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LDP targets ‘counterstrike capability’ for first time in campaign platform: The shift comes amid growing concerns related to Moscow, Beijing and Pyongyang ...
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Japan to up domestic tourism subsidy when campaign expands in July: The amount will increase from ¥5,000 to as much as ¥8,000 per person, covering both ...
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Japan PM positive toward raising defense research spending - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida suggested Thursday he is ...
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3 potential potholes for Kishida ahead of upper house election: Battling the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, limiting price increases and strengthening ...
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Hard-hit orchestras find unique ways to play on: After the cooked chicken skewers are taken off the grill, the announcement is made that the show is about to ...
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Kishida's support edges down; voters critical about rising prices: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's support edged down less than a month before ...
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Takaichi's big election win could mean more trouble with Beijing: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s thumping election win has blunted domestic ...
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Editorial: Japan's Diet flops on key issues as gov't, opposition turn to internal fighting - The Mainichi
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Japan's LDP gives budget panel names of faction members who fixed reports after scandal - The Mainichi
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Question-and-Answer Sessions: Diet Debates No Place for Opposition Grandstanding over Reform Proposals
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The factions at the heart of a scandal in Japan’s ruling party : Promises to disband them may turn out to be hollow
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Japan Prime Minister’s Dangerously Low Cabinet Approval Rating a Shocking Blow to Ruling Party
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Lower House Budget Committee: Diet Should Examine Effectiveness, Impact of Proposed Tax Cuts
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Yoon's visit to Japan this month under strong consideration | Yonhap News Agency
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Kishida apologizes to LGBTQ activists over ex-aide's remark: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with representatives of LGBTQ groups Friday and ...
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Japan PM fires aide over derogatory LGBT remarks: Masayoshi Arai was dismissed after reportedly saying he would not want to live next to same-sex couples.
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Key FactsKishida fires aide after outburst by LGBT couple
Apr 11, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- "people would flee Japan if same-sex marriage was permitted"
- The prohibition on same-sex marriage is also unacceptable.
- Marriage is also defined in the dictionary as a union between a man and a woman.
- As a result, that term cannot be applied to sexually abnormal genders.

Paid articlePaywall Kishida's popularity hit by decision to hold state funeral for Abe : Japanese public rail against $11mn cost of prime minister’s undebated announcement of event ...
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Key FactsEXPLAINER-Why is Japan split over Abe Shinzo's state funeral?
Apr 22, 2023 · Reading time: ~0 sec.
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- A extravagant, taxpayer-funded burial for former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has sparked popular outrage towards the ruling party he led for many years.
- Shigeru Yoshida's burial in 1967 was Japan's final totally state-funded funeral for a prime minister.
- WHAT HAS CHANGED IN OPINION?
- Six days after Abe's death, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida revealed his decision to hold the state funeral.
- Polls at the time revealed that popular support for the event was mixed.
- However, when proof of linkages between the LDP and the Unification Church grew and the expected funeral costs grew, public opinion altered.

Japan ex-PM Abe's state funeral to cost over $12 million: Japan will spend about 1.65 billion yen ($12 million) on the state funeral planned for former Prime ...
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Japan PM apologizes for party's church links, will cut ties: TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his ruling party will cut ties with the ...
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Japan LDP members face pressure over Unification Church ties: TOKYO -- With former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's suspected killer citing his grudge ...
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Kishida set to work on Abe's priority goals, including amending Constitution: Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says he is resolved to work on amending the ...
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Key FactsThe Assassination of Shinzo Abe Influences Japan's Election Results
Apr 27, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- Japan's ruling party and coalition partner won a landslide victory in legislative elections on Sunday, possibly fueled by sympathy votes in the aftermath of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination.
- Saturday's final day of campaigning, a day after Abe was gunned down while making a speech, was held under heightened security as party leaders swore to protect democracy and reject violence.
- With a predicted substantial increase, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will be able to rule without interruption until the 2025 election.
- "It was extremely meaningful that we carried out the election," Kishida stated.

Japan election: what you need to know: Japanese voters went to the polls for a parliamentary election that may give the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) a ...
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Kishida administration can't win voters' confidence in Japan without clear explanations - The Mainichi
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Parties gear up for election after closing of Diet: The 150-day ordinary Diet session closed on Wednesday afternoon, after which the government set the schedule ...
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Japan's Lower House rejects no-confidence motions against PM and speaker: While the outcome was never in doubt, the votes may indicate a larger split ...
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Bank of Japan raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%: The Bank of Japan on Friday raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.25% from 1.0%, a 31-year-high ...
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