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Kishida is under fire for mistakes in the campaign expense report
After a magazine highlighted suspected breaches of election finance regulations, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Thursday that his office in Hiroshima Prefecture discovered mistakes in receipts attached to a campaign spending report.
The claims are yet another setback...

Kishida offers a sacrifice at Yasukuni Shrine
As a source of diplomatic concern with certain Asian countries, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a traditional offering to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Monday.
Though he sent the masakaki ceremonial tree for the Shinto shrine's autumn festival, Kishida is not expected...

Minister of Culture Kishida has been tasked with looking into the Unification Church.
After tight ties between the Unification Church and MPs in the ruling party were uncovered after the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida launched an investigation into the church on Monday.
Growing outrage that members of his Libera...

Kishida offers financial aid to anyone who have been harmed by the Unification Church.
Fumio Kishida, prime minister of Japan, said on Tuesday that the government is aware that the controversial Unification Church may have previously broken the law and that it is keen to work for legal reforms to help people financially damaged by the church.
The Kishida government has de...

Japan may have to keep its residents wearing masks despite lifting restrictions on travel due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Fears that the first wave of visa-free foreign visitors in more than two years could spread illnesses at home have been raised in response to Japan's decision to relax its border controls on COVID-19.
While Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's administration has promised to loosen cor...

Leaving for New York, Kishida to speak at the U.N. General Assembly
In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's increasing maritime aggressiveness, Japan called for a rules-based international order in a speech delivered by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly.
According to diplomatic sources, Kishida ...

Signals of Japan to be returned back to nuclear energy to secure Electricity Supply
According to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japan will be developing next-generation reactors and restarting more idled nuclear plants, setting for a significant change in nuclear energy policy after ten years of Fukushima tragedy.
According to Prime Minister Kishida he stated t...

Two nations countries to strengthen their ties
Highlights
- Discussion to lay out framework for the Australia and Japan’s defence forces to cooperate with each other.
Australia and Japan will sign a treaty on 6th January 2022, Thursday to increase their defense and security.Th...

Fumio Kishida declares victory after election results are declared
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has declared victory after his party won with a strong majority in national elections.
Highlights
- Fumio Kishida’s party wins in the parliament's lower house
- The LDP along with its coalition ...