A Japanese government survey found 1.5 million of these poor souls.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/food_and_drink/opinion/23453220.robert-mcneil-vice-men-evil-betting-bevvy-star-bars/?ref=rss

A semi-government fund set up by Tokyo offered compensation to former тАЬcomfort womenтАЭ when the government apologised in 1995, but many South Koreans believe the Japanese government should take more direct responsibility for the occupation.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/finance-ministers-of-japan-south-korea-resume-currency-swap-agreement-8692536/

Japanese government officials further clarified that they will explain the safety of treated water released from the Fukushima nuclear plant at different international summits this month, such as the ASEAN Summit in Indonesia and the G20 Summit in India.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/japan-calls-chinas-ban-its-seafood-totally-unacceptable-1719217

Living conditions were so desperate that in 1939, more than 200 workers staged a protest, breaking windows and a telephone inside the mine's management office, the report said referring to a Japanese government statement at the time.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/families-seek-closure-for-wartime-mine-disaster-as-japan-korea-relations-thaw/article_b094ab90-a434-5ffb-aa6e-c6528caae161.html

Now, in an interview with HuffPost, a Japanese government official accused the two countries of spreading disinformation.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/japan-hits-back-at-russias-concern-over-fukushima-water-its-political_uk_6505602ce4b0351d62eb4651

So the companies were recovering from the pandemic then the Japanese government used sanctions against Russia to drive a nail into Japanese businesses recovery.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/business/business-confidence-slumps-among-japan%27s-big-manufacturers

South Korea’s unification minister and senior Japanese government officials reaffirmed their close cooperation Thursday in response to North Korea’s escalating missile threats in a rare meeting.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/03/23/japan-south-korea-drop-export-claims-against-each-other/

The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield hit a new 9.5-year peak of 0.675 per cent, as investors took the Bank of Japan's decision to refrain from intervening to buy bonds as a green light for further selling.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/asian-shares-sit-tight-as-yields-near-highs-c-11677815

The BOJ said it would offer to buy 10-year Japanese government bonds (JGB) at 1 percent in fixed-rate operations, instead of the previous rate of 0.5 percent, signaling that it would now tolerate a rise in the 10-year yield to as much as 1 percent.

Source: https://business.inquirer.net/412841/boj-loosens-tight-grip-on-rates-as-prices-rise-markets-bet-on-bigger-pivot

The foreign ministers of Japan and Mexico have agreed on the importance of promoting a rules-based international order, the Japanese government said Friday, as Russia’s war in Ukraine continues.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/01/06/national/japan-mexico-rules-based-order/

The Japanese government announced a draft policy outline to tackle the country's falling birthrate, which includes advancing childcare allowances and increasing benefits for families with multiple children.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.in/too-late-japan-wakes-faster-expected-birth-rate-decline-offers-income-incentives-857912

The Japanese government approved a significant bump in military spending and an end to the country’s ban on exporting lethal weapons.

Source: https://www.samfordcrimson.com/japan-approves-massive-military-spending-growth-lifts-ban-on-lethal-weapons-exports-2023-12-23.html

The Japanese government has said that with more than 1.34 million tons of wastewater already accumulated on site, the power company will shortly run out of storage room and that it has no choice but to release the water into the ocean.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/world/asia/japan-fukushima-water.html

The Japanese government is eager to unlock the secret of Nagi’s fecundity, which in 2019 resulted in an impressive local fertility rate of 2.95 — the average number of children a woman there will bear in her lifetime.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/aug/26/inside-japans-miracle-town-where-the-birth-rate-is-soaring-amid-a-demographic-crisis/

To expand overseas sales channels for defense equipment and support defense companies, the Japanese government is now considering revising the guidelines in the so-called Three Principles of Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/japan-ups-profits-for-its-defense-industry/