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The veteran politician still hopes the country will achieve a genuine two-party parliamentary democracy ..read more
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9M ago
The support rating dropped to 34.3% from 40.8% in the previous poll in mid-June, while the disapproval rating increased to 48.6% from 41.6 ..read more
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The condemnation came after North Korea fired a powerful long-range missile that flew for a record 74 minutes to an altitude of 6,000 kilometers ..read more
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Trips to China by Komeito leader and senior LDP official both put on ice over Chinese anger at planned release of treated Fukushima water ..read more
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The issue of the water release took up a substantive amount of the hourlong talks between the nations' top diplomats, but the two did not ..read more
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9M ago
The slide in support may have reflected the string of problems related to My Number personal identification cards ..read more
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Collaboration will go beyond traditional security areas and extend to cyber, emerging and disruptive technologies and strategic communications, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said ..read more
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The ambassador expressed his hope of tapping into Japan’s vast experience in rebuilding after natural disasters like the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami ..read more
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In the year since Abe's assassination, Japan has undergone a number of monumental shifts in its approach to security and foreign policy, cementing the late ..read more
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9M ago
Kishida is apparently aiming to strengthen his administration through personnel changes at a time when his Cabinet's approval ratings have fallen ..read more