The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key Japanese reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, approved an outline of…
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Japan’s Lower House Poll Set for Feb. 8 after Takaichi Calls Snap Vote
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she will dissolve the Lower House on January 23, calling a snap election on February 8 with official campaigning beginning January 27. The unusually brief campaign period marks one of the shortest in recent…
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