Japan’s Ishiba criticized over gifts to lawmakers months after a scandal-fueled election loss
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is being criticized for distributing gift certificates to 15 first-year lawmakers in ...
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Japan to get tough on businesses not taking heatstroke countermeasures
As Japan braces for another summer of record-breaking heat, the health ministry has decided to make businesses that fail to ...
Japan PM apologises for giving out gifts, clouding budget prospects
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba apologised on Friday for giving gift certificates to some ruling party lawmakers, a ...
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Japan to reconsider medical expense cap hike plan: Ishiba
Ishiba made the announcement in response to a question from Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional ...
Will eased regulations prevent Japan getting lapped again in vaccine development race?
After lagging far behind European countries and the United States on COVID vaccine development, Japan has set about amending ...
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UNICEF and Japanese government sign $3.8 million agreement to improve health and nutrition services
JERUSALEM, 11 March 2025 (WAFA) - UNICEF and the Government of Japan Monday signed a US$ 3.8 million agreement to improve the ...
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Japanese ministry, DOLE and WAPES to boost public-employment services
IN a continued effort to improve public employment services nationwide, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) brought together representatives from the World Association of Public Employment ...
Japan’s trade minister heads to Washington for tariff talks.
The minister, Yoji Muto, is expected to negotiate with U.S. officials ahead of global tariffs that could damage Japanese ...
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Number of newborns in Japan reached record low in 2024
The number of babies born in Japan has fallen for the ninth consecutive year to a record low of 720,988 in 2024, according to the ...