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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2020
18-month jail term sought for lawmaker Anri Kawai over vote-buying
Prosecutors have argued that Kawai committed an 'unprecedented malicious crime that jolted the foundations of democracy.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Dec 15, 2020
Heavyweight Nikai and his scandal-plagued LDP faction ruffling feathers
Allegations of bribery against two former farm ministers now threaten to weaken the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction and its powerful leader.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2020
Japan considers setting up panel on imperial succession
The plan is part of the government's efforts to address concerns that the imperial household could run out of heirs in the not-so-distant future.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2020
Oshima ties Kono's record as longest-serving Lower House speaker
The 74-year-old took up the post in April 2015 and was reappointed after the 2017 Lower House election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 10, 2020
Japan ruling bloc OKs tax reforms to help coronavirus-hit economy
The LDP and Komeito are also aiming to encourage the private sector to work toward carbon reduction and digitalization through revisions to corporate taxation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 10, 2020
Japan government nixes deadline for decision on strike capability
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had said shortly before leaving office in September that the government would 'set an appropriate path' on the issue by the end of the year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 9, 2020
Prime Minister Suga makes a $708 billion bet on political survival
The government's fiscal response to the pandemic already dwarfs measures taken after the global financial crisis, as well as the earthquake and tsunami of 2011.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Dec 8, 2020
In shift, Toyota unions seek ties with Japan's ruling bloc
The groups' move toward Komeito and the LDP could hurt opposition candidates from the CDP and other parties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 5, 2020
Prosecutors eye summary indictment of Abe aide over dinner parties
Abe, who on Friday promised to cooperate with the investigation 'with sincerity,' is expected to be questioned by prosecutors soon.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2020
LDP outranks other parties in average funds raised in 2019
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, the LDP president who took office in September, took the 28th spot with u00a5112.26 million.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2020
LDP panel plans tax-free casino winnings for nonresident gamblers in Japan
It is hoped the envisaged tax exemption will provide impetus for operators to plan resort projects that incorporate casinos, which the government is keen to promote.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 2, 2020
Ex-farm minister suspected of taking bribes from egg production firm representative
The former representative lobbied lawmakers and farm ministry officials on international standards for animal welfare, sources say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2020
Cabinet set to approve destroyers as alternative to Aegis Ashore
The plan designed to counter the North Korean missile threat is expected to be given the nod as early as mid-December so spending can be earmarked in the fiscal 2021 budget.
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2020
Company donations to ruling party down for first time since 2012
Political donations to the biggest ruling party by companies and industry groups fell last year on a year-on-year basis for the first time since its return to power in 2012, government data showed Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2020
LDP lawmakers back Aegis ships as alternative to land-based system
The government has been seeking three offshore alternative options after its decision earlier this year to scrap its plan to deploy the U.S.-developed Aegis Ashore system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 26, 2020
Abe's office suspected of binning receipts for hotel dinner parties
Prosecutors investigating the case have also found that the amount covered by the ex-PM's office totaled more than u00a59 million over a five-year period through last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Nov 22, 2020
Suga’s remark sparks hope for letting married couples use different surnames
When Suga was asked about his past call for creating the option, he said, 'As a politician, I bear a responsibility as I have said such things.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2020
Obama recalls with frustration Japan's 'revolving-door' leadership
The former U.S. president describes one of his former counterparts, Yukio Hatoyama, as 'awkward' in his new book 'A Promised Land.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / View from Osaka
Nov 14, 2020
Osaka Ishin and Nippon Ishin must adapt or risk extinction
Despite polls showing Osaka Ishin remains popular that the anti-merger faction won by only 17,000 votes of over 1.37 million cast, the party and its movement are in deep trouble.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2020
Memorial service for former PM Nakasone held in Gunma hometown
Around 2,400 invited guests including parliamentarians and local municipality heads honored Nakasone, who led Japan from 1982 to 1987, in the memorial service.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris, later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
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.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
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.

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