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Japanese PM To Revise Law To Implement Pay Cuts For Herself, Cabinet
The newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to introduce a revision to the public servant remuneration law to implement pay cuts for herself and ministers in her cabinet during the ongoing extraordinary session of Parliament.
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With Sanae Takaichi Becoming Japan's 1st Female PM, What Changes For Women?
Sanae Takaichi took office on Tuesday as Japan's first female prime minister, but her surprisingly male-dominated cabinet and socially conservative track record have left some women ambivalent in a country that lags on gender equality.
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Here's Who May Replace Shigeru Ishiba As Japan's Next Prime Minister
Japan's ruling party must decide on its future direction with a new leader following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation to take responsibility for July's dismal election result.
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Japan To Scrap Remarriage Restrictions On Pregnant Women
Japanese cabinet ministers on Friday approved the scrapping of a law that stipulates women pregnant at the time of a divorce must wait 100 days before marrying again.
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe To Carry Out Large-Scale Cabinet Rejig
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely pick a former Olympic speed skater to prepare for the 2020 Games and keep allies in key posts in a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday as he readies a tax rise and aims to revise the pacifist constitution.
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Japanese Protesters Dragged Away as Work Resumes at US Airbase
Police dragged away elderly protesters trying to block work on a contentious US airbase in Okinawa today as Japan's government resumed building even though the Okinawa governor had revoked a work permit for the site.
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Top Japanese Ministers Visit Yasukuni War Shrine
High-ranking Japanese cabinet ministers made visits to the country's Yasukuni war shrine today, paying their respects at a site seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of Tokyo's militarist past.
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New Japan Cabinet Minister Katsunobu Kato Seeks to Stem Shrinking Population
A new Japanese cabinet minister tasked with finding ways to boost the birthrate and keep a shrinking population from falling below 100 million said on Thursday he hoped to win over more Japanese to his view that childrearing is rewarding.
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Investigate Into Possible Spying on Japanese Government: PM Shinzo Abe to US
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked US Vice President Joe Biden for an investigation into possible spying on high-level Japanese government and corporate officials following WikiLeaks' release last week of a list of spying targets, Japan's top government spokesman said today.
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Support Lowest Since 2012 Amid Doubts About Security Bills
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet has fallen to the lowest level since he took office in 2012, to just over 40 percent, with nearly two-thirds of voters opposed to his muscular defense policy that would end a self-imposed ban on the military fighting overseas, a weekend media survey showed.
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Japanese PM To Revise Law To Implement Pay Cuts For Herself, Cabinet
The newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to introduce a revision to the public servant remuneration law to implement pay cuts for herself and ministers in her cabinet during the ongoing extraordinary session of Parliament.
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With Sanae Takaichi Becoming Japan's 1st Female PM, What Changes For Women?
Sanae Takaichi took office on Tuesday as Japan's first female prime minister, but her surprisingly male-dominated cabinet and socially conservative track record have left some women ambivalent in a country that lags on gender equality.
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Here's Who May Replace Shigeru Ishiba As Japan's Next Prime Minister
Japan's ruling party must decide on its future direction with a new leader following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation to take responsibility for July's dismal election result.
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Japan To Scrap Remarriage Restrictions On Pregnant Women
Japanese cabinet ministers on Friday approved the scrapping of a law that stipulates women pregnant at the time of a divorce must wait 100 days before marrying again.
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe To Carry Out Large-Scale Cabinet Rejig
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely pick a former Olympic speed skater to prepare for the 2020 Games and keep allies in key posts in a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday as he readies a tax rise and aims to revise the pacifist constitution.
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Japanese Protesters Dragged Away as Work Resumes at US Airbase
Police dragged away elderly protesters trying to block work on a contentious US airbase in Okinawa today as Japan's government resumed building even though the Okinawa governor had revoked a work permit for the site.
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Top Japanese Ministers Visit Yasukuni War Shrine
High-ranking Japanese cabinet ministers made visits to the country's Yasukuni war shrine today, paying their respects at a site seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of Tokyo's militarist past.
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New Japan Cabinet Minister Katsunobu Kato Seeks to Stem Shrinking Population
A new Japanese cabinet minister tasked with finding ways to boost the birthrate and keep a shrinking population from falling below 100 million said on Thursday he hoped to win over more Japanese to his view that childrearing is rewarding.
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Investigate Into Possible Spying on Japanese Government: PM Shinzo Abe to US
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked US Vice President Joe Biden for an investigation into possible spying on high-level Japanese government and corporate officials following WikiLeaks' release last week of a list of spying targets, Japan's top government spokesman said today.
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Support Lowest Since 2012 Amid Doubts About Security Bills
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet has fallen to the lowest level since he took office in 2012, to just over 40 percent, with nearly two-thirds of voters opposed to his muscular defense policy that would end a self-imposed ban on the military fighting overseas, a weekend media survey showed.
