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Japan Eyes ¥40-45 Trillion For 5-Year Defense Spending Plan
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan is set to earmark 40 trillion to 43 trillion yen for defense spending over five years starting in the next fiscal year, which begins in April, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.
That would be a jump from the current five-year defence plan for sp...
Japan is set to earmark 40 trillion to 43 trillion yen for defense spending over five years starting in the next fiscal year, which begins in April, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.
That would be a jump from the current five-year defence plan for sp...
- December 2, 2022
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Japan, U.S., South Korea Tighten Sanctions On North Korea Over ICBM Launch
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KYODO NEWS
Japan, the United States and South Korea have tightened their sanctions against North Korea to curb Pyongyang's weapons programs following its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test in November, targeting the country's officials and organizations.
Tokyo said Friday that it ha...
Japan, the United States and South Korea have tightened their sanctions against North Korea to curb Pyongyang's weapons programs following its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test in November, targeting the country's officials and organizations.
Tokyo said Friday that it ha...
- December 2, 2022
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Japan Tells China, Russia It Has 'Severe Concerns' Over Joint Air Patrols
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan has told China and Russia it has "severe concerns" over their frequent joint air force activities around Japan's territory, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Thursday.
"We will closely monitor the increasing cooperation between the two countries with a sense of ...
Japan has told China and Russia it has "severe concerns" over their frequent joint air force activities around Japan's territory, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Thursday.
"We will closely monitor the increasing cooperation between the two countries with a sense of ...
- December 1, 2022
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Sociologist Shinji Miyadai Seriously Injured In Stabbing
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JAPAN TIMES
Suspect still at large after professor found on Tokyo Metropolitan University campus with multiple neck wounds
Shinji Miyadai, a Japanese sociologist known for his research on the trend of girls dating for money and the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, was seriously wounded Tuesday in ...
Suspect still at large after professor found on Tokyo Metropolitan University campus with multiple neck wounds
Shinji Miyadai, a Japanese sociologist known for his research on the trend of girls dating for money and the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, was seriously wounded Tuesday in ...
- November 30, 2022
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14,399 New COVID Cases Reported In Tokyo On Wednesday
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NHK
Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 14,399 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Wednesday.
That is up 1,549 from a week ago, marking a sixth straight day of week-on-week increases.
The ministry also confirmed 11 deaths.
There are 18 seriously ill patients who are on ventilators or...
Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 14,399 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Wednesday.
That is up 1,549 from a week ago, marking a sixth straight day of week-on-week increases.
The ministry also confirmed 11 deaths.
There are 18 seriously ill patients who are on ventilators or...
- November 30, 2022
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Tokyo Holds English Speaking Test For High School Applicants
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NIPPON
The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education on Sunday held its first English speaking test that forms part of the entrance examinations of metropolitan high schools.
About 69,000 applicants, mainly students of public junior high schools in the Japanese capital, took the test, introduced in...
The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education on Sunday held its first English speaking test that forms part of the entrance examinations of metropolitan high schools.
About 69,000 applicants, mainly students of public junior high schools in the Japanese capital, took the test, introduced in...
- November 29, 2022
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Japan Births At New Low As Population Shrinks And Ages
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AP NEWS
The number of babies born in Japan this year is below last year’s record low in what the the top government spokesman described as a “critical situation.”
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno promised comprehensive measures to encourage more marriages and births.
The total of 599,63...
The number of babies born in Japan this year is below last year’s record low in what the the top government spokesman described as a “critical situation.”
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno promised comprehensive measures to encourage more marriages and births.
The total of 599,63...
- November 29, 2022
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Ad Agency Hakuhodo, Others Raided As Olympic Bid-Rigging Investigation Widens
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JAPAN TODAY
Japanese prosecutors and a fair trade watchdog on Monday searched offices including the headquarters of major advertising agency Hakuhodo Inc on suspicion of rigging bids for contracts related to test events for last year's Tokyo Olympics, just days after raiding another ad giant ov...
Japanese prosecutors and a fair trade watchdog on Monday searched offices including the headquarters of major advertising agency Hakuhodo Inc on suspicion of rigging bids for contracts related to test events for last year's Tokyo Olympics, just days after raiding another ad giant ov...
- November 28, 2022
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Japan Launches Survey Into Use Of ‘Doctor Cars’
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JAPAN NEWS
The government has launched a nationwide survey into the use of “doctor cars,” rapid response vehicles that transport doctors to accident and disaster scenes.
Doctor cars are deployed at medical institutions and some fire departments across the nation, but their staffing and equipmen...
The government has launched a nationwide survey into the use of “doctor cars,” rapid response vehicles that transport doctors to accident and disaster scenes.
Doctor cars are deployed at medical institutions and some fire departments across the nation, but their staffing and equipmen...
- November 28, 2022
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LDP Forces Push Defense Spending Request Higher Despite Finance Ministry Concerns
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JAPAN NEWS
Liberal Democratic Party members have been putting their weight behind the Defense Ministry’s calls to increase defense spending, fending off the Finance Ministry’s desire to rein in the budget.
Chiefly for this reason, the defense expenditures related to the equipment and other cost...
Liberal Democratic Party members have been putting their weight behind the Defense Ministry’s calls to increase defense spending, fending off the Finance Ministry’s desire to rein in the budget.
Chiefly for this reason, the defense expenditures related to the equipment and other cost...
- November 27, 2022
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