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Senior LDP members likely to appear before ethics committee next week: While the opposition said the willingness of additional LDP figures to answer questions ...
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Senior LDP members likely to appear before ethics committee next week
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Lawmakers Matsuno, Nishimura Deny Role in Political Fund Scandals; Former LDP Abe Faction Secretaries General Face Ethics Panel
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Lawmakers Matsuno, Nishimura Deny Role in Political Fund Scandals; Former ...
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LDP’s Matsuno, Takagi to Appear before Diet Ethics Panel: TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Two more members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are set to appear before ...
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LDP’s Matsuno, Takagi to Appear before Diet Ethics Panel
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Key Abe Faction Members Spared Indictment, For Now; Citizens Panel Could Yet Force Indictment in Funds
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Key Abe Faction Members Spared Indictment, For Now; Citizens Panel Could ...
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VOX POPULI: Politicians will invariably spout more inane phrases this yearwww.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15119372
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Senior LDP faction members questioned over political funds scandal - The Mainichi
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No-confidence motion against Japan's chief Cabinet secretary voted down - The Mainichi
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No-confidence motion against Japan's chief Cabinet secretary voted down - ...
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4 Senior Abe Faction Members Voluntarily Questioned over Suspected Hidden Funds: Four senior officials of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction were ...
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4 Senior Abe Faction Members Voluntarily Questioned over Suspected Hidden ...
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Tokyo Prosecutors Seek to Question People Tied to Abe Faction; Attention is on Hirokazu Matsuno, Other Secretaries General (UPDATE 1)
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Ex-Japan top government spokesman questioned over ruling LDP scandal: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese prosecutors have questioned former top government spokesman ...
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Ex-Japan top government spokesman questioned over ruling LDP scandal
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Hayashi Maneuvers Thru His New Chief Cabinet Sec. Job Carefully: TOKYO (Jiji Press) — With investigations into a political funds scandal involving factions of ...
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Hayashi Maneuvers Thru His New Chief Cabinet Sec. Job Carefully
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Kishida to ditch members of Abe faction in slush fund scandalwww.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15080161
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Japan's biggest LDP faction allegedly pools secret funds: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The biggest faction of Japan's ruling party is alleged to have pooled secret ...
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Japan's biggest LDP faction allegedly pools secret funds
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Top Japanese minister faces no-confidence vote over funds scandal: Hirokazu Matsuno is among ministers expected to be purged by Fumio Kishida later this week.
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Top Japanese minister faces no-confidence vote over funds scandal
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Unreported Funds — The dark side of factions / 100-Strong Prosecutor Team Pours Cold Water on Optimistic Mood of Japan’s Political Hub
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Prosecutors seek to question Seko, Matsuno in LDP fund scandalwww.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15090777
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Japanese Premier to Replace Key Minister on Slush Fund Scandal, Paper Says: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will replace his Chief Cabinet Secretary ...
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Japanese Premier to Replace Key Minister on Slush Fund Scandal, Paper Says
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Intensive Diet deliberations: LDP factions face challenge of dispelling distrust over hidden funds
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Japan's PM to replace chief Cabinet secretary: This comes amid media reports that Hirokazu Matsuno received undeclared political funds.
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Japan's PM to replace chief Cabinet secretary
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Japan suspends its Osprey flights after fatal US Air Force crash: Japan announced Thursday it was suspending all nonemergency Osprey flights after one of the ...
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Japan suspends its Osprey flights after fatal US Air Force crash
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Top Japan Spokesperson Mourns Li Keqiang’s Death, Saying Previous Chinese Premier ‘Played Important Role’ in China-Japan Ties
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Quick Glance: Speculations arise from death of China's ex-PM Li Keqiang
  • Chinese authorities struggle to control tributes following the death of Li Keqiang.

  • Chinese censors are working to suppress mourning posts on the internet to avoid political or economic reforms.

  • Public gatherings in the wake of Li Keqiang's death are prohibited.

  • The CCP's panicked response to Li's death has fueled speculation about the circumstances.
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10 Japanese with 8 Palestinian family members flee Gaza to Egypt: Another Japanese national who is married to a Palestinian and lives in Gaza intends to stay ...
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10 Japanese with 8 Palestinian family members flee Gaza to Egypt
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Japan Govt Arranges Charter Flight for Japanese to Leave Israel: Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Friday that the government has arranged for a ...
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Japan Govt Arranges Charter Flight for Japanese to Leave Israel
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Exports of Nishikigoi Carp to China Halted; Permits for Japanese Aquaculture Facilities By China Have Expired
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Japan's top gov't spokesman expresses caution over call to lower sales tax - The Mainichi
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Matsuno: Other G7 Countries That Issued Gaza Statement Had Citizens Harmed in Conflict
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Japan Asks Court to Dissolve Church Cited in Abe Shooting: Japan’s government asked a court to order the dissolution of a fringe religious group whose activities ...
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Japan Asks Court to Dissolve Church Cited in Abe Shooting
Quick Glance: Japanese government to dissolve Unification Church
  • Investigation after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reveals connections between elected members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the church.

  • Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes this decision following an investigation launched after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2012-2020) in July 2022.

  • Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Masahito Moriyama justifies the request for dissolution by accusing the church of coercing its followers to 'make donations and purchase goods under conditions that prevented them from making normal decisions, thereby inflicting substantial damage and disturbing peace and tranquillity in life.'

