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DIET 3

Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2022
Donation bill banning coercion clears Japan's Lower House
The legislation has received the support of major opposition parties after the ruling coalition made amendments to it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 4, 2022
Komeito wary of Unification Church issue ahead of local races
Supported largely by lay Buddhist group Soka Gakkai, the party fears that increased public attention on ties between politics and religion could harm its electoral chances.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 3, 2022
Japan enacts legislation to prepare for future pandemics
Parliament has enacted legislation to take steps in preparing for future pandemics, including establishing a new rule obliging major hospitals to offer beds.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 30, 2022
Japan lawmakers launch group for promoting cricket
With just 4,000 Japanese players out of an estimated 300 million worldwide, the nonpartisan group hopes to boost participation with an eye on the sport's potential Olympic inclusion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2022
Kishida vows relief to wide range of Unification Church victims
Ruling parties are planning for a provision requiring religious and other corporations to take care not to solicit donations in certain situations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2022
Parliament OKs bill to redraw Lower House electoral map to curtail vote-value disparities
The revised law, which will remove one seat each from 10 prefectures and distribute 10 to five other prefectures, will be put into effect a month after its promulgation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2022
Japan government to discuss bill outlawing 'socially unacceptable' donations
The new law would ban religious groups from soliciting donations in a “socially unacceptable and malicious” manner, as well as allow people to cancel donations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Nov 7, 2022
Japan Times 1997: 15 Japanese wives arrive on visit from North Korea
Twenty-five years ago, the Japanese media became fascinated by the women who left Japan for North Korea with their husbands 40 years prior.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2022
Japan's ruling camp defers proposed law to restrict 'spiritual sales'
There are disagreements on the proposed law due to the ruling camp's reluctance to adopt the opposition's idea of setting a limit on the amount of donations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 31, 2022
Efforts to train female lawmakers gain impetus in Japan
A range of programs have been put in place, planned by university professors or foundations, with some having already produced female lawmakers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2022
Japan's ruling parties may seek to extend parliament to pass key bills
The potential extension comes as the Kishida administration faces criticism over poor communication between the Prime Minister's Office and an LDP committee.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2022
LDP's Seiji Kihara received recommendation letter from Unification Church-linked group
Kihara, a member of the lower chamber of parliament, is the closest aide to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2022
Ogushi admits signing Unification Church 'policy accord'
The Chief Cabinet Secretary demanded that Ogushi thoroughly investigate the matter, give explanations and cut ties with the group.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

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