Japan is set to expand a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency to 34 of the nation's 47 prefectures as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he plans to add 18 more areas to cope with a recent Omicron strain-driven spike in coronavirus cases. The measure, which will impose restrictions such as…

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Japan to expand COVID quasi-emergency to 34 of 47 prefectures

At the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the 24th, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said about a payment equivalent to 100,000 yen for children under the age of 18 in order to solve the situation where the actual caregiver cannot receive it due to divorce etc.

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Prime Minister of the House of Representatives Budget, 100,000 yen benefit to divorced families "To correct unfairness and reach"

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was selected by the Council for Cultural Affairs at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the morning of the 24th in connection with "Kanayama on Sado Island" (Niigata Prefecture), which was selected by the Council for Cultural Affairs as a candidate for domestic recommendation. Peninsula ...

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The approval rating for the cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stood at 55.9 percent, down 4.1 points from the previous survey in December, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday, as Japan grapples with recent surges in COVID-19 infections driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. The two-day telephone survey…

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US and Japan to boost economic cooperation with new ministerial-level dialogue---US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed on Friday to increase cooperation on economic and trade issues by creating of a new dialogue at the ministerial level.

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The result will come as a relief to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is pushing for the relocation of the Futenma U.S. military base to the city's Henoko coastal area.

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The government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to place more prefectures under a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency as the number of cases continues surging, government sources said Sunday. The decision, likely to be formalized Tuesday, may see 32 of the nation's 47 prefectures under restrictions, such as shortened…

Japan to expand quasi-emergency areas as virus cases surge

The dip in the Cabinet's approval rating comes as Japan grapples with recent surges in COVID-19 infections driven by the highly transmissible omicron variant.

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