Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain ...

TOKYO — Japan will expand an unprecedented military aid program, the first of its kind since World War II, to help the armed ...

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An elementary school here with a growing population of foreign students -- now accounting for over 40% of its roll -- has ...

Tokyo, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan plans to have a wider range of part-timers join the “kosei nenkin” employee pension program by changing some rules, sources have said. At present ...

Japan plans to have a wider range of part-time workers join the kosei nenkin employee pension program by changing some rules, sources have said. Currently, companies with 51 or more employees must ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about social media operator Meta's plan to eliminate its ...

Japan aims to not only continue raising the budget for its military aid program over the coming years but also expand the number of recipient countries, with the Foreign Ministry considering up to ...

Japan's Okinawa Pan-Pacific Film Festival reveals 2025 lineup with Taiwan doc 'Ocean Elegy' opening, New Zealand drama 'Tinā' ...

Major Japanese TV networks have suspended programs hosted by him or edited him out of footage ... The Washington Post or ...

Large-scale projects often experience fluctuations in cost and delivery timelines, and the F-35 program is no exception. The ...