Questions tagged [japan]
Questions relating to the government or politics of the State of Japan.
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What does China have to gain from having a neutral stance concerning the ownership of the Kuril islands?
People's Republic of China once supported the Soviet Union's claim
over the islands in the 1950s, however, after the Sino-Soviet split in
the 1960s, China then turned to support Japanese sovereignty ...
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Did any Western country condemn Japan for pursuing energy deals with Russia?
Although Japan has reduced its Russian energy imports since Moscow's
invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it has kept stakes in several
fossil fuel projects in the country for its energy security.
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Did any Western country ban Japanese seafood as a result of the release of nuclear wastewater?
Russia on Monday followed its ally China in suspending all Japanese
seafood imports over Tokyo's release of wastewater from the crippled
Fukushima nuclear plant.
Japan has been sharply critical of ...
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Why was the age of consent as low as 13 in Japan for a long time, is there an official explanation for this?
Japan’s parliament on Friday raised the age of sexual consent to 16
from 13, a limit which had remained unchanged for more than a century
and was among the world’s lowest, amid calls for greater ...
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Which is the first government to have monetized government debt in order to fund government debt without paying a high interest rate?
So, how has Japan managed to sustain itself in the face of such
mounting debt? The answer lies in a clever strategy employed by the
Japanese government. They use a scheme of monetizing government debt,...
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Are there rules that tells the Bank of Japan what kind of stock purchases it can make?
(Bloomberg) -- In most of the world, exchange-traded funds are simply
tools that allow investors to track a certain set of stocks. In Japan,
they’ve been saddled with everything from propping up the ...
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Why were some important countries such as Japan, Britain, and India absent from the recent UNGA?
This question may not be answerable but I am curious to know
Question: Why were some important countries such as Japan, Britain, and India absent from the recent UNGA?
Was their absence deliberate and ...
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How does the Japanese government determine the amount of subsidies appropriate to attract investment from private companies?
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/japanese-government-ups-micron-euv-fab-subsidies-to-dollar129-billion
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry is increasing
its subsidies for Micron's ...
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How does the government benefit from having people put their money into stocks instead of savings account?
Roughly 20 years after the Japanese government first put up the banner
of "from savings to investments," young people are showing a keen
interest in investments, probably out of concern for ...
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Does Japan have any reason to ever repay its debt?
https://fortune.com/2015/02/26/japan-economic-time-bomb/
Takatoshi Ito, an economist at Columbia’s School of International &
Public Affairs, argued at a panel discussion on Monday that unless the
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Why wasn't the China-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Meeting held since 2019?
The 6th trilateral summit was held on 1 November 2015 in Seoul,
resuming the summit since 2012 due to a variety of disputes and issues
ranging from World War II apologies to territorial disputes among ...
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A comparison on UK and Japan cost of living
Both are Island countries, the UK's cost of living is 63.6, and Japan cost of living is 54.3 (reference).
Yet Japan has a higher quality of life index.
Why UK have that additional 10~ cost of living ...
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If harsh punishment does not deter crime, what explains Lee Kuan Yew's observations during WW2?
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Second, [Lee Kuan Yew] learned that fear of brutal punishment can deter crime:
The Japanese Military Administration governed by spreading fear. It put up no pretence of civilised behaviour. ...
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What are the reasons for the French opposition to opening a NATO bureau in Japan?
It has been reported in the news that France vetoed the opening up of a NATO bureau in Tokyo (here, here, here).
But it is not clear what all of the aspects of this situation are.
Was there any ...
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What does Japan have to gain from banning the sales of chip-making equipment to China?
https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3221582/tech-war-china-slams-japans-semiconductor-technology-export-controls
Beijing said it “firmly opposes” Japan’s latest chip-making equipment
export ...
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