Four out of five Diet by-elections are won by the Liberal Democratic Party.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, won four of the five Diet seats up for grabs in by-elections held on Sunday, which bodes well for him amid rumors that he may soon dissolve the lower house.

The LDP won the Yamaguchi Nos. 2 and 4 district...

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OPPOSITION PARTY IN JAPAN SEEKS EXTENSION OF DIET SESSION BY 3 MONTHS

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• Opposition party in Japan seeks extension of diet session by 3 months.
• The country’s main opposition party plans conduct further debate on the govt.'s COVID-19 response.
• The CDPJ's head of Diet affairs Jun A...

OPPOSITION PARTIES IN JAPAN SEEK EXTENSION OF PARLIAMENT SESSION

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• Opposition parties in Japan seek extension of parliament session.
• The opposition parties are asking more time to debate COVID-19 vaccination programs.
• They also wish to discuss whether to hold the Tokyo Olympics and Paral...

JAPAN’S KOMEITO PARTY MEMBER ACKNOWLEDGES SPENDING $1,050 AT HOSTESS BARS

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• Japan’s Komeito Party member acknowledges spending $1,050 at hostess bars.
• Acting Secretary-General put the expense as "dining-out expenses" in a 2019 political funding report.
• He has currently submitted h...

JAPAN GOVT. TO IMPOSE FINE ON COVID-19 PATIENTS WHO REFUSE TO BE HOSPITALIZED

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• Japan Govt. to impose fine on COVID-19 patients who refuse to be hospitalized.
• The govt. plans to submit the new bill to revise the current infectious disease control law by the end of January.
• The current infectious dise...

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JAPAN CABINET OFFICE APPROVES DRAFT BUDGET FOR FISCAL 2021 WORTH $1.03 TRILLION

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• Japan Cabinet Office approves draft budget for fiscal 2021 worth $1.03 trillion.
• The budget is said to be the largest ever for the ninth consecutive year.
• The new bond issuance will soar by 11.04 trillion yen from the cur...

JAPAN PM YOSHIHIDE SUGA CRITICIZED FOR NOT HAVING A SINGLE NEWS CONFERENCE IN NOV.

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• Japan PM Yoshihide Suga criticized for not having a single news conference in Nov.
• The criticism comes due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country.
• Head of CDPJ Yukio Edano criticized the PM for not conveying public o...

JAPAN PARLIAMENT PASSED A BILL TO PROTECT THE IP OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

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• Japan parliament passed a bill to protect the IP of fruits and vegetables.
• The bill is aimed to track illicit outflow from the cultivators of the country to other countries.
• Seeds and seedlings of certain domestic varieti...

TOSHIMITSU MOTEGI MAY POSSIBLY VISIT MAURITIUS, SOUTH AFRICA AND TUNISIA NEXT WEEK

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• Toshimitsu Motegi may possibly visit Mauritius, South Africa, and Tunisia next week.
• The visit would be in response to the oil spill in the Indian Ocean and coronavirus pandemic.
• Motegi in September had vowed to provide l...

JAPAN’S ‘MY NUMBER’ ID CARD NOT TO BE LINKED WITH BANK ACCOUNTS

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• Japan’s ‘My Number’ ID card not to be linked with bank accounts.
• The government has informally made the above decision for the time being.
• On Nov. 27 the govt. presented a new plan at a working group mee...

JAPAN GOVT. AND RULING PARTIES TO HOLD REGULAR DIET SESSION IN LATE JANUARY

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• Japan Govt. and ruling parties to hold regular diet session in late January.
• The session has been delayed to make thorough preparations for deliberation on issues.
• The third fiscal 2020 supplementary budget is also likely...

SUGA DISCLOSES GOVT. COORDINATION WITH SCIENCE COUNCIL IN 2017 OVER MEBERS LIST

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• Suga discloses govt. coordination with the science council in 2017 over member list.
• The Prime Ministers’ disclosure comes as he faces criticism for rejecting 6 scholars.
• Japanese Communist Party secretariat head A...

EXTRAORDINARY DIET SESSION BEGINS IN JAPAN; PM SUGA QUESTIONED BY OPPOSITION

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• Extrordinary diet session begins in Japan; PM Suga questioned by opposition.
• Yukio Edano from CDPJ criticized the PM’s decision of members of the Science Council.
• The extraordinary diet session began on Monday.
...

JAPANESE GOVT. CALLING PEOPLE TO TAKE EXTENDED NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS

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• Japanese Govt. calling people to take extended New Year holidays.
• The remark has caused concern among LDP members.
• LDP Diet Affairs Committee Chairman Hiroshi Moriyama commented on the same.
• PM Yoshihide Suga ...

JAPAN’S NEW PM BEING TESTED FOR HIS ABILITY FOLLOWING A MONTH OF JOINING OFFICE

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• Japan’s new PM being tested for his ability following a month of joining office.
• Suga is currently under controversy for his refusal to allow few scholars to join govt. advisory body.
• Suga will be joining the extra...

YOSHIHIDE SUGA VOWED TO CUT DOWN GREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONS BY 2050

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• Yoshihide Suga vowed to cut down greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050.
• The Prime Minister will include the pledge in the upcoming diet session.
• Japan expects to cut down emissions to net-zero.
• The current emission...

YOSHIHIDE SUGA TO REITERATE TOPICS ON OLYMPICS IN HIS UPCOMING DIET SESSION SPEECH

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• Yoshihide Suga to reiterate topics on Olympics in his upcoming diet session speech.
• The Prime Minister will face opposition parties during the session.
• On Thursday, Suga returned from his visit to Vietnam and Indonesia.

JAPAN WILL HOLD AN EXTRAORDINARY PARLIAMENT SESSION NEXT MONDAY

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• Japan will hold an extraordinary parliament session next Monday.
• Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato announced the same.
• The major opposition party also called for questioning Kazuhiro Sugita.