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It will mark the third consecutive year that a Japanese prime minister has not attended a U.N. climate summit.

Living costs are high, relations with China are strained and the consumption tax cut is yet to start, but public support has stayed relatively strong.

Parties said the explanations for the prime minister's absence were vague and aim to use it to grill the administration.

The LDP hopes to hold Lower House committee and plenary votes Friday on the bill to reduce the tax rate for food to 1% from 8% for two years.

The prime minister said the subsidies will be offered until February and could save people about ¥7,000 over the three months.

The leaders expressed "grave concern" over economic coercion, including arbitrary export restrictions and retaliatory measures on critical minerals.

Of the 47 prefectures, only Hokkaido, Aichi, Osaka and Fukuoka meet the necessary conditions.

It was pouring rain at the opening of this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, but as Japanese actor and festival ‘navigator’ Kento Nakajima pointed out, rain symbolizes prosperity, and the local film industry can certainly expect plenty of that in the coming year. Addressing the opening ceremony in a video message, Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae […]

Opposition representatives questioned the lack of details about a planned benefit program included in the legislation.

In some cases, comments against immigrants were repeated even when the prime minister did not mention policies pertaining to foreign nationals.

Vizitatorii se înghesuie în chioșcul de lângă clădirea Dietei Naționale a Japoniei (n.r. parlamentul) pentru a cumpăra suveniruri cu chipul lui Sanae-chan, porecla afectuoasă a liderului țării: biscuiți cu ciocolată, dulciuri dango, stickere și foi care proclamă că „Japonia s-a întors”.

"Many expected progress on policies related to women, but little visible progress has been made," said an Ochanomizu University professor.

The prime minister will be under pressure as the bill starts to come due for big promises made.

La première ministre japonaise, première femme de l’histoire à occuper le poste dans le pays, a mis sa popularité au service d’une politique qui s’inscrit dans les pas de son mentor Shinzo Abe. Mais la baisse de sa popularité fait naître des doutes sur son avenir.