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Japan eyes doubling of solar power in fiscal 2030
The central government is considering roughly doubling the nation’s solar power generation capacity ...
May 23, 2021
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Japan opposition leader calls for suspension of U.S. base relocation in latest book
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) leader Yukio Edano has called for the relocation of ...
May 22, 2021
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Ministry to review foreign capital regulations in broadcasting, telecommunications businesses in Japan
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry plans to overhaul foreign investment regulations in...
May 19, 2021
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Political parties in Japan compete over child-rearing policies
The ruling and opposition parties have been actively discussing policies related to children and chi...
May 17, 2021
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Political parties eager to have more female lawmakers
Both the ruling and opposition parties are eager to increase their numbers of female lawmakers, a mo...
May 15, 2021
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Shared IT human resources program eyed for digitization rollout in Japan’s smaller municipalities
In conjunction with the creation of a new digital agency in September, the central government will w...
May 15, 2021
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Cultural agency head: Tokyo must fix ‘inconsistencies’ on shutdown requests
Cultural Affairs Agency Commissioner Shunichi Tokura on Thursday criticized the Tokyo metropolitan g...
May 14, 2021
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Japanese government to stress benefits digital reform will bring to public
Following the recent enactment of legislation related to digital reforms, the government will accele...
May 13, 2021
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Japan’s constitutional revision still far from a done deal
Three years after it was submitted to the Diet, a bill to revise the National Referendum Law — which...
May 8, 2021
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CDPJ’s change of stance helps break debate deadlock
This is the third and last installment in a series that explores the actions and aims of the politic...
May 6, 2021
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Japan mulls extending state of emergency for 4 prefectures
With novel coronavirus infections still surging in parts of Japan, the government is considering ext...
May 5, 2021
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After 3 years of gridlock, CDPJ about-face opens door to vote on referendum law
Monday marked 74 years since the Constitution came into effect. The Diet has started moving toward a...
May 3, 2021
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Japan relaxing rules to promote development of drone delivery services
The government is relaxing flight rules to expand the use of drones for logistics. The government ha...
May 1, 2021
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Govt plans to mandate transparency in digital advertising
The government’s conference for digital market competition released a final report on digital advert...
April 28, 2021
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Slow vaccinations, impending Games complicate political calendar
Prime Minister Suga, as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has his hands full in the ...
April 27, 2021
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