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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 GOVT. PASSED A BUDGET OF $976 BILLION FOR FISCAL 2021
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- Japan govt. passed a budget of $976 billion for fiscal 2021.
- The amount would be used to mitigate the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
- Part of the budget will also be used in rising social security and defense costs...
JAPAN APPROVES A $1 TRILLION DRAFT BUDGET FOR FISCAL 2021
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- Japan approves a $1 trillion draft budget for fiscal 2021.
- The initial general-account budget moves to the House of Councillors for deliberations.
- 35.84 trillion yen will be spent on social security services for Japan...
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...
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...