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1 Giugno 2026

LDP Approves Bill Criminalizing National Flag Vandalism

Tokyo, June 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday approved a bill that criminalizes vandalism of the Japanese national flag. The party plans to submit the bill during the ongoing Diet session after coordinating with its junior coalition partner, the
1 Giugno 2026

Japan Extra Budget Seen Enacted Fri.

Tokyo, June 1 (Jiji Press)–The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Monday to put the government’s fiscal 2026 supplementary budget bill to a vote by a House of Councillors committee on Friday and then to
1 Giugno 2026

Japan Eyes Multilayered Approach to Promote LGBT Awareness

Tokyo, June 1 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to promote public knowledge about gender and sexual diversity through a multilayered approach in its first basic program designed to promote understanding of LGBT people and other sexual minorities, a draft showed Monday. The
1 Giugno 2026

SoftBank Group Dethrones Toyota as Japan’s Most Valuable Firm

Tokyo, June 1 (Jiji Press)–SoftBank Group Corp. became the most valuable Japanese company on Monday, ending Toyota Motor Corp.’s 22-year reign. On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, SoftBank Group shares jumped about 14 pct, boosting the company’s market capitalization to 48,784.8 billion yen,