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Kim Jong Un’s Sister Says Kishida Conveyed Intent to Hold Summit: The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio ...
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Kim Jong Un’s Sister Says Kishida Conveyed Intent to Hold Summit
Quick Glance: Japanese PM Offers to Meet Kim Jong Un, Conditions Pose Challenges
  • North Korea states that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida proposed a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 'as soon as possible,' contingent on Tokyo's stance towards North Korea's weapons program and past abductions of Japanese nationals.

  • Kishida emphasizes the importance of a meeting with Kim to address the abduction issue, but North Korea's preconditions make a Kim-Kishida summit unlikely.

  • Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un's sister, highlights the need for Japan to make political decisions aligned with its overall interests to enhance bilateral relations and regional peace.

  • Experts suggest that a potential meeting could benefit both North Korea and Japan, with North Korea aiming to strengthen its position and Japan considering potential economic assistance if ties normalize.
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Japan political heavyweight Nikai not to run in next election: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Toshihiro Nikai, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight ...
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Japan political heavyweight Nikai not to run in next election
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Japan PM pledges to boost defence, diplomatic capabilities to preserve peace, NHK says
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MacKenzie Scott donates $640m to US non-profits: She has given $16.5bn in donations since divorcing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2019.
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MacKenzie Scott donates $640m to US non-profits
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No, Japan Will Not Defend Taiwan: Whatever the Kishida administration might want, there are still strong domestic constraints to the country taking part in any ...
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No, Japan Will Not Defend Taiwan
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Japan PM Kishida Cabinet support rate at 17% even after ethics committee: poll - The Mainichi
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Ex-PM Yoshiro Mori may face LDP probe over kickback scheme: The target and scope of such an investigation has yet to be decided, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ...
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Ex-PM Yoshiro Mori may face LDP probe over kickback scheme
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What will happen when Facebook stops paying for news? Here’s what happened when radio stopped paying for music
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No, Japan Will Not Defend Taiwan: Whatever the Kishida administration might want, there are still strong domestic constraints to the country taking part in any ...
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No, Japan Will Not Defend Taiwan
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Historic Stock Prices, Growing Wages: Kishida Stresses Economic Achievements
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Historic Stock Prices, Growing Wages: Kishida Stresses Economic ...
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No plan to call election before scandal-hit figures punished: Kishida - The Mainichi
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No plan to call election before scandal-hit figures punished: Kishida - ...
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Cabinet Approval Rating Almost Unchanged at 25%; BOJ Monetary Policy, Shunto Wage Negotiations Topics in Latest Survey
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Cabinet Approval Rating Almost Unchanged at 25%; BOJ Monetary Policy ...
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Japan local assembly scraps harassment consultation desk plan after backlash from veteran - The Mainichi
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Biden to host Japan PM Kishida, Philippines President Marcos for White House summit - The Mainichi
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LDP eyes serious punishments for four senior members over funds scandal: All four are senior members of the LDP's largest faction once led by former Prime ...
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LDP eyes serious punishments for four senior members over funds scandal
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Many Hurdles to Punishing Scandal-Tainted Japanese Lawmakers; LDP Must Determine Who Will Be Sanctioned and How
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Japan’s Ruling Party Is Trying to Mend Its Scandal-Ridden Reputation. It’s Failing
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China state company logo found in Japan Cabinet Office task force meeting materials - The Mainichi
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China state company logo found in Japan Cabinet Office task force meeting ...
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Petition pushing gov't to OK separate surnames wins prefecture-wide support in Japan 1st - The Mainichi
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After Months of Talks, Japan’s Ruling Coalition Agrees to Allow the Sale of Its Next-Gen Fighter Jets
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LDP secretary-general vows to dole out tough punishments over funds scandal: The remarks came at the first session of the LDP's regional roundtable dialogue on ...
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LDP secretary-general vows to dole out tough punishments over funds ...
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Japan's LDP signs on to add 4 fields to specified skill labor program for foreigners - The Mainichi
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Kishida Cabinet support rate hits fresh low at 20% over funds scandal - The Mainichi
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Kishida Cabinet support rate hits fresh low at 20% over funds scandal - ...
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Japan eases weapon export rules to allow the sale of fighter jets: The move removes a hurdle for its joint project with Britain and Italy to develop ...
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Japan eases weapon export rules to allow the sale of fighter jets
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Japan’s eased defense export rules open door to more changes: The speed at which the Kishida administration has been pushing through defense reforms has stunned ...
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Japan’s eased defense export rules open door to more changes
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LDP heavyweights urged to speak as sworn witnesses over funds scandal - The Mainichi
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Japan business lobby chief hopes for gov't efforts to end deflation: The head of Japan's biggest business lobby on Sunday expressed hope that the ...
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Japan business lobby chief hopes for gov't efforts to end deflation
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Kishida weighs demand for sworn testimonies to clear air on scandal: Opposition parties want six current and former LDP members to testify before parliament on ...
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Kishida weighs demand for sworn testimonies to clear air on scandal
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Japan enacts revised ¥112.57 tril budget for FY2024: Japan's parliament on Thursday enacted a 112.57 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2024 starting in April ...
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Japan enacts revised ¥112.57 tril budget for FY2024
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LDP amends party rules to toughen penalties for political fund violations: The LDP also pledged to move away from factions as vehicles for securing funds and ...
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LDP amends party rules to toughen penalties for political fund violations
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More foreign students set to be eligible for Japan gov't scholarships: The Japanese government plans to expand the scope of foreign university students ...
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More foreign students set to be eligible for Japan gov't scholarships
