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7 Gennaio 2026

Tuition Elimination Program Fuels Fears for Public High Schools

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s program to effectively eliminate high school tuition from fiscal 2026 is heightening concerns among public high schools that a shift toward private education will increase further. Under the government’s draft budget for the fiscal year starting in
7 Gennaio 2026

Japan NRA Blasts Chubu Electric over N-Plant Data Fraud

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Shinsuke Yamanaka, chief of Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority, on Wednesday denounced Chubu Electric Power Co. for cherry-picking earthquake risk data for its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. “It is a fabrication of screening data
7 Gennaio 2026

Japan Govt Spokesman Warns of Fake Video Misusing His Image

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Wednesday warned the public about a fake video that misused footage from his own press conference and had appeared on YouTube. Referring to the fake video, which solicited investments for a
7 Gennaio 2026

Japan Urges China to Revoke Dual-Use Goods Export Ban

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that it has urged China to withdraw its ban on exports of dual-use goods to Japan. Masaaki Kanai, director-general of the ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, lodged a strong protest over the
7 Gennaio 2026

Hisamitsu to Go Private through 390-B.-Yen MBO

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. has said it will go private through a management buyout scheme worth about 390 billion yen. According to Hisamitsu’s announcement Tuesday, an asset management company controlled by its president and CEO, Kazuhide Nakatomi, who
7 Gennaio 2026

Hisamitsu to Go Private through 390-B.-Yen MBO

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. has said it will go private through a management buyout scheme worth about 390 billion yen. According to Hisamitsu’s announcement Tuesday, an asset management company controlled by its president and CEO, Kazuhide Nakatomi, who
7 Gennaio 2026

Japan Urges China to Revoke Dual-Use Goods Export Ban

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that it has urged China to withdraw its ban on exports of dual-use goods to Japan. Masaaki Kanai, director-general of the ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, lodged a protest over the matter
7 Gennaio 2026

Ex-Taiwan Premier Hsieh Named Head of Liaison Body with Japan

Taipei, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Former Taiwan Premier Frank Hsieh has been appointed chairman of Taiwan’s liaison organization with Japan. Hsieh, former head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan, the post equivalent to ambassador, said on Facebook that he
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