Abe set to helm LDP’s Hosoda faction
The current leader is set to assume the post of speaker of the House of Representatives
Japan
Southeast Asian trainees on standby as Japan’s entry ban ends
Of the 350,000 trainees in Japan as of the end of June, most came from Southeast Asian countries — about 200,000 hailed from Vietnam
Man arrested after setting fire on Kyushu Shinkansen Train
The 69-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly throwing liquid on the floor and setting fire to it with a lighter on a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train
Seasonal lights again start to illuminate bridges in Tokyo
The nightly lighting-up of bridges is an effort to create a buzz around the waterfront and boost tourism
U.S. Secretary of Commerce & U.S. Trade Representative to visit Japan
The two will visit Japan on Nov 15. The two are expected to discuss a possible review of the United States’ additional tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Japan
Japanese companies pitch decarbonization tech at COP26 to boost exports
Tokyo hopes to sell decarbonisation technologies overseas as part of its growth strategy
Japan officials find officials did not spend 200 billion on Covid-19 countermeasures
Most of the funds have been carried over to the next financial year
Kishida-Biden Summit likely this month
Tokyo wants to hold the bilateral meeting as soon as possible ahead of an extraordinary Diet session where the draft budget will be presented
Kishida set to tap Hayashi for Japan’s foreign minister post
Hayashi succeeds former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi who is now Liberal Democratic Party secretary general
Health ministry approves fear-free vaccination of visa overstayers
The health ministry has told prefectures that if they vaccinate foreign nationals whom they find have been staying in Japan illegally, they do not need to report the fact to…