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GOVERNMENT 3

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 11, 2022
Okinawa voters go to polls to decide the island prefecture's next governor
Pre-election polls in Okinawa's gubernatorial race showed incumbent Denny Tamaki, supported by opposition parties, was leading the race going into Sunday's vote.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2022
Historical records unsorted in 40% of Japanese municipalities
Historical public records are documents recognized as having historical or cultural value, such as records of disasters and accidents, as well as those linked to local history.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 1, 2022
Tokyo Metropolitan Government to mandate solar panels for new homes
To implement the mandate, the first of its kind in Japan, the metropolitan government hopes to revise a related ordinance by the end of the current fiscal year to March 2023.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jul 4, 2022
As brown bears return, Hokkaido municipalities hope for police response
Many local governments have called on prefectural authorities to clarify the role of police in cases when the animals are spotted in urban areas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2022
Japan to subsidize municipalities promoting Tokyo Olympics legacy
The program is part of efforts to pass down the legacy of the Tokyo Games, which were largely held without spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 18, 2022
Man in west Japan offers to pay back ¥46 million in COVID funds received by mistake
The 24-year-old resident of Abu in Yamaguchi Prefecture had earlier refused to return the money, having reportedly spent it all in several overseas internet casinos.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Apr 18, 2022
As furusato nōzei tax program thrives amid COVID-19 pandemic, some lose out
Not all municipalities are benefiting from the program, under which people give tax-deductible donations to municipalities and receive gifts such as local specialties in return.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2022
Former Hiroshima mayor urges Putin not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Tadatoshi Akiba said at a news conference that the Russian leader's actions have left atomic bomb survivors and many other people appalled.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Mar 7, 2022
Municipal assemblies in Japan face shortage of candidates
Younger generations are seen to be shunning local assemblies because of members' precarity and low remuneration.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2022
30% of Japan's areas with LGBTQ partnership system have mutual accords
Under reciprocal agreements between local governments, documents issued when the couple first applied for the partnership can also be used in future municipalities of residence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jan 24, 2022
Nago election result a boost for ruling coalition and a blow to anti-base movement
The loss of the Nago mayoral candidate opposed to the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the city spells trouble for Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2022
In Okinawa, Nago mayor defeats anti-U.S. base transfer rival
The result will come as a relief to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is pushing for the relocation of the Futenma U.S. military base to the city's Henoko coastal area.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2022
All of Japan's 47 prefectures sent officials to disaster areas, survey shows
Dispatched officials have engaged in such support services as supplying water, managing evacuation centers, risk assessment of affected buildings and issuing disaster certificates.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 21, 2021
Tokyo's Musashino rejects proposal to let foreign residents vote
The proposal, which would allow voting in local referendums, drew flak online, with critics saying it could be a step toward granting foreign residents suffrage in national elections.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2021
Citing local needs, Kishida defends use of coupons in financial aid plan
One estimate has shown that administrative costs for the central government would more than triple to u00a596.7 billion if coupons are included in the handouts to young people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2021
Kishida reverses government’s position on cash handout
After weeks of a vacillating central government and frustrated local officials, the reversal raises questions about intraparty cooperation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2021
Local pressure pushes government to change course on cash handouts
The cash handouts are aimed at supporting young people in need, assisting child rearing households and boosting the nation's consumption.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2021
Who’s afraid of evidence-based policymaking?
As societies struggle to reopen in the shadow of new COVID-19 variants, social experiments are urgently needed to ensure that we implement policies with proven records of success.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2021
Over 90% of Japan's prefectural capitals to finish COVID-19 vaccine rollout by end of November
According to the University of Oxford, Japan's vaccination rate was almost on a par with Canada, which leads the Group of Seven nations at 75.1%.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2021
Japan's governors seek pledges on COVID-19 action from parties before poll
The organization of the 47 prefectural governors also called for the establishment of a children's agency and the promotion of rural economies.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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