The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan, adopted in 1947. For the most part, television networks were established based on capital investments by existing radio networks. An expert panel of the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry proposed Friday that the telephone numbers of people who have defamed others on the internet be added to information victims can de...Japan, U.S. confirm cooperation on missile defense Partially damaged homes in Japan may be eligible for disaster aid The average income for a lawmaker in 2019 was ¥24.27 million, down ¥2.3 million from the previous year, according to reports released by both houses of the Diet. “How about sharing real-time information with us?” Biegun, the U.S. Special Represe...Support for Abe Cabinet falls to 39% in Yomiuri Shimbun poll

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Toru Morikawa, the first Japanese to be named the executive director of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), hopes to serve as a bridge between Asia and Europe, the 51-year-old said in an interview with...Japan’s foreign minister protests China’s maritime intrusions Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was seen wearing a larger mask than the one he used to wear when he went to his office on Monday. In early July, they stayed in Japanese territorial waters for 39 hour...Agency approves safety of Japan’s nuclear fuel reprocessing plant The approval rating of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet stood at 39% in a survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun from Friday to Sunday. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, the top U.S. envoy on North Korea, is arranging to visit Japan, perhaps as early as Thursday, it was learned Monday. OSAKA ― A local referendum is likely to be held on Nov. 1 to seek residents’ judgment on a plan to break up the city of Osaka into special wards and realign them with Osaka Prefecture.

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TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s government plans to tighten screenings for accepting foreign students and researchers, in order to prevent leaks of the country’s advanced technologies abroad. Since the end of World War II, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) of the U.S. Defense Department has consistently led the world in the development of military-use technologies. As one of the new theaters of warfare, cyberspace has become ever more important. Travelers will not have to shoulder cancellation fees caused by Tokyo’s exclusion from the government’s “Go To Travel” subsidy program, tourism minister Kazuyoshi Akaba announced Tuesday. The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) on Wednesday approved a report confirming that safety measures at a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant run by Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. (JNFL) comply with new regulat...Genome-editing technology suggests military nightmares for Japan and U.S. MOSCOW — An amendment to the Russian Constitution approved by the country’s voters on Tuesday was the result of a heavy-handed rule change by Russian President Vladimir Putin. There are Each jurisdiction has a chief executive, called a governorLocal governments follow a modified version of the For an updated list of members of the Cabinet, see Japan has reached a basic agreement with Pfizer Inc., a major U.S. pharmaceutical company, to receive supplies of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus by the end of June next year for 60 million people...1st Japanese executive director of ASEF hopes to serve as bridge between Asia and Europe On social networks, nationalist groups harass journalists who are critical of the government or cover “antipatriotic” subjects such as the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster or the US military presence in Okinawa. Defense Minister Taro Kono announced that, for the first time, the Self-Defense Forces’ unwanted equipment will be auctioned off, at a press conference on Friday. Some disaster-hit homes that have sustained only partial damage will be eligible for up to Â¥1 million for their reconstruction, after the government expands its aid system.