KYODO NEWS
 
Japan is considering allocating about 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for next fiscal year's defense budget, including plans to deploy long-range missiles and drones, sources close to the matter said Friday.
The figure would surpass the record 8.7 trillion yen in the initial budget for ...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party intend to raise the “annual income barrier” — the income threshold for the imposition of income tax — from the current level of ¥1.6 million to ¥1.78 million.
The LDP, the Democratic Party for the People and Komeito originally ag...

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government and ruling parties are considering raising the minimum taxable income threshold from the current 1.6 million yen to 1.68 million yen in 2026, it was learned Thursday.
 
The minimum taxable income level represents the combined amount of basic deductions, applied to...

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government's fiscal 2025 supplementary budget bill is now set to be enacted during the ongoing extraordinary Diet session, which ends on Dec. 17, as two opposition parties are expected to support it.
"We'll vote in favor of the bill," Democratic Party for the People chief Yu...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has started final coordination to promote MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa to group president and the bank’s Senior Managing Executive Officer Masakazu Osawa to bank president.
MUFG President and Group CEO Hironori Kamezawa is expected to beco...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The spate of bear encounters in Japan has certainly been surprising for many reasons, but one thing that caught my attention especially is that they seem pretty good at using automatic doors.
▼ Just struts in like it’s no big deal
https://youtu.be/F_ILrkdJ4J8
▼ This one struggled a ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese lawmakers on Monday began deliberations on an 18.3 trillion yen ($118 billion) extra budget for this fiscal year, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's drastic spending plans fueling concern over a further deterioration in the country's fiscal health and pushing up long-term ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Sagawa Express Co, a major Japanese parcel delivery service, suspended cargo collection in parts of the country on Thursday due to capacity overload following a surge in parcels from online Black Friday sales.
It is the first time the firm has halted package acceptance over such a w...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a three-week high on Thursday, extending its rally for a third session, as robot makers led gains on bets that physical AI will fuel growth.
The Nikkei .N225 climbed 2.33% to 51,028.42, its highest close since November 13. The broader Topix .TOP...

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NIPPON
 
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday said that the Japanese economy is gradually shifting from a cost-cutting economy under deflation to a growth-oriented economy.
"We will aim to increase tax revenue without raising tax rates" based on the administration's "responsible an...

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