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Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Wednesday upgraded its real gross domestic product growth projection for fiscal 2026 to 1.3 pct from 0.9 pct as of August, as eased inflation is expected to support private consumption and business investment. The

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering visiting the United States in March next year for the first time since taking office in October to hold talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, informed sources said Wednesday. Trump is

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering visiting the United States in March next year for the first time since taking office in October to hold talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, informed sources said Wednesday. Trump is

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering requiring foreign visitors to obtain private health insurance before arriving in the country, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. The move comes in line with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s request in June. According to

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan as of Monday stood at 158 yen per liter, the lowest level in about four years and four months, thanks to government subsidies, the industry ministry said Wednesday. The

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–This year’s winter bonuses at large companies in Japan averaged 1,004,841 yen, topping 1 million yen for the first time since comparable data became available in 1981, a survey showed Wednesday. The average rose 8.57 pct from a

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan plans to more than double funding for its security equipment aid to like-minded countries in fiscal 2026, in view of China’s increasingly assertive actions in the East and South China Seas. The government will allocate about 18.1

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Wednesday asked the Nuclear Regulation Authority to make a final check before the planned restart of operations at the No. 6 reactor of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in central Japan.

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Fair Trade Commission said Wednesday that it will investigate artificial intelligence-based online search services as the unauthorized use of news articles by these services could constitute an abuse of a dominant bargaining position under the antimonopoly

Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans not to extend the deadline for Banks’ Shareholdings Purchase Corp. to purchase shares and exchange-traded funds held by banks, given the current market environment, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. The government will forgo submitting a