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Japanese political parties are competing with each other to promote female candidates ahead of a lower house election that must be held by this fall, but some worry that, like similar efforts before, the initiative may be more sloganeering than a harbinger of real change. With Japan's male-dominated political world…
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he is willing to establish a new agency aimed at spearheading policies related to children.The ruling party lawmakers proposed the children s agency last week in an effort to woo voters ahead of a .
2021-04-05 14:36:16 GMT2021-04-05 22:36:16(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TOKYO, April 5 (Xinhua) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday said he is willing to establish a new agency aimed at spearheading policies related to children.
The ruling party lawmakers proposed the children s agency last week in an effort to woo voters ahead of a general election. We need to eliminate the sectionalism of policies and consider how an organization should be, said Suga at a meeting of the House of Councillors Audit Committee. From the broad standpoint of ensuring Japan s future, I want my party to study the establishment of such an agency, he said.