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Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan may compile a supplementary budget for fiscal 2026 if the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran continues for a prolonged period, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday. “The possibility is not zero if (the

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Tuesday that it will hold the first meeting of an expert panel on Wednesday to examine how to regulate land acquisitions by foreigners amid concerns about opaque transaction purposes. The government plans to outline

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese panel of experts gave the green light on Monday for the health minister to approve the production and sale of Daiichi Sankyo Co.’s vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella. If approved by the minister, the vaccine,

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo stocks plunged further on Tuesday amid concerns about rising oil prices stemming from the deteriorating situation in the Middle East, with the key Nikkei 225 stock average logging its largest daily loss this year. The key index

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese nonfinancial companies’ combined ordinary profits for October-December last year increased 4.7 pct from a year earlier to 30,027 billion yen, marking a record high for the quarter, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday. The profits grew for the

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–The pass rates for tests required to convert driver’s licenses issued abroad to Japanese ones fell by more than half following the introduction of stricter screenings last October, the National Police Agency said Monday. In the final quarter

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering Minamitorishima, a remote Tokyo island in the Pacific, as a possible site for the final disposal of highly radioactive waste from nuclear power plants, it was learned Tuesday. At a press conference on

(The United States and Israel attacked Iran. An earlier version of this article incorrectly said the United States and Iran attacked Iran.) 23 Japanese Nationals aboard Vessels in Persian Gulf Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–Twenty-three Japanese nationals are aboard four vessels idled

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted ratio of effective job openings to seekers fell 0.02 point from the previous month to 1.18 in January, hitting the lowest level since it was 1.17 in December 2021, a labor ministry report showed Tuesday.

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese publisher Shogakukan Inc. has said it will establish a third-party committee to investigate the company’s decisions to publish works by two manga artists on its manga app despite knowing of their past sexual crimes. Shogakukan was found