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FORMER LDP LAWMAKER QUESTIONS GOVT. ON USE OF MAIDEN NAME AS ALIAS
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- Former LDP lawmaker questions govt. on use of maiden name as alias.
- Ex policy chief Tomomi Inada have doubts on granting permission for the use of aliases.
- Inada has also raised an issue with Japan's current system fo...
JAPAN’S FORMER JUSTICE MINISTER KATSUYUKI KAWAI PLEADS GUILTY; RESIGNS
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- Japan’s former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai pleads guilty; resigns.
- Kawai is accused of violating the election law by handing out cash to politicians and supporters.
- On March 3 he was earlier released on 50 mill...
RYOTA TAKEDA ADMITS DINING WITH NTT PRESIDENT; DENIES VIOLATING ETHICS CODE
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- Ryota Takeda admits dining with NTT President; denies violating ethics code.
- A weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun posted a report online about the Nov. 11 dining event.
- The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry and NTT...
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 ALLOCATES 3RD EXTRA BUDGET OF $185 BILLION FOR FISCAL 2020
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- Japan allocates 3rd extra budget of $185 billion for fiscal 2020.
- The 3rd extra budget contains 15.43 trillion yen in newly allocated funds.
- The supplementary budget cleared the House of Councillors after passing the Hous...
SUGA REVEALS OMISSION OF SCHOLARS WAS INFORMED BY DEPUTY CHIEF SECRETARY
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- Suga reveals omission of scholars was informed by Deputy Chief Secretary.
- Earlier Suga mentioned that he had not looked at the list of 105 scholars, including the 6 eliminated ones.
- Kiyomi Tsujimoto deputy chief of the o...