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DIET 3

Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2018
Japan's ¥1,000 departure tax: Diet approves law on use of revenue from levy set to start in 2019
The government aims to use the funds to boost tourism infrastructure and promote travel destinations in rural Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 3, 2018
Abe challenger Seiko Noda coaches women on how to crack Japan's male-dominated Diet
If Seiko Noda doesn't achieve her quarter-century goal to become the nation's first female prime minister, maybe one of the 70-odd women who filed into a conference room to hear her speak Sunday will.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2018
Japan's powerful government personnel body blamed amid cronyism scandals
The powerful new Cabinet Bureau of Personnel Affairs is drawing attention as a factor behind the cronyism scandals dogging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose team set it up.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 19, 2018
Emboldened by Abe's dive in polls, opposition bolsters calls for key figures to testify over Moritomo scandal
The Cabinet's plunge in the opinion polls prompts the opposition camp to bolster its calls for Akie Abe and others to testify in the Diet on the Moritomo scandal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 17, 2018
Komeito favors ¥8,000 admission fee for casinos to match Singapore
To stave off gambling addiction, the smaller partner in Japan's ruling coalition is pushing more stringent limits on number of casinos and visits than the Liberal Democratic Party wants.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 8, 2018
Finance Ministry releases Moritomo documents but refuses to say if it has other versions
The Asahi Shimbun has reported that two documents were altered by ministry officials, and that released versions leave out key information on state-owned land being sold at an 86-percent discount.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 6, 2018
Lawmakers weigh compensation for victims of forced sterilization under Japan's defunct eugenics law
The long-delayed step heralds a move toward redressing victims of the 1948 law, which wasn't scrapped until 1996.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 27, 2018
LDP refuses calls to redo flawed labor survey as debate delays budget talks
Political wrangling over an error-laden survey compiled by the labor ministry on what is known as the discretionary labor system shows no sign of subsiding, with the government persistently rejecting opposition calls for a redo of the probe said to underline Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's campaign to reshape...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 26, 2018
In Japan's Diet, is there such a thing as too much time for questions?
It may be hard to find a workplace more rife with inefficiency and inertia than the national Diet.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 24, 2018
Cabinet adopts bills targeting hurdles to e-book use in schools
The Cabinet has adopted a bill that would allow digital textbooks to be used at elementary, junior high and high schools.
EDITORIALS
Feb 3, 2018
Victims of the eugenics law
The government has a moral duty to quickly compensate victims of the eugenics law.

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