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Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)–Swelling debt-servicing costs, shown by Japan’s fiscal 2026 initial budget drafted by the government, will pose the risk of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s expansionary fiscal policy losing market confidence, experts warn. The draft budget, adopted at a cabinet

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese screenwriter Makiko Uchidate, known for writing scripts for many television drama series in the country, died of acute left-side heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo on Dec. 17. She was 77. Uchidate was born in Akita

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)–In response to continuing military buildups by China and North Korea, the Japanese government has set defense-related spending at a record 9,035.3 billion yen under its draft fiscal 2026 budget adopted at Friday’s cabinet meeting. The figure, including

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government’s general-account tax revenue in fiscal 2026, which starts next April, is projected to reach a record high of 83,735 billion yen, up 7.6 pct from the level under the fiscal 2025 initial budget, according to

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Children and Families Agency on Friday decided to collect 600 billion yen as so-called child-rearing support funds in the form of extra fees to be added to public medical insurance premiums in fiscal 2026, which starts next

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s seasonally adjusted effective job offers-to-applicants ratio stood at 1.18 in November, unchanged from the preceding month, the labor ministry said Friday. The ratio represents the number of job offers available per seeker registered at Hello Work public

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industrial production in November fell 2.6 pct from the previous month, logging the first drop in three months as vehicle output dropped, the industry ministry said Friday. The production index for the manufacturing and mining sectors was

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government’s draft fiscal 2026 budget, adopted Friday, highlights generous funding for its crisis management and growth investment policies to build a strong economy, a goal set by the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Investments through

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Friday adopted an outline of an envisaged disaster management agency, including its organizational structure and operations. Aiming to set up the agency in 2026, the government will submit related legislation to next year’s ordinary

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday a draft fiscal 2026 budget featuring record-high general-account spending of 122,309.2 billion yen. The expenditures, larger than the 115,197.8 billion yen under the fiscal 2025 initial budget, will hit