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DIET 3

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 8, 2020
Japan's government submits record extra budget to Diet for virus relief
Programs will focus on support for small firms and medical staff at the forefront of the battle against the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2020
LDP's Anri Kawai suspected of buying votes during 2019 Upper House election
She and her husband, the former justice minister, may have handed out over u00a520 million to around 100 people in connection with the campaign, sources say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2020
Japan enacts law to impose tougher penalties for road rage incidents
Law-enforcement authorities will be able to immediately revoke drivers' licenses for a road rage offense.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2020
Japan enacts high-tech 'super city' bill
The government hopes to utilize cutting-edge technologies to address issues such as depopulation and the aging of society.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 27, 2020
Japan enacts law toughening transparency regulations on tech giants
The measure addresses concerns such companies are taking advantage of their market dominance to mistreat merchants who offer wares on their platforms.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 19, 2020
LDP lawmaker's secretary admits to bribing election campaigners in trial
Anri Kawai could lose her seat in the Hiroshima constituency if her secretary is found guilty and given a jail term.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 15, 2020
In blow to Abe, panel delays showdown over prosecutor retirement bill
The bill is a target of protests from the opposition and lawyers, who claim it would enable the politicization of an independent judiciary system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 15, 2020
Former prosecutors oppose government bill that selectively postpones retirement
The changes would raise the retirement age for prosecutors, while allowing those in certain roles to postpone retirement with Cabinet approval.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 13, 2020
Charges loom for ex-justice chief Katsuyuki Kawai over poll scandal
The development appears certain to deal a further blow to the Abe government, which is facing public criticism over its handling of the coronavirus crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
May 3, 2020
Necessary or not? The LDP's proposed emergency powers clause for the Constitution
73 years since the Constitution took effect, arguments on revising it have focused on the war-renouncing Article 9. But the coronavirus has prompted a different proposal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2020
Japanese government submits massive extra budget to fight coronavirus
The government submitted to the Diet the u00a525.69 trillion budget to fund a package of emergency measures aimed at mitigating the economic fallout from COVID-19.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2020
CDP lawmaker expelled from party over hostess bar visit amid emergency
A Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker was expelled from the main opposition party Wednesday after admitting he visited a Tokyo hostess bar despite the capital being under a state of emergency to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a senior official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2020
Japan to cut lawmakers' pay by 20 percent amid virus crisis
Senior Japanese ruling party and opposition officials agreed Tuesday to reduce lawmakers' salaries by 20 percent for a year as part of efforts to overcome the novel coronavirus crisis.
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2020
Hitachi exec Toyoaki Nakamura gets Lower House OK for Bank of Japan board
The Lower House on Tuesday approved Toyoaki Nakamura, a Hitachi Ltd. executive, to join the Bank of Japan's nine-member Policy Board, paving the way for full Diet approval of the government nominee.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 13, 2020
Diet faces obstacles to online voting amid outbreak
Moves to introduce remote work for Diet members amid the coronavirus outbreak are failing to gain momentum due to constitutional constraints and technical reasons.
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2020
Japanese lawmaker's secretary contracts coronavirus
Lower House member Jiro Hatoyama's office said Monday one of his secretaries has contracted the coronavirus, the first known case among people working in a Tokyo office building for lawmakers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 2, 2020
Town mayor admits to getting cash from scandal-hit ex-minister Kawai
A town mayor admitted Thursday to having received cash last year from veteran lawmaker Katsuyuki Kawai, who is involved in money misuse allegations related to his wife's Upper House campaign.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 1, 2020
Amid shutdowns elsewhere, government plans to continue Diet business as usual
While Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has urged residents in the capital to work from home, and the nation appears to be inching toward declaring a state of emergency over rapid spread of COVID-19, the government seems set to maintain business as usual — at least for now.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 28, 2020
Backers of ex-Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai grilled over 2019 Upper House election scandal
Local supporters of former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai have been questioned by prosecutors on suspicion they received cash from him in connection with last summer's Upper House election, which saw his wife, Anri Kawai, win a seat, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 18, 2020
Opposition unites behind single candidate in Shizuoka by-election
Major opposition parties have decided to support a single candidate in a House of Representatives by-election set to be held in Shizuoka Prefecture on April 26.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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