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Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency aims to submit a bill to tighten rules on drone flights near key facilities based on a report by an expert team released Thursday. The team proposed expanding the no-fly zones to about 1,000

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday approved a government plan to increase state funds provided for the development of Okinawa Prefecture by 500 million yen from the previous year to 264.7 billion yen in fiscal 2026. The

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s government and ruling bloc plan to extend a corporate tax break program for companies relocating their headquarters functions from Tokyo’s 23 special wards to regional areas for two years until the end of March 2028, Jiji Press

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. may post a consolidated net profit of 2 trillion yen earlier than the currently expected period of around 2030, President Toru Nakashima has said. On the back of brisk domestic business, the

Iwata, Shizuoka Pref., Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Yamaha Motor Co. plans to release a 125 cc moped model meeting new emissions rules in March, its president, Motofumi Shitara, has said. The company hopes to make sure that “people find it easy to

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Environment Ministry plans to introduce a permit system for scrap yard operations as part of efforts to tighten regulations in the sector, informed sources have told Jiji Press. The permit system is being considered in response to

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. plans to reduce vehicle production at some plants in Japan and China from late this month through early January due to a shortage of semiconductors, company officials said Wednesday. In Japan, the company will suspend

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and British Defense Secretary John Healey have shared serious concerns over China’s moves, including a recent joint flight by Chinese and Russian bombers off the Pacific coast. In a videoconference held Wednesday, Koizumi

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–The extraordinary Diet session, which concluded on Wednesday, exposed instability in the administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office in October, while her cabinet maintained high approval ratings. During the session, Takaichi occasionally jeopardized her

Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)–More than half of cases reported to Japanese police of sexual deepfakes targeting those aged under 18 were created with the involvement of students from the same schools as the victims, National Police Agency data have shown. This