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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to announce Japan's new era name on April 1
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is set to announce Japan's new era name on April 1, government officials said Saturday. The government believes the new era name should be made public by its chief spokesman, the chief Cabinet secretary, sources said. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ...
Change to labor survey method was conveyed to government spokesman Yoshihide Suga in 2015
The ministry made adjustments for the survey from January 2018, without disclosing them, and year-on-year changes in nominal wages appeared better than they actually were.
Government slammed for singling out 'problematic' Tokyo Shimbun reporter in warning to press club
The government's handling of a Tokyo Shimbun reporter known for her assertive questioning style has come under heavy scrutiny, after it emerged that authorities issued a statement last year singling her out for criticism and urging the Japanese press to keep their questions "accurate" ...
Japan protests Chinese development work in East China Sea gas field
Japan said Thursday it has lodged a fresh protest with China over its continued deployment of a drilling ship at a gas field in a contested area of the East China Sea. The protest, made through diplomatic channels, came after Tokyo confirmed that the drilling ...
Japan to accept unofficial talks on Sea of Japan name as South Korea pushes 'East Sea'
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga indicated Wednesday that Tokyo is ready to accept unofficial talks among member countries of the International Hydrographic Organization on a review of the body's guidelines that would include discussion over the name for the Sea of Japan. South Korea, which ...
Japan's government declines to pick sides between Venezuela's Maduro and Guaido
The government refrained Tuesday from indicating whether it would join other nations in endorsing opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate president. "Japan strongly hopes that movement toward recovering democracy in the country goes smoothly and continues to monitor the positions of various nations," Chief ...
Japanese former shipbuilder Hitachi Zosen loses wartime forced labor appeal in Seoul court
A Seoul court on Friday dismissed a Japanese industrial firm's appeal against an order that it pay a South Korean man 50 million won ($45,000) for forced wartime labor, the latest in a series of court rulings to strain ties between the neighbors. South Korea ...
The government on Friday rebutted South Korean President Moon Jae-in's accusation over Tokyo's response to Seoul's top court rulings on wartime labor involving Japanese companies. "It is extremely regrettable that President Moon tried to shift South Korea's responsibility to Japan," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga ...
Chinese trawler fled EEZ with Japanese inspectors on board in November: Suga
The government said Thursday it had protested to Beijing that a Chinese trawler suspected of poaching off the nation's southern coast sailed away with Japanese inspectors on board in November. China disputed the boat had crossed the border to fish, and said it was dissatisfied ...
Government plans nationwide network of translation systems to help non-Japanese speakers
The government plans to introduce translation systems at about 100 consultation offices to be set up across Japan to provide assistance to foreigners, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga revealed Sunday. The translation systems will be included in a package of measures the government plans to ...
Japan plans to make regional labor markets accessible to new foreign workers
The government plans to take measures to make regional labor markets accessible to foreign blue-collar workers to avoid them concentrating in large cities such as Tokyo when the country starts admitting them under the new visa system next year, the government's top spokesman said ...
Taro Aso was top fundraiser in Abe Cabinet in 2017, figures show
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso raised ¥258.17 million in political funds in 2017, the highest amount in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a tally of reports submitted by political parties and groups showed Friday. Aso was the only Cabinet member ...
