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A panel under Japan's Fiscal System Council, which advises the finance minister, proposed Tuesday that nursing care service fees be charged to users based on their ability to pay, as part of reform on the country's nursing care insurance program.
The Japanese government plans to raise its visa issuance fees in fiscal 2026, which starts next April.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to visit Johannesburg, South Africa, from Nov. 21 to attend a Group of 20 summit for the first time.
Japan's SoftBank Group Corp. said Tuesday its consolidated net profit jumped 2.9-fold from a year earlier to 2,924 billion yen for the six months through September, marking a record high for a fiscal first half.
The award ceremony for this year's autumn Grand Cordon honors was held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday, with Emperor Naruhito conferring medals on 14 recipients in attendance, including three foreigners.
Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai, who starred in movies including "Ningen no Joken" ()削除 and "Kagemusha" ()削除, died of pneumonia on Saturday, it was learned Tuesday. He was 92.
The Japanese government Tuesday decided to cut the salaries of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and other cabinet ministers as part of reforms to reduce politicians' privileges.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may not step into the ring during a closing ceremony of a grand sumo tournament, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara indicated on Tuesday.
The Japanese government adopted a bill Tuesday that will extend the terms of volunteer probation officers from two years to three years.
Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency said Tuesday that an evaluation body of UNESCO has recommended six items from the country, including float festivals, for inscription on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
Sony Group Corp. said Tuesday that it expects to log a record operating profit in the fiscal year ending next March, reflecting strong performance in its semiconductor and music operations.
Japan's current account surplus in April-September rose 14.1pctfrom a year earlier, hitting a half-year record of 17,512.8 billion yen, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday.
A team of researchers from entities such as the Institute of Science Tokyo said Tuesday they have developed an artificial intelligence model that can detect a high risk of diabetes using only electrocardiogram ()削除 data.
Seven major Japanese automakers have said they incurred combined costs of over 1.4 trillion yen for April-September from the high tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.
Sharp Corp. said Monday that its consolidated net profit nearly doubled to 45.4 billion yen in its fiscal first half through September from a year earlier, driven higher mainly by strong sales of personal computers.
Japan's government adopted Tuesday a draft antistalking law amendment that prohibits the act of collecting location information abusing loss prevention tags and enables police to issue warnings against stalkers without requests from victims.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass has condemned a social media post by Xue Jian, China's consul-general in Osaka, western Japan, that criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remark over Taiwan.
Major Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. has said it expects to post a record group net loss of 52 billion yen in the year ending in December, due mainly to falling inbound demand and a slump in U.S. operations.
Japan's Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Monday that it now expects its operating loss for the year ending next March to be 10.5 billion yen, compared with its previous loss estimate of 12 billion yen.
The Japanese government discussed Monday a draft outline of key measures under a proposed comprehensive economic package, featuring a plan to promote private-sector capital investment in 17 sectors through new tax incentives.




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