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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...
TOKYO ASSEMBLY GROUPS VOTE AGAINST THE CANCELLATION OF SUMMER OLYMPICS
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- Tokyo assembly groups vote against the cancellation of Summer Olympics.
- The Tokyo Metropolitan assembly groups include Tokyoites First, the Liberal Democratic Party, and Komeito, JCP, and CDP.
- The Tokyoites First group su...
JAPAN’S PM APOLOGIZES FOR NEGLIGENCE IN PROTECTION OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
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- Japan’s PM apologizes for negligence in protection of construction workers.
- The asbestos construction workers had contracted lung cancer and other illnesses.
- The Supreme Court of Japan ruled that the state should ha...
JAPAN LAWMAKERS TO MAKE NEW SANCTIONS OVER HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
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- Japan lawmakers to make new sanctions over human rights abuses.
- Lawmakers from ruling and opposition parties have launched a bipartisan group for the same.
- The group is jointly led by LDP member Gen Nakatani, and Shiori Y...
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 WILL NOT REFER TO ACQUIRING STRIKE CAPABILITIES AGAINST FOREIGN BASES
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- Japan will not refer to acquiring strike capabilities against foreign bases.
- Next month the Defense Ministry will be revising its national defense plan.
- The Japanese government had scrapped the Aegis Ashore missile defens...
YAMAGUCHI SECURES HIS LEADERSHIP UNDER KOMEITO PARTY FOR THE SEVENTH TERM
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- Yamaguchi secures his leadership under Komeito Party for the seventh term.
- Komeito Party is the junior coalition partner of the ruling LDP.
- Yamaguchi will continue as the leader for another two-year term.
- His ...