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LDP Lawmaker Under Fire for Calling LGBT Couples “Unproductive”

July 25, 2018

Tokyo- Mio Sugita of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is under fire for her recent article in a monthly magazine in which she called LGBT couples “unproductive.” On administrative support provided to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples, Sugita said:

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Kishida Not to Challenge Abe in LDP Leadership Race

July 25, 2018

Tokyo- Fumio Kishida, policy affairs chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Tuesday that he will not run in the upcoming LDP presidential election in September. “I won’t run for the LDP presidency. It will be appropriate to work

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Chinese Premier Calls for Sound Ties with Japan

July 25, 2018

Beijing- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called for developing sound relations with Japan at a meeting with Japanese House of Representatives Speaker Tadamori Oshima on Tuesday. Visiting Oshima asked for Chinese cooperation to realize a trip by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

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Ex-Japanese Education Ministry Exec Indicted over Bribery

July 25, 2018

Tokyo- Public prosecutors indicted former Japanese education ministry executive Futoshi Sano on Tuesday for allegedly accepting a bribe from a medical university over a ministry support program for private universities. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office’s special investigation squad also

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Ex-Aide to Abe to Step Down as Vice Trade Minister

July 25, 2018

Tokyo- Tadao Yanase, former executive secretary to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, will step down as vice minister for international affairs at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Wednesday, the ministry said Tuesday. In May, Yanase, 57, gave

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Seoul OKs Funds to Replace Japan’s Contribution for Comfort Women

July 24, 2018

Seoul- The South Korean government on Tuesday approved a plan to use reserve funds to replace the one billion yen Japan contributed to a foundation for so-called comfort women under a bilateral accord. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family

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Record 65 People Die from Heatstroke in Japan Last Week

July 24, 2018

Tokyo- The number of people who died after being taken to hospital by ambulance due to heatstroke in Japan came to a record high of 65 in the week that ended Sunday, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday.

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Japan to Launch Secretariat for Imperial Succession Ceremonies

July 24, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government said Tuesday that it will launch on Aug. 1 a secretariat for ceremonies related to Emperor Akihito’s abdication and Crown Prince Naruhito’s accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne. Shigetaka Yamasaki, director-general of the internal affairs ministry’s Local

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