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Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Expenditures needed for children to enter junior high and high schools in Japan have increased, a recent survey by a nongovernmental organization showed. Their average costs stood at about 116,000 yen for junior high schools, up some 10,000

Maebashi, Gunma Pref., Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Akira Ogawa, mayor of Maebashi, the capital of Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, is set to resign on Thursday following a scandal involving repeated visits to a hotel with a married male subordinate. At a plenary meeting

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is preparing to hold a summit with five Central Asian countries in Tokyo in mid-December, informed sources said Thursday. Japan aims to bolster its relations with these countries, which are located in a strategically important

Sapporo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–The village of Kamoenai and the town of Kyowa have expressed their support for the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.’s Tomari nuclear power plant in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. The central

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Thursday that 1,914,000 sets of personal information were compromised due to the recent cyberattack that prompted a suspension of shipments of beer and other products. “We deeply apologize for causing

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Improper DNA analyses conducted by a former Saga prefectural police member have had no adverse impact on investigations by the police in southwestern Japan, the National Police Agency said in an interim report on Thursday. According to the

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Councillors Financial Affairs Committee on Thursday unanimously approved legislation to scrap the provisional gasoline tax surcharge of 25.1 yen per liter, effective Dec. 31. The legislation is expected to be passed into law at a

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo metropolitan government said on Wednesday that it plans to shift its accommodation tax from fixed amounts to a fixed rate of 3 pct of fees in fiscal 2027. The shift is designed to align the tax

Washington, Nov. 26 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump has advised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to temper the tone after she angered China over Taiwan, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. During their recent telephone talks, Trump advised Takaichi not to provoke

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan is considering tightening re-entry screening for foreign nationals who have failed to pay medical bills worth 10,000 yen or more in the country, lower than the current threshold of 200,000 yen. The tightening, designed to prevent nonpayment