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Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Diet enacted on Monday a stopgap state budget to cover expenditures for the first 11 days of fiscal 2026, which begins Wednesday. The stopgap budget, with 8,564.1 billion yen in general-account spending, was approved at a plenary

Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo stocks tumbled Monday amid rising crude oil prices reflecting concerns over a prolonged conflict between the U.S.-Israeli side and Iran. The benchmark Nikkei 225 average plunged 1,487.22 points, or 2.78 pct, from Friday to close at 51,885.85,

(2nd para should have read “… vine …,” and 4th para “… batches …,” instead of as sent) Sydney, March 30 (Jiji Press)–High-end muskmelons produced in Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture have started hitting the Australian market amid growing interest in Japanese food culture

Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)–Four Japanese crew members of vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf due to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz went ashore in the early hours of Monday Japan time, Japanese transport ministry officials said. All four

Aomori, March 30 (Jiji Press)–Four advanced F-35A stealth fighters have arrived at the U.S. military’s Misawa base in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, marking the first deployment of the aircraft there by the U.S. military, it was learned Monday. The F-35As arrived at

Beijing, March 30 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Monday that the country will impose sanctions on Keiji Furuya, a member of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party who heads a suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers seeking closer ties with Taiwan, effective immediately.

Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, or parliament, at a plenary meeting on Monday passed a stopgap state budget to cover expenditures for the first 11 days of fiscal 2026, which begins Wednesday. Meanwhile,

Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)–A Bank of Japan policymaker at the latest monetary policy meeting stressed the importance of the central bank being proactive in raising interest rates, according to a summary of opinions at the meeting released Monday. The bank will

Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs Atsushi Mimura on Monday hinted at the possibility of Japanese authorities intervening in foreign exchange and other markets after the dollar rose above 160 yen over the weekend. “There are

Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese health ministry is set to begin regular vaccinations for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, which can cause pneumonia in infants, on Wednesday, the start of fiscal 2026. Infants in Japan are believed to be infected with