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17 Marzo 2026

MetLife Employee Suspected of Unauthorized Info Transfers

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–An employee of MetLife Insurance K.K., the Japan unit of major U.S. life insurer MetLife Inc., is suspected of taking information from a company to which the employee was loaned without permission, it was learned Tuesday. This unauthorized
17 Marzo 2026

Japan to Begin Active Cyber Defense Operations in Oct.

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government decided at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to begin active cyber defense operations on Oct. 1, as part of efforts to prevent major cyberattacks. The move comes after a related law was enacted last May
17 Marzo 2026

Tokyo Taxi Fares to Rise by 10 Pct from Late April

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Tuesday approved plans to raise taxi fares in central Tokyo by 10.14 pct on average, starting in late April. Taxi fares in the Japanese capital will rise for the first time since November 2022.
17 Marzo 2026

Takaichi Denies Future Consumption Tax Hike

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday denied the possibility of raising the consumption tax rate from the current 10 pct in the future. “I’m not considering a further consumption tax hike,” Takaichi said at a House of
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