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FUMIO KISHIDA

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JAPAN
Feb 16, 2022
Japan to shorten or drop quarantine requirements for most arrivals from March
The government is also expected to raise the cap on daily new entrants from overseas to 5,000 from the current 3,500.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 15, 2022
Who’s really calling the shots in Japan’s Prime Minister’s Office?
Some have suggested that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may stand to gain from looking to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's strong approach to the workings of inner government.
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BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2022
New bill looks to beef up Japan's economic security, but firms are wary
The planned legislation would cover a range of sectors, with penalties for those that don't comply, but businesses worry that it could harm international competitiveness.
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EDITORIALS
Feb 11, 2022
Focus on the substance, not the symbols, of a Japan-U.S. partnership
The Kishida administration will be better served by concentrating on and building upon positive developments with the United States.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 10, 2022
Japan's ‘new capitalism’ advocate calls for more public spending
The next step after initial efforts to better distribute wealth should be government spending, says businessman and activist George Hara.
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BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Feb 9, 2022
Why Japan's wages aren't rising
Initially triggered by financial crises in the 1990s, economists today point to other factors affecting stagnant wage growth.
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BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2022
Biden moves to soothe allies in China’s shadow with Japan deal
The deal would allow most steel shipments from Japan to to enter tariff-free for the first time since 2018 and would see the countries working together to combat Chinese trade practices.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 4, 2022
As COVID cases surge in Japan, is a state of emergency the way to go?
Record nationwide cases have moved the question to the top of the agenda, but some prefectures and experts are skeptical about what such a move really achieves.
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JAPAN / Politics
Feb 3, 2022
Japan should press China more on human rights, Kishida adviser says
Gen Nakatani, the prime minister's human rights adviser, says he wants to push China harder on the issue following a parliamentary resolution that called on Tokyo to probe alleged abuses.
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JAPAN / Explainer
Feb 2, 2022
Dispute over northern islands shapes Tokyo’s stance on Ukraine crisis
Russia-Japan relations are centered on the decadeslong dispute over four islands northeast of Hokkaido that Russia occupies and Japan claims.
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JAPAN / Politics
Feb 1, 2022
Japan preparing for possible Biden visit in late May, report says
The U.S. is looking into having Biden visit South Korea at the same time for talks with its new leader after current President Moon Jae-in's term in office finishes at the start of May.

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