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Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government decided Monday to move up a planned overhaul of the pay structure for Self-Defense Forces personnel to fiscal 2027, a year earlier than scheduled, as it seeks to address chronic staffing shortages. The decision was

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering allocating a total of 3,069.3 billion yen under its fiscal 2026 budget for policies linked to the industry ministry, a 1.5-fold increase from the fiscal 2025 initial budget, it was learned Monday. The

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Kazuhiro Sugita, who was Japan’s longest-serving deputy chief cabinet secretary with a tenure of eight years and nine months, has died, it was learned Monday. He was 84. Sugita held the top bureaucrat post from the start of

Taipei, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Koichi Hagiuda, executive acting secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Monday agreed to strengthen Japan-Taiwan relations, according to the Taiwanese presidential office. In a meeting at the Taiwanese presidential office in

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and ruling parties began considering tightening the requirement for acquiring Japanese nationality to 10 years of residency or longer in principle, compared with the current five years, informed sources said Monday. By extending the necessary

Shizuoka, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese public prosecutors issued a summary indictment on Monday to actor Ryoko Hirosue, 45, over alleged negligent driving resulting in injury in a car accident on an expressway in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, in April. Meanwhile, the prosecutors

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is expected to compile a state budget for fiscal 2026 with record general-account expenditures of over 120 trillion yen. The spending for the year from next April will top the current all-time high of 115,197.8

Tokyo, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–A total of 281 teachers and staff at kindergartens, public elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan were disciplined for sexual offenses in fiscal 2024, the education ministry said in a survey report on Monday. The figure

(Adnkronos) – Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow announced talks with Cambodia for Wednesday on the border dispute that has left over 40 dead in two weeks. “The discussion will be held within the framework of the existing joint border committee. The meeting

(Adnkronos) – Jiji press – From Hiroshima, you can reach Kawajiri in about one hour by train. This is where your adventure begins, with the Tobishima Kaido Cycling Route, which stretches to Imabari. Seven islands connected to each other and to the