JAPAN TIMES
 
A health ministry panel agreed Thursday to offer COVID-19 booster shots to anyone who has already received two doses.
Japan had initially considered giving booster shots to front-line health workers and others who required priority.
But panel members agreed that all people who wish ...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chaired the first meeting of a council for the realization of a new form of capitalism Tuesday, kicking off discussions on a “virtuous cycle of growth and distribution [of wealth]”, a concept he promotes. The council’s main topic of discussion will be...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he instructed a government economic policy panel to compile “urgent proposals” by early November to flesh out his signature “new capitalism” vision.
The proposals will include promoting the development of advanced technology for digitalizati...

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REUTERS
 
Japanese financial services group Orix Corp (8591.T) is likely to sell software business Yayoi Co for more than 200 billion yen ($1.75 billion), Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
Bain Capital, KKR (KKR.N) and Blackstone Inc (BX.N) are among the bidders, it said, adding that the second roun...

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ARAB NEWS
 
Japan signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to provide Libya with 198 million yen ($1.8 million) grant aid for supporting local election programs.
The agreement was reached on Oct. 24 at the Japanese embassy in Tripoli and signed by Yuki Tenji, the Jap...

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NPR
 
Japanese Princess Mako married a commoner and lost her royal status Tuesday in a union that has split public opinion after a three-year delay caused by a financial dispute involving her new mother-in-law.
The marriage document for Mako and Kei Komuro was submitted by a palace official Tuesd...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
A surge in demand for the services of companies that manage the belongings of deceased people instead of family members has turned the spotlight on the issue of solitary deaths amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The situation has partly been attributed to a lack of opportunities for sen...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may have witnessed the harsh reality of how investors react when his suggestion of higher capital gains tax rates apparently sent Japanese stocks lower shortly after he was elected president of the ruling party last month.
Heading into the House of Repre...

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KYODO NEWS
 
A Japanese government-affiliated institution will resume receiving dozens of foreign researchers next Thursday, even as entry restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic remain, an official said.
A total of 55 scholars in Japanese studies, including those from other Asia countries, ...

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CNN
 
Japan's Princess Mako turned 30 on Saturday -- her final birthday as a member of the imperial family before she marries her commoner boyfriend next week.
Her marriage to Kei Komuro on Tuesday will mean she becomes a commoner in keeping with laws saying female members of the imperial family ...

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