secretary-general has said. Suga "has done very well as chief Cabinet secretary in ...
New Reiwa era name draws positive public responses across Japan
“It was unexpected, but I’m especially happy that they used ‘wa’ in the name,” says an Osaka shopkeeper.
Twitter erupted in a flood of posts Monday morning as the Japanese government revealed the country's new era name, Reiwa 令和, which is set to go into effect starting May 1. Keywords and hashtags related to the revelation captured most of the top trending ...
In a much awaited moment heralding the opening of a new chapter in Japan's history, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is to announce Monday the name of the new Imperial era, taking one of the final steps toward initiating the nation's first imperial succession ...
Officials are checking plants inside the Prime Minister’s Office for bugging devices as the government makes every effort to keep the new Imperial era name secret until its official announcement.
Japan to beef up law to enable handover of children to parents with custody when the other resists
Currently, the law has no clear stipulation on such handovers, leaving court officials to rely on a clause related to asset seizure to enforce child custody orders.
Over half of Japanese choose not to obtain My Number cards: survey
The Cabinet Office finds more than half of 3,000 Japanese aged 18 or over questioned during survey have chosen not to obtain My Number social security and taxation identification cards.
With Cabinet backing, May girds for Brexit battle in U.K. Parliament
British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of her senior ministers for a draft European Union divorce deal on Wednesday, freeing her to tackle the perilous struggle of getting Parliament to approve it. More than two years after the United Kingdom voted in a ...
