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JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 19, 2021
From LDP 'prince' to punchline: What happened to Shinjiro Koizumi?
In addition to being regularly lampooned on social media, the environment minister has struggled to maintain his influence amid COVID-19 and as a Cabinet insider.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2021
Japan mentions Taiwan stability in defense paper for first time
The wording in the 'Defense of Japan” white paper released Tuesday is set to increase friction between the two biggest economies in Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2021
Deputy PM says Japan must defend Taiwan with U.S.
With the remarks, Aso became the most senior government official to state a clear scenario in which the SDF would be deployed to help defend another country or region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2021
Senior Japanese defense official says democracies must back up Taiwan and stand up to China
The state minister of defense has suggested that Japan, the U.S. and other countries re-examine their decisions to follow the “One China” policy that recognizes Beijing instead of Taipei.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2021
Japan sees China-Taiwan friction as threat to its security
Remarks from Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi came a week after China sent 28 warplanes near Taiwan, in the latest ratcheting up of military pressure around the democratically ruled island.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2021
Japan’s Finance Ministry ignores climate risk, ex-official says
Rintaro Tamaki, a former top bureaucrat at the ministry, says it should raise Japan's already high gasoline tax and hike tariffs on imported fossil fuels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2021
Boeing charged Japan 1,500% markup on plane part, U.S. Air Force says
The Boeing-Japan case is the latest example of military contracting officials having difficulty compelling contractors to provide backup data for parts classified as 'commercial items.”
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi
Self-Defense Forces personnel collect apparent parts of an Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training jet from a reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefeture, on Thursday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff a day earlier.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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