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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga defended on Friday a travel subsidy campaign that some medical groups and experts say has fueled a third wave of… Read
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged a 2 trillion yen ($19 billion) fund on Friday to promote ecological businesses and innovation to achieve his goal… Read
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A Japanese court on Friday revoked the operating permits of two nuclear reactors for having inadequate earthquake safeguards, a ruling that challenges safety assessments conducted… Read
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The Diet enacted a law on Friday that recognizes as legal parents married couples who have children through donated eggs and sperm. The addition to… Read
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