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Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering compiling a second supplementary budget for fiscal 2026 to cover about 300 billion yen in additional personnel costs and prepare for an increase in spending on recovery efforts following recent major natural disasters,

By Yuka Moriyama Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Past Japanese laureates of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, widely regarded as Asia’s Nobel Prize, were honored at an event hosted by the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday, featuring a special exhibit and a panel

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Wednesday that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be awarded to Kenso Soai, professor emeritus at Tokyo University of Science, and Henri Kagan, who is affiliated with Universite Paris-Sud in

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–IDC Frontier Inc., a Tokyo-based subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., announced Wednesday that a glitch occurred in its IDCF Cloud service for local governments and companies on the day, due to unauthorized access from a third party. While

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi touted her plan to cut the consumption tax on food and pay support payments to workers at a plenary meeting of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, on Wednesday. The

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators fell 1.9 points from the previous month in August, marking its first decline in six months, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday. The coincident index, which reflects current economic conditions, stood at

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has suggested that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi should resolve the issue stemming from her parliamentary remark regarding a possible Taiwan contingency, former Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya told Jiji Press on Wednesday.

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s agriculture ministry will start supporting local governments working to attract foreign tourists by unique food cultures and local specialties in an effort to revitalize local economies by expanding consumption through inbound tourism. A team of two ministry

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–Public prosecutors sought a 12-year prison term Wednesday for a man accused of attempted murder for allegedly attacking Takashi Tachibana, head of a political group criticizing NHK, also known as Japan Broadcasting Corp., in March last year. Tokyo

Washington, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)–International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva expressed concern over soaring long-term interest rates in Japan and the United States in a speech in Singapore on Wednesday. Georgieva described recent interest rate hikes by the central banks in