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Fukuoka City to cut national health insurance premium rates

During the question time allotted to Japanese Communist Party representative Hiejima Toshikazu at a Fukuoka City Assembly session, a city official said that the city will cut this year’s premium rates by 0.52 percentage points from last year’s 13.01 percent.

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Fukuda's CO2 proposal is thin and cunning

With the G8 Toyako Summit expected to discuss ways to stop global warming as its biggest agenda item, the “Fukuda Vision” raises doubts about Japan’s stance on the urgent issue that has an important bearing on the survival of humanity.

DPJ was discussing policy coordination while submitting a censure motion against prime minister

Politicians of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party were having meetings outside of the Diet in quest of cooperation on policies on June 11, the day when the full House of Councilors was in session to discuss a censure motion against Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo, which the DPJ and some other opposition parties introduced.

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