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27 Novembre 2025

Japan FY ’26 Budget Policy to Highlight Investment Promotion

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s upcoming basic policy for the fiscal 2026 regular budget will highlight spending to promote investment in artificial intelligence and other select areas in order to realize a powerful economy, a draft showed Thursday. The draft was presented
27 Novembre 2025

Asahi Sees 1.9 M. Sets of Personal Data Compromised

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Thursday that 1,914,000 sets of personal information were compromised due to the recent cyberattack that prompted a suspension of shipments of beer and other products. “We deeply apologize for causing
27 Novembre 2025

School Admission Costs for Children Increase in Japan

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Expenditures needed for children to enter junior high and high schools in Japan have increased, a recent survey by a nongovernmental organization showed. Their average costs stood at about 116,000 yen for junior high schools, up some 10,000
27 Novembre 2025

Maebashi Mayor Resigns amid Hotel Scandal

Maebashi, Gunma Pref., Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Akira Ogawa, mayor of Maebashi, the capital of Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, is set to resign on Thursday following a scandal involving repeated visits to a hotel with a married male subordinate. At a plenary meeting
27 Novembre 2025

Japan-Central Asia Summit to Be Held in Tokyo in Dec.

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is preparing to hold a summit with five Central Asian countries in Tokyo in mid-December, informed sources said Thursday. Japan aims to bolster its relations with these countries, which are located in a strategically important
27 Novembre 2025

2 More Local Govts Back Restart of N-Plant in Hokkaido

Sapporo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–The village of Kamoenai and the town of Kyowa have expressed their support for the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.’s Tomari nuclear power plant in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. The central
27 Novembre 2025

Japan’s Asahi Sees 1.9 M. Sets of Personal Data Compromised

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Thursday that 1,914,000 sets of personal information were compromised due to the recent cyberattack that prompted a suspension of shipments of beer and other products. “We deeply apologize for causing
27 Novembre 2025

Saga Improper DNA Analyses Had No Impact on Probes: NPA

Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)–Improper DNA analyses conducted by a former Saga prefectural police member have had no adverse impact on investigations by the police in southwestern Japan, the National Police Agency said in an interim report on Thursday. According to the
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