  • The South Korea-based church, founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon (1920-2012) with an estimated 600,000 members in Japan, laments on its website 'a significant decision made based on biased information.'
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Asks Kyushu Prefectures to Prepare Evacuee Plan in Event of Taiwan Contingency
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Ex-Japan PM Abe's shadow seen in gov't claim it has no records on 1923 Korean massacre - The Mainichi
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Japan will ensure stable energy supply even with US sanctions: Japan will ensure stable and steady energy supply to the country even after the U.S ...
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Japan will ensure stable energy supply even with US sanctions
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Japan demands that China remove the buoys it has placed inside Japan's exclusive economic zone. According to Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno ... Show more
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Top Japan gov't spokesman defends gender-focused remarks by PM Kishida - The Mainichi
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A new Chinese map labels the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture by another name, drawing a diplomatic protest from Japan.japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/world/asia-pacific/20230906-134827/
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Japan Wants China Buoy Removed From EEZ Near Senkaku Islands; Deployment Said to Violate U.N. Convention on Law of the Sea
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Monitoring Countries for Fukushima Chosen by IAEA, Says Chief Cabinet Secretary: Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters on Tuesday that the ...
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Japan will ensure safety of Japanese nationals in China--government spokespersonwww.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15009055
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North Korea says latest spy satellite launch failed, but will try again: 'We will strongly protest against North Korea and condemn it in the strongest ...
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Pentagon confirms intelligence sharing with Japan despite hacking rumours: The Washington Post has reported that Chinese hackers allegedly accessed Japan’s ...
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Pentagon confirms intelligence sharing with Japan despite hacking rumours
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Matsuno Claps Back at Online Claim About Fukushima Water: Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno dismissed as “groundless” a report by a South Korean internet ...
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Japan lodges protest with Russia over suspension of tax treaties: TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Wednesday that ...
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Japan lodges protest with Russia over suspension of tax treaties
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Japan Slams Russia for Ending Grain Export Agreement: Japan has condemned Russia’s suspension of its participation in a grain export deal that allowed Ukraine to ...
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Japan Slams Russia for Ending Grain Export Agreement
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Japan to start Fukushima water release as early as late August – media: Meanwhile, top government spokesperson Hirokazu Matsuno says no specific date to ...
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Quick Glance: Japan to Release Fukushima Water in August
  • Japan plans to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima power plant into the ocean starting in August.

  • The release is expected to begin in late August, according to Asahi Shimbun.
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Japan says it cannot confirm leakage after report says China hacked defense networks
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‘Regrettable’ that Summary of Support for Treated Water Release Not Adopted at NPT Talks, The Chief Cabinet Secretary Said
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Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary: China Releasing Incorrect Information About Fukushima Discharge
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Japan has lodged a protest against Russia over the country's decision to declare September 3 a day of victory over ‘militaristic Japan’ - a move it said would ... Show more
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, saying the the government in power at the time will continue deciding whether to hold a state funeral for former ... Show more
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Japan’s Top Spokesman: Originator Profile Tech Effective Against Misinformation: Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno indicated Thursday that he believes a ...
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Japan mulls setup of Okinawa evacuation shelter amid Taiwan tensions - The Mainichi
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Japan urges N. Korea to realize summit to resolve abduction issue - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, a close aide to ...
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Japan urges N. Korea to realize summit to resolve abduction issue - The ...
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Japan to liaison closely with China after change in foreign minister - The Mainichi
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Japan PM Bids to Shore Up Support With ID Card Task Force: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will set up a task force to tackle blunders in the introduction ...
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Japan PM Bids to Shore Up Support With ID Card Task Force
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Japan mulling further economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war - The Mainichi
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Japan protests Chinese navy ship entering Japanese waters: Japan has conveyed "strong concern" and lodged a protest against China after the Chinese Navy entered ...
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Japan protests Chinese navy ship entering Japanese waters
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Japan Recognizes 114 People from Afghanistan as refugees: The government has announced that 114 Afghans have been granted refugee status this year after fleeing ...
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Japan Recognizes 114 People from Afghanistan as refugees
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Government puts off rules for state funerals of ex-prime ministerswww.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14952879
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Japan: 18-year-old soldier opens fire on comrades - two dead: A shocking incident occurred at a military base in central Japan: an army trainee shot two comrades ...
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Canadian Prime Minister Revisits Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum During G7 Summit
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Japan Self-Defense Forces Ordered to Prepare for Destruction of North Korean Missile
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Two Dead in Shooting at Japan Military Training Facility: A Japanese self-defense force trainee was arrested for allegedly opening fire on other soldiers at a ...
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Two Dead in Shooting at Japan Military Training Facility
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N. Korea's plan to launch missile threatens peace in region: Japan - The Mainichi
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N. Korea's plan to launch missile threatens peace in region: Japan - The ...
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PM Kishida's son rebuked for party photos at official residence - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's son has been given a strong ...
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PM Kishida's son rebuked for party photos at official residence - The ...
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Japan gov't spokesman mum on diplomats' call for LGBT rights - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's top government spokesperson on Monday avoided commenting on ...
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Japan gov't spokesman mum on diplomats' call for LGBT rights - The ...
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PM to visit Hiroshima G7 summit venue: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will inspect the site of the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima on Saturday ...
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PM to visit Hiroshima G7 summit venue
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Japan PM office limiting reporter access despite COVID-19 rule easing - The Mainichi
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Japan gov't defends national ID system despite glitches - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's top government spokesman on Wednesday insisted there is no ...
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Japan gov't defends national ID system despite glitches - The Mainichi
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Magnitude 6.5: At least one dead in Japan earthquake: 21 other people were injured on Friday afternoon. The quake triggered landslides in the center of the ...
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Magnitude 6.5: At least one dead in Japan earthquake
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Magnitude 6.3 Quake Hits Japan West Coast; No Tsunami Threat: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Ishikawa Prefecture on Japan’s west coast, the Japan ...
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Magnitude 6.3 Quake Hits Japan West Coast; No Tsunami Threat