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28 Novembre 2025

Anti-NHK Group Leader Tachibana Indicted for Defamation

Kobe, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Kobe District Public Prosecutors Office on Friday indicted Takashi Tachibana, leader of a political group criticizing Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, for defaming a former Hyogo prefectural assembly member who apparently committed suicide. Tachibana, 58, was arrested
28 Novembre 2025

Japan Labor Group Rengo to Seek Wage Hike of 5 Pct of More

Urayasu, Chiba Pref., Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, formally adopted a plan Friday to demand a pay increase of 5 pct or more in “shunto” annual spring wage negotiations next year. The umbrella body for labor unions
28 Novembre 2025

Japan Govt Adopts 18.3-T.-Yen Draft Extra Budget

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Friday adopted a fiscal 2025 draft supplementary budget with 18,303.4 billion yen in general-account spending to finance an economic package centered on aid for household finances and growth investments. It is the first draft budget
28 Novembre 2025

Hokkaido Governor Backs Tomari Nuclear Plant Restart

Sapporo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)–Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki on Friday announced his support for a planned restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.’s Tomari nuclear plant in the northern Japan prefecture. “The use of nuclear power is a
28 Novembre 2025

Japan Diet OKs Bill to Scrap Add-On Gasoline Tax

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan enacted Friday legislation to scrap the provisional tax surcharges for gasoline and diesel fuel in an effort to curb inflation, without specifying alternative sources for government funding. The add-on tax abolition bill passed through the Diet, the
28 Novembre 2025

Record 85.9 Pct of Japan Civil Servants Took Paternity Leave

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)–The share of eligible full-time noncareer-track national public servants in Japan who took paternity leave in fiscal 2024 rose by 5.0 percentage points from the previous year to a record high of 85.9 pct, the National Personnel Authority
28 Novembre 2025

Japan’s Industrial Output Up 1.4 Pct in Oct.

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industrial production in October increased 1.4 pct from a month earlier, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Friday. The result came against the median forecast of a 0.6 pct fall in a Jiji Press poll
28 Novembre 2025

Japan’s Job Availability Ratio Slides to 1.18 in Oct.

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted job availability ratio fell 0.02 point to 1.18 in October from the previous month as companies curbed new hires ahead of rises in minimum wages, the labor ministry said Friday. The number of effective job
28 Novembre 2025

Tokyo Core Consumer Prices Up 2.8 Pct in Nov.

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)–The core consumer price index for Tokyo’s 23 special wards in November rose 2.8 pct from a year before, up for the 51st consecutive month, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The core index, excluding volatile fresh food
28 Novembre 2025

Japan to Set Post-Divorce Child Support at 20,000 Yen

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan will set the amount of legally mandated post-divorce child support at 20,000 yen per child per month, Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi said Friday. After adopting a ministerial ordinance by the end of this year, the government will
28 Novembre 2025

FOCUS: Scandal Puts Ministop’s Handmade Onigiri at Crossroads

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)–Revelations that convenience store chain Ministop Co. falsified expiration dates on fresh foods have left its in-store prepared items, most notably its signature handmade “onigiri” rice balls, at a critical juncture. The company has introduced safeguards to prevent
28 Novembre 2025

Prices of 217 Food Products to Rise in Japan in Dec.

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)–Prices are slated to rise in Japan in December for 217 food and beverage products from 195 major Japanese makers, Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Friday. Prices will rise for products, such as chocolate snacks and miso. The monthly
27 Novembre 2025

Rome to host Italy-Mongolia business forum

(Adnkronos) – The foreign ministry and foreign trade agency ICE are holding an Italy-Mongolia business forum in Rome Tuesday as part of drive to diversify markets and forge bilateral partnerships in raft of areas from textiles to infrastructure, renewables and transport, the
27 Novembre 2025

FBI Director, ‘D.C. shooting being investigated as terrorism’

(Adnkronos) – “There is an ongoing investigation for terrorism.” This is what FBI Director Kash Patel said at today’s press conference on yesterday’s attack in Washington, in which two National Guard soldiers were seriously injured. Before the press conference, Justice Minister Pam
27 Novembre 2025

Japan’s Prince Hitachi Turns 90

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prince Hitachi, the younger brother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and uncle of Emperor Naruhito, turned 90 on Friday. According to the Imperial Household Agency, the prince spends his days with his wife, Princess Hanako, 85, at their
27 Novembre 2025

Italy ‘closely monitoring’ deadly Hong Kong fire

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s Consulate General in Hong Kong and its foreign ministry are tracking the situation in the city, where blazes in seven adjacent tower blocks have killed at least 65, with hundreds of people missing in the deadliest fire in 70
27 Novembre 2025

Health Insurance Likely to Be Kept Applied to OTC-Like Drugs

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese government subcommittee on public health insurance on Thursday basically agreed to ask patients for additional payment for prescription medicines whose ingredients and effects are similar to over-the-counter drugs while maintaining insurance coverage for them. Based on
27 Novembre 2025

LDP-Led Coalition Seen Reaching Majority in Lower House

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has asked three independent lawmakers to cooperate with the LDP in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, it was learned Thursday. The LDP-led coalition currently holds 230 of the
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Int’l Conference Rejects Blanket Restriction on Eel Trade

London, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Signatories to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington convention, voted at a committee meeting on Thursday to reject a proposal to restrict the trade of all
27 Novembre 2025

Japan Denies WSJ Report on Trump-Takaichi Phone Talks

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Thursday denied a Wall Street Journal report claiming that U.S. President Donald Trump advised Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae not to provoke China over Taiwan. “There is no such fact,” Kihara told
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