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U S CABINET

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2020
Six Japanese government officials reprimanded over cherry blossom party records
The Cabinet Office said Friday that it has verbally reprimanded six current and former personnel division heads for failing to properly manage records on controversial cherry blossom-viewing parties hosted by the prime minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 28, 2019
Japan's naval dispatch to Middle East a 'product of compromise' between Iran and U.S., experts say
Experts term the decision to send Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel to the Middle East for independent information-gathering a u2018product of compromise.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2019
Nearly 90% of Japanese agree Tokyo-Seoul relations in poor state: survey
Nearly nine out of 10 Japanese think relations with South Korea are in a bad place, according to a government survey, reflecting perceptions about the ongoing feud between the countries over wartime history and trade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 20, 2019
Cabinet approves Japan's record ¥102 trillion draft budget for fiscal 2020
The fiscal 2020 draft budget shows that spending will jump for defense, free education and ballooning medical, pension and other social security costs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 2, 2019
Japan's next SDF mission to Mideast may include its biggest warships
The next Self-Defense Forces dispatch to the Middle East could get Cabinet approval by the end of the year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 8, 2019
Japan's key composite index rose in September, but Cabinet Office keeps assessment of recession
The government said Friday that Japan's key composite index of economic indicators rose in September, but maintained its assessment that the economy has likely fallen into recession.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 31, 2019
Resignations offer insights into Cabinet politics
The latest resignations are symptomatic of broader Japanese Cabinet politics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 31, 2019
Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai resigns over wife's alleged election law breach
The resignation marks the second departure from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet in just a week after trade minister Isshu Sugawara resigned Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 30, 2019
Defense Minister Taro Kono apologizes for 'rain man' joke as Japan reels from typhoons
Defense Minister Taro Kono apologized Tuesday for joking about his "rain man" moniker at a time when Japan is reeling from the impact of multiple typhoons in recent months.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2019
Japan moves to step up reconstruction funding in wake of Typhoon Hagibis
The decision is designed to reduce the financial burden being shouldered by local governments and boost central government spending on projects to rebuild infrastructure.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2019
Over 80 percent of Japanese in favor of a woman taking the throne
A whopping 81.9 percent of Japanese people have said they are in favor of having a reigning empress, while 13.5 percent are against it, according to a recent survey.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2019
Shinjiro Koizumi tops Cabinet asset list with ¥290 million — but all belongs to wife Christel Takigawa
The environment minister reported holding no assets but the assets belonging to his wife, a freelance television presenter, include u00a5150 million worth of Japanese government bonds.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2019
Japan trade chief Isshu Sugawara exits amid allegations he broke election campaign law
A tabloid's expose on a funeral gift to a supporter ousts the METI chief after just a month and a half in office.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 21, 2019
The humbling of Shinjiro Koizumi
Although he still routinely ranks high among respondents as the top pick for prime minister, the reality is that he still has years before he is ready for the job.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 18, 2019
Japan's Cabinet approves tougher rules on foreigners owning stocks tied to national security
According to the legislation, foreign investors will have to give advance notice when buying stakes of over 1 percent in national security-related companies, rather than 10 percent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 17, 2019
Taro Kono: A different kind of defense minister
For the first time ever, the Defense Ministery is headed by a prime minister-ready politician.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2019
Seiichi Eto becomes first Japan minister to visit Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in over two years
The last Cabinet minister to visit was Sanae Takaichi in April 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2019
Japan prepares bill to ratify U.S. trade deal
The Abe government on Tuesday signed off on a bill that would ratify the new trade deal with the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2019
Visits to Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine by ministers may resume after more than two years
Since conservatives close to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe joined his Cabinet in a reshuffle last month, there has been speculation that visits to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo by Cabinet ministers may resume after a halt of 2½ years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 3, 2019
The quiet push to fix fractured Japan-South Korea relations
Almost a year has passed since the South Korean Supreme Court handed down a ruling ordering Japanese firms to pay damages to wartime forced laborers.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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