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Tokyo, March 29 (Jiji Press)–Japan marked the 10th anniversary of the implementation of its landmark national security legislation on Sunday, as the scope of activity of its Self-Defense Forces continues to expand. The rapidly deteriorating situation involving Iran since late February has

Tokyo, March 29 (Jiji Press)–The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan adopted its fiscal 2026 campaign policy at a regular party convention on Sunday, stopping short of specifying when it will decide whether to merge into the Centrist Reform Alliance. A draft

Tokyo, March 29 (Jiji Press)–One in four children in Japan have used generative artificial intelligence in elementary or junior high school classes, according to a recent private survey. The survey also showed that one in five children think that AI will make

Tokyo, March 29 (Jiji Press)–The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan adopted its fiscal 2026 campaign policy at a regular party convention on Sunday, stopping short of specifying when it will decide whether to merge into the Centrist Reform Alliance. A draft

Tokyo, March 29 (Jiji Press)–Sunday marked the 30th anniversary of the settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed by hemophilia patients in Japan who contracted HIV through the administration of untreated blood products. Tomomi Goto, 53, who currently leads a group of plaintiffs

Ebino, Miyazaki Pref., March 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department on Sunday searched locations related to a Ground Self-Defense Force member accused of trespassing into the the Chinese Embassy in the Japanese capital this month, according to informed sources. The locations included

Ebino, Miyazaki Pref., March 29 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department on Sunday searched locations related to a Ground Self-Defense Force member accused of trespassing into the the Chinese Embassy in the Japanese capital this month, according to informed sources. The locations included

Tokyo, March 29 (Jiji Press)–Now that the Japanese government’s fiscal 2026 budget bill will likely not be enacted by the end of fiscal 2025 on Tuesday, some in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are looking to pass the budget on April 7.

Tokyo, March 28 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan has revised its estimate of the so-called neutral interest rate, a key concept in monetary policy management, to 1.1 pct to 2.5 pct in nominal terms for the final quarter of 2025, compared with

Tokyo, March 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Digital Agency has formally selected Sakura Internet Inc. and four major U.S. companies as service providers for the “government cloud” common information system infrastructure for central and local governments for fiscal 2026. This decision, announced on Friday,