News Japan Government: Shinzo Abe Declares Victory in Japan Election but Without Mandate to Revise Constitution
Mr. Abe’s agenda for women is “window dressing,” said Noriko Sakoh, the author of “Doing Too Much Housework Will Destroy Japan.” She pointed to government policies such as tax abatements for husbands ...
News Japan Government: Japan says Abe's Iran trip not meant to mediate row with US
Japan's top government spokesman says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's high-stakes trip to Iran is intended to help de-escalate tensions in the Mideast — and not specifically mediate between Tehran ...
News Japan Government: Local officials woo Japanese companies
EDWARDSVILLE — Local business leaders, government officials and educators went to Washington D.C. last week to meet with representatives of the Japan Business Federation. They plan to host a ...
News Japan Government: Centuries ago, women ruled Japan. What changed?
The long-term survival of the world’s oldest monarchy will depend on a schoolboy when Japan’s current emperor abdicates next week, reviving calls for an end to laws that bar women from the throne.
News Japan Government: Wife of ex-Nissan boss Ghosn leaves Japan to appeal to French government: Financial Times
TOKYO (Reuters) - The wife of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has left Japan and flown to Paris to appeal to the French government to do more to help him, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
News Japan Government: In search for yield, Japan insurers target non-government bonds
TOKYO, April 25 (Reuters) - As bond yields evaporate globally, many Japanese insurers are looking to secure higher returns at home and abroad by diversifying into riskier corporate and other ...
News Japan Government: Japan’s government apologizes to victims of forced sterilization under now-defunct eugenics law, promises compensation
TOKYO — Japan’s government apologizes to victims of forced sterilization under now-defunct eugenics law, promises compensation. Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material ...
News Japan Government: Japan reporter sues government after passport is invalidated
TOKYO — A Japanese journalist known for covering war zones sued the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday after it invalidated his passport and demanded he surrender it, saying it deprived him of his right to ...
