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JAPAN
Sep 14, 2022
Japanese government confirms emperor and empress will attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
The relationship between Britain's royal family and the imperial family stretches back multiple decades and generations.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 13, 2022
LDP's Seiji Kihara did not report attending Unification Church-linked event
Kihara said that he was reminded of his attendance after hearing the names of national security experts who also joined the event, when it was pointed out by outsiders.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 13, 2022
Amid energy challenges and green shift, Japan eyes new nuclear tech
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said the government will look into small modular reactor technology, but a host of issues stand in the way of their adoption.
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BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2022
Japan’s record percentage of working mothers masks low-paying jobs
Some 76% of mothers with children under age 18 were in the workforce in 2021, but the data also indicated many of those jobs were in relatively unstable positions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2022
People lay flowers at British Embassy as Japan mourns Queen Elizabeth II
“I can't talk about her too much without crying, but I live nearby and I just wanted to come here today to say goodbye,” a mourner said.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2022
LDP survey shows 121 lawmakers had substantial ties with the Unification Church
The degree of ties varied, with some lawmakers having been interviewed in a publication linked to the religious group, while two were found to have received organizational election support.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2022
Mr. Play-It-Safe prime minister is living dangerously
Fumio Kishida's approval ratings are tanking. The prime minister must be more proactive to ensure his political longevity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022
Japan to shorten COVID-19 isolation period to seven days
For asymptomatic people with the virus, the self-quarantine period will be shortened from seven days to five, so long as they get a negative result from an antigen test.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2022
Kishida considers holding talks with Biden in New York
The envisaged talks would be the first bilateral summit between the two leaders since they held a brief meeting in Germany in June during a Group of Seven summit.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2022
Disapproval rate for Kishida rises amid mounting problems
A Yomiuri Shimbun poll found that the Cabinet disapproval rating had topped 40% for the first time and now stood at 41%, up 7 percentage points from the previous poll in early August.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2022
LDP to delay report on lawmakers' ties to Unification Church
All 379 LDP lawmakers, excluding the leaders of both parliamentary chambers, submitted their results by Friday's deadline, and the results could come sometime next week.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 1, 2022
Japan's inbound tourism remains at a trickle as travelers shun group tours
Industry stakeholders are concerned that foreign visitors may soon make other plans and cancel or postpone visits to Japan.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 31, 2022
Kishida says LDP to sever all ties with Unification Church
The prime minister acknowledged that revelations surrounding lawmakers' ties to the religious group over recent months have eroded public faith in politics.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2022
Japan to ease tourism restrictions and raise daily arrival cap to 50,000
Starting Sept. 7, entry will be allowed for nonescorted visitors on package tours and the daily arrival cap will be raised to 50,000.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 29, 2022
TICAD 8 loses steam as Kishida attends remotely due to COVID infection
The number of top-level African officials who joined the conference fell substantially from the previous TICAD meeting.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2022
Kishida shows leadership at TICAD on global health and security
Although Japan increased its African development aid pledge to the Global Fund every time since inception, the pledge over the weekend was no easy feat for the country.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2022
In meetings with Japanese officials, experts divided over 'counterstrike capabilities'
Foreign policy and defense specialists voice mixed opinions of controversial policy during 17 meetings with government officials, summary shows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 27, 2022
Global energy crisis spurs a revival of nuclear power in Asia
Governments in Japan and South Korea are removing anti-nuclear policies, while China and India are looking to build more reactors to avoid future supply shortages and curb emissions.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 27, 2022
LDP surveys lawmakers on Unification Church ties — but names unlikely to be revealed
The party does not plan to publish the names of lawmakers found to have ties with the group, unless they are deemed to have especially deep relations to the religious group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2022
Japan looks to beef up tax-free investing program to boost asset holding
The FSA is planning on requesting an increase to the investment caps for the NISA program and making it a permanent system.

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