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Japan's upper house to convene funds scandal panel on Thurs. - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition camp ...
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Japan's upper house to convene funds scandal panel on Thurs ...
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Kishida agrees on need for strict rules to export of fighter jet: Concessions by the LDP president could pave the way for a deal with junior coalition partner ...
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Kishida agrees on need for strict rules to export of fighter jet
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Japan Lower House breakup possible in autumn, Komeito exec says: Komeito's secretary-general said public support could be high for the LDP president chosen in ...
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Japan Lower House breakup possible in autumn, Komeito exec says
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What is being missed about the funding scandal: In discussions about the LDP funding scandal, certain considerations are missing. Beyond lambasting the party ...
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What is being missed about the funding scandal
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Japan considering legally binding regulations for AI developers: The Japanese government is considering introducing legally binding regulations on developers of ...
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Japan considering legally binding regulations for AI developers
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Three members of Abe faction to attend Upper House ethics hearing: But other lawmakers embroiled in the LDP slush fund scandal have largely indicated that they ...
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Three members of Abe faction to attend Upper House ethics hearing
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Why Japan’s big rate hike was a resounding dud: TOKYO – Central bank rate moves rarely get metaphysical. But the way global markets ignored the Bank of Japan’s ...
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Why Japan’s big rate hike was a resounding dud
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Why LDP elder Nikai's announcement is a big deal (and isn't): Despite portraying it as a move to preserve Nikai's legacy, it's seen as a proactive attempt to ...
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Why LDP elder Nikai's announcement is a big deal (and isn't)
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LDP Mulls Heavy Penalties for 3 Over Political Funds Scandal, Including Former Chief Cabinet Secretary
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Kishida's human rights initiative stalls as adviser post left vacant: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has left the post of special adviser on ...
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Kishida's human rights initiative stalls as adviser post left vacant
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Ruling lawmaker says Kishida set to dissolve lower house in fall: A senior lawmaker of the Komeito party, the junior coalition partner of Japan's ruling ...
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Ruling lawmaker says Kishida set to dissolve lower house in fall
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Japan OK’s 3rd-Party Exports of Next-Generation Fighter Jet; New Plane to Be Jointly Developed with Italy, U.K.
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Japan OK’s 3rd-Party Exports of Next-Generation Fighter Jet; New Plane to ...
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Foreign Minister Kamikawa Ranked 3rd in List of LDP Leader Hopefuls; Former LDP Secretary General Takes 1st Place
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Foreign Minister Kamikawa Ranked 3rd in List of LDP Leader Hopefuls; ...
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LDP Considers Punishing 4 Abe Faction Members over Kickbacks; Kishida Escapes Censure
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Bank of Japan turns page on Abenomics, giving reeling Kishida election hope - The Mainichi
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Bank of Japan turns page on Abenomics, giving reeling Kishida election ...
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Editorial: Insincerity and evasion on parade at Japan ethics panel on slush fund scandal - The Mainichi
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Editorial: Does Japan intend to erode principles to export next-generation fighters? - The Mainichi
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Kishida questioned over scantily clad dancers at LDP party: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was grilled by lawmakers on Wednesday about a gathering of ...
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Kishida questioned over scantily clad dancers at LDP party
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Japan’s ruling LDP under fire after junior members’ party with go-go dancers: ‘completely unacceptable’
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Elon Musk hurls insult towards MacKenzie Scott for her charitable giving: The Tesla CEO didn’t hold back on criticizing the philanthropist’s choice of charities ...
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Elon Musk hurls insult towards MacKenzie Scott for her charitable giving
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Japan races to court foreign talent as it doubles skilled worker cap: TOKYO -- Japan faces pressure to boost its appeal for foreign talent as it looks to attract ...
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Japan races to court foreign talent as it doubles skilled worker cap
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Exporting next-gen fighter jet would serve 'nat'l interest': Japan PM - The Mainichi
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Exporting next-gen fighter jet would serve 'nat'l interest': Japan PM - ...
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Kishida Apologizes over Fund Scandal at Diet Ethics Council, Vows Not to Hold Fundraising Parties During Time in Office
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Japan’s Ruling Party Wants to Export Its Next-Generation Fighter. The Public Is Reluctant. 
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Japan Misses Kishida’s Deadline for Fighter Jet Export Decision: Japan’s ruling parties have failed to agree to allow exports of a next-generation fighter jet ...
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Japan Misses Kishida’s Deadline for Fighter Jet Export Decision
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Expert panel finds 'disconnect' between Boeing senior management, employees: An expert panel reviewing Boeing’s safety management processes found a "disconnect" ...
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Japan LDP No. 2 may have tried to hide massive political funds usage - The Mainichi
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Japan's LDP agrees to amend rules to strengthen governance amid funds scandal - The Mainichi
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Why the BOJ won’t rain on the Nikkei’s parade: TOKYO — With the Nikkei 225 surging to 34-year highs, the conventional wisdom is that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) now ...
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Why the BOJ won’t rain on the Nikkei’s parade
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Editorial: Japan LDP exec's political funds transfer seen as 'extralegal act' - The Mainichi
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Japan's LDP eyes 'restart tantamount to dissolution' in 2024 after slush fund scandal - The Mainichi
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Japan's LDP eyes 'restart tantamount to dissolution' in 2024 after slush ...
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Up to 820,000 foreign 'specified skilled workers' expected in Japan from FY 2024 - The Mainichi
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Up to 820,000 foreign 'specified skilled workers' expected in Japan from ...
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Editorial: Japan ruling party can't be allowed to dodge ethics discussion with budget vote - The Mainichi
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Japan Proposes Plan to Limit Next-Gen Fighter Jet Exports; Ruling Parties Hope to Ensure Jets Do Not Contribute to Conflicts
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LDP chapter says it held inappropriate party for junior members in November: A prefectural chapter of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in western Japan said ...
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LDP chapter says it held inappropriate party for junior members in ...