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Japanese PM’s aide apologises for standing with hands in pockets on US trip

Seiji Kihara apologies over breach of formal etiquette during trip to Washington to meet Joe Biden

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

Aide to Japan’s Prime Minister scolded by ‘ashamed’ mom for putting his hands in pockets during an U.S. trip

He was labeled "shameful,” “disrespectful” and “arrogant" over the incident.

Fortune · Jan 23, 2023

Japan PM aide told off by his ‘ashamed’ mother for putting hands in pockets on Biden trip

Social media users said Seiji Kihara had bad manners and ‘more attitude than the prime minister’ but it was his mother’s comments that struck home

The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2023

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Japan cautious on capital gains tax; must stick to increasing defence

Japan should avoid rushing into raising capital gains tax as doing so could send a wrong message to markets when Japan is encouraging financial investment, a senior government official said on Sunday.

Reuters · Dec 4, 2022

Scheduling snafu sends Diet into 9-day stall

The Diet is in the unusual situation of being open but effectively closed at the same time, as the Budget Committees of the upper and lower houses will not meet until Monday and only a limited number of other committees will gather in the meantime.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 12, 2022

Japan sights China, Russia warships near disputed islands

Japan has protested to Beijing after spotting Chinese and Russian warships just outside its territorial waters around the disputed East China Sea islands

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022

Outages disrupt services at Japan's No. 2 telecoms carrier

A weekend outage at Japan’s No. 2 mobile carrier KDDI Corp. was still preventing many of its customers from making calls Monday

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022

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Japan in Depth / Kishida remains active in his LDP faction

Although many prime ministers keep their distance from their faction while in office, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida remains active in the Liberal Democratic Party's Kochikai faction, which he leads. Kishida frequently meets with Kochikai lawmakers and attends faction meetings, apparently aiming to maintain its unity and solidify his base within…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · May 2, 2022

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