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Japan’s Kishida Plans New Party Group To Help Rebuild Trust Following Allegations

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AL ARABIYA.NET
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he’ll set up a new group within his ruling Liberal Democratic Party next month tasked with restoring trust after allegations over a widespread failure to declare political funds.
Kishida spoke to reporters about his plans late on Monday,...

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Japan PM Kishida Arranges To Visit U.S. As State Guest In Early March

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making arrangements to visit the United States as a state guest in early March at the invitation of President Joe Biden, bilateral relations sources said Monday.
Tokyo and Washington will finalize Kishida's itinerary by factoring in the schedu...

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Senior LDP Faction Members Questioned Over Political Funds Scandal

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese prosecutors have questioned senior members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction, including former top government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno, on a voluntary basis over a political fundraising scandal, sources close to the matter said Monday.
The faction, f...

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Japan-Owned Tanker Attacked By Drone Fired From Iran In Indian Ocean

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A Japanese-owned commercial tanker was attacked by a drone launched from Iran in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, causing a fire but leaving no one injured, the U.S. Department of Defense said.
The Liberian-flagged, Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck about 370 kilometers o...

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Matsuno, Seko to be Voluntarily Questioned Over Hidden Funds Allegations; Focus to Be on Evidence of Instructions, Approval

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office plans to conduct voluntary questioning of senior officials of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction, including former Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno and former Secretary General of the LDP ...

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Japan-US Ties Stronger Than Ever, Minister Says Amid US Steel Scrutiny

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CNA
 
Japanese Industry Minister Ken Saito said on Friday (Dec 22) that US-Japanese ties were "stronger than ever", although he declined to comment directly on growing scrutiny in the United States of a proposed deal for Nippon Steel to buy US Steel.
Speaking at a regularly scheduled press confer...

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Japan Lawmakers ‘Secretly Pooled Excess Money From Ticket Sales’

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JAPAN NEWS
 
People affiliated with lawmakers of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction have told the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office that the lawmakers sometimes pooled quota-exceeding cash from party ticket sales without notifying the faction, it has been learned.
The special inves...

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Document The Holiday Season With These Kenko Tokina Toy Cameras

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Kenko Tokina is a camera and optical devices manufacturer that has been around since the 1950s. From binoculars to microscopes and camera lenses, this brand has grown to be a reliable option for photography enthusiasts and professionals alike.
If you want to capture your holiday fes...

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All-Japan Figure Skating Championships 2023: Uno Shoma Ready To Face Competition 'Tougher Than Ever'

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OLYMPICS.COM
 
The defending champion and two-time Olympic medallist is sticking to his motto of controlling the controllable as the curtains are set to go up in Nagano: "If we perform to our best it should be a terrific championships and I hope I can place high," he said.
Uno Shoma exuded the ca...

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Japan To Partially Lift Ban On Ride-Hailing Services From April

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government decided Wednesday to partially lift a ban on ride-hailing services to address a nationwide shortage of taxi drivers, with the changes to come into effect from April.
The partial lifting will allow drivers with a standard license to offer taxi services using th...

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