Ishiba vows to spur LDP debate on dual surname option
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is urging a working group within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to speed up discussions on introducing a selective dual surname system for married couples. "I…
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is urging a working group within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to speed up discussions on introducing a selective dual surname system for married couples. "I…
The Liberal ruling Democratic Party on Monday submitted to the Lower House a new bill to revise the political funding law that would ban so-called funding for political activities but…
For the fiscal year 2024, the initial budget of the Japanese national government's general account for education and science expenditures was set at around 5.47 trillion Japanese yen. In the…
The government submitted to parliament on Monday its fiscal 2024 draft supplementary budget, with ¥13.94 trillion ($92.97 billion) in general-account spending. The budget will finance a comprehensive economic package, the…
NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn talks to Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Kian Peng Seah. — VNA/VNS Photo Doãn TấnHÀ NỘI — The official visits to Singapore and Japan by…
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba apologized at a Liberal Democratic Party meeting Sunday for the LDP's devastating loss in October's House of Representatives election and vowed to strengthen the party ahead…
Japan, the United States and the Philippines will hold their first trilateral maritime consultation in Tokyo on Tuesday, the Japanese government said Friday. The three countries will exchange opinions on…
At the farewell ceremony for National Assembly (NA) Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn (standing, first row, fifth from left), his spouse and the high-ranking delegation of the NA at Nagasaki airport.…
Newsfrom Japan Politics Dec 6, 2024 21:38 (JST) Tokyo, Dec. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan, the United States and the Philippines will hold their first trilateral maritime consultation in Tokyo on Tuesday,…
Tokyo CNN — The Japanese capital is set to introduce a four-day workweek for government employees, in its latest push to help working mothers and boost record-low fertility rates. The…