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Key Japan Opposition Party's Head Admits To Extra-Marital Affair
Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of the Japanese opposition party that has emerged as kingmaker as lawmakers select the next prime minister on Monday, said a tabloid report about his extra-marital affair with a model was "basically true".
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Japanese Lawmakers Tour Mumbai Metro-3 From BKC To Marol Naka Stations
Japan has funded about 57 per cent of the cost of the 33.5 km-long underground corridor - Aqua Line.
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Japan Now Allows Divorced Couples To Have Joint Custody Of Children
Japanese lawmakers enacted legislation Friday that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce.
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Japan MP Leaves Party After Supporting Russia In War Against Ukraine
A pro-Russia Japanese lawmaker left his opposition party Tuesday after facing criticism for making a surprise visit to Moscow and declaring his support for Russia to win the war in Ukraine.
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Japan PM Apologises After Lawmakers' Night Club Outings
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised on Wednesday after lawmakers from his ruling coalition visited night clubs despite his government's call for people to avoid unnecessary outings to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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Japan Protests Call For Emperor To Apologise To Korean "Comfort Women"
Japan said on Tuesday it had lodged a complaint with South Korea and after a Korean lawmaker said the Japanese emperor should apologise to "comfort women" forced to serve in Japanese military brothels in World War Two.
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Pro-Smoking Japanese Lawmaker Apologises For Heckling Cancer Patient
A Japanese member of parliament apologised on Thursday for jeering a lung cancer patient testifying about the dangers of second-hand smoke, saying he had spoken out to prevent discrimination against smokers.
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Japanese Lawmaker Says "Mums Should Care For Toddlers," Backlash Follows
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government came under fire Tuesday after a senior MP suggested only women should raise children under three and another urged newly-weds to have at least three kids.
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Japan Lawmakers' Group Visits Yasukuni Shrine For War Dead
Dozens of Japanese members of parliament visited Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Tuesday to mark an autumn festival at the shrine, seen in China and the two Koreas as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.
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Ban Doreamon Cartoons, Demands Resolution In Pak State Assembly
A Pakistani opposition lawmaker today proposed banning 24-hour cartoon TV channels, specifically the popular Japanese series "Doraemon", drawing ridicule on social media in a country fighting corruption, poverty and Islamist militants.
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Japan Regulates Virtual Currency After Bitcoin Scandal
Japanese lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday stipulating that all "virtual currency" exchanges must be regulated by the country's Financial Services Agency.
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Japan Ruling Party On Defensive Over Obama 'Slave' Comment
A Japanese lawmaker who said US President Barack Obama carried the "blood of ... slaves" was under pressure to explain himself today after his remarks sparked uproar.
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Japan Lawmaker Says 'Comfort Women' Were 'Prostitutes'
A Japanese lawmaker today said wartime sex slaves forced to work for Japan's Imperial Army were "professional prostitutes", before he was forced to retract the remarks and issue an apology, local media reported.
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Defence Shift Could Be Excuse For Attack: Japan's PM Hopeful
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's defence policy shift to allow the military to fight abroad for the first time since 1945 could be used by militants as an excuse to attack Japan, a ruling party lawmaker who hopes one day to succeed Abe said today.
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In Speech to US Congress, Japan's Shinzo Abe Faces Challenges on Trade, Wartime Past
When Shinzo Abe becomes the first Japanese prime minister to address a joint meeting of the US Congress on Wednesday, he will face two formidable challenges: convincing skeptical lawmakers about a proposed Pacific trade pact and easing concerns about his views on Tokyo's wartime past.
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Key Japan Opposition Party's Head Admits To Extra-Marital Affair
Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of the Japanese opposition party that has emerged as kingmaker as lawmakers select the next prime minister on Monday, said a tabloid report about his extra-marital affair with a model was "basically true".
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Japanese Lawmakers Tour Mumbai Metro-3 From BKC To Marol Naka Stations
Japan has funded about 57 per cent of the cost of the 33.5 km-long underground corridor - Aqua Line.
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Japan Now Allows Divorced Couples To Have Joint Custody Of Children
Japanese lawmakers enacted legislation Friday that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce.
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Japan MP Leaves Party After Supporting Russia In War Against Ukraine
A pro-Russia Japanese lawmaker left his opposition party Tuesday after facing criticism for making a surprise visit to Moscow and declaring his support for Russia to win the war in Ukraine.
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Japan PM Apologises After Lawmakers' Night Club Outings
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised on Wednesday after lawmakers from his ruling coalition visited night clubs despite his government's call for people to avoid unnecessary outings to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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Japan Protests Call For Emperor To Apologise To Korean "Comfort Women"
Japan said on Tuesday it had lodged a complaint with South Korea and after a Korean lawmaker said the Japanese emperor should apologise to "comfort women" forced to serve in Japanese military brothels in World War Two.
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Pro-Smoking Japanese Lawmaker Apologises For Heckling Cancer Patient
A Japanese member of parliament apologised on Thursday for jeering a lung cancer patient testifying about the dangers of second-hand smoke, saying he had spoken out to prevent discrimination against smokers.
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Japanese Lawmaker Says "Mums Should Care For Toddlers," Backlash Follows
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government came under fire Tuesday after a senior MP suggested only women should raise children under three and another urged newly-weds to have at least three kids.
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Japan Lawmakers' Group Visits Yasukuni Shrine For War Dead
Dozens of Japanese members of parliament visited Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Tuesday to mark an autumn festival at the shrine, seen in China and the two Koreas as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.
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Ban Doreamon Cartoons, Demands Resolution In Pak State Assembly
A Pakistani opposition lawmaker today proposed banning 24-hour cartoon TV channels, specifically the popular Japanese series "Doraemon", drawing ridicule on social media in a country fighting corruption, poverty and Islamist militants.
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Japan Regulates Virtual Currency After Bitcoin Scandal
Japanese lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday stipulating that all "virtual currency" exchanges must be regulated by the country's Financial Services Agency.
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Japan Ruling Party On Defensive Over Obama 'Slave' Comment
A Japanese lawmaker who said US President Barack Obama carried the "blood of ... slaves" was under pressure to explain himself today after his remarks sparked uproar.
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Japan Lawmaker Says 'Comfort Women' Were 'Prostitutes'
A Japanese lawmaker today said wartime sex slaves forced to work for Japan's Imperial Army were "professional prostitutes", before he was forced to retract the remarks and issue an apology, local media reported.
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Defence Shift Could Be Excuse For Attack: Japan's PM Hopeful
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's defence policy shift to allow the military to fight abroad for the first time since 1945 could be used by militants as an excuse to attack Japan, a ruling party lawmaker who hopes one day to succeed Abe said today.
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In Speech to US Congress, Japan's Shinzo Abe Faces Challenges on Trade, Wartime Past
When Shinzo Abe becomes the first Japanese prime minister to address a joint meeting of the US Congress on Wednesday, he will face two formidable challenges: convincing skeptical lawmakers about a proposed Pacific trade pact and easing concerns about his views on Tokyo's wartime past.
