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Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Wednesday it will seek a record 36,580.3 billion yen in its general-account budget request for fiscal 2027, reflecting rising social welfare costs amid the aging of the country’s population. The figure

Kumamoto, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Evacuee life poses various challenges for those with disabilities, the elderly and other vulnerable people following last month’s massive earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. Local authorities face problems assessing the living situation of home

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Justice Ministry plans to seek an increase in funds to finance measures to deal with a surge in the number of foreign visitors to Japan, in its budget request for fiscal 2027, informed sources have told Jiji

Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–A community radio station in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, which was struck by a powerful earthquake last month, continues to deliver vital information to local residents. Staff members at the radio station in the city of

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan does not need to revise its nonnuclear principles as it is possible to enhance deterrence without changing the principles, University of Tsukuba professor Atsuko Higashino has said. The issue should not be included in a planned revision

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo should revise the principle of not permitting the entry of nuclear weapons into Japan, as a port call by a nuclear-armed ship would help deter China, former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobukatsu Kanehara has said. “To deter

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned 50 pct tariff on Canadian automobiles and auto parts is poised to hit Japanese automakers, which have built production and supply chains spanning the United States, Canada and Mexico. On Monday, Trump said

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering benefits for small and midsize farmers to offset their income losses linked to a consumption tax cut scheduled for April, officials said Wednesday. Details will be discussed when the government puts together a

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–Ocean freight transportation service fees soared to hit a record high in July, reflecting higher costs stemming from a shift to routes other than the Strait of Hormuz amid Middle East tensions, Bank of Japan data showed Wednesday.

Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)–The July 28 earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture has dealt a blow to Japan’s top tomato production center in the city of Yatsushiro, damaging irrigation systems and greenhouse equipment. Yatsushiro, where a seismic intensity of upper 6