TOKYO -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has told his cabinet ministers to increase Japan's defense budget to around 2% of gross domestic product in the year starting April 2027. Kishida gave those ...
Japan’s PM seeks to up defense budget to 2 pct of GDP in fiscal 2027
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday required cabinet ministers to increase Japan's defense budget to around 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the fiscal year of 2027. As Japan ...
Japan PM Kishida wants to double defence spending to 2% of GDP to counter China
A panel of experts advising Mr Kishida this month recommended broad tax measures to pay for the hike and cautioned against raising debt that could expose US ally Japan to international market changes.
Scientists are manipulating mosquito mating behavior
Now, a research team led by Nagoya University in Japan has discovered a new promising method for keeping mosquito populations in check, by taking advantage of perhaps their most annoying feature: the ... ( read original story ...)
Baidu Japan Launches World’s First Kaomoji Avatar NFT Project
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Crypto Fraud Leaps in UK as Scammers Target Unwary Amateurs
Crypto fraud has jumped by nearly a third in the UK as scammers increasingly target more inexperienced investors.
Japan PM tells ministers to up defense budget to 2% of GDP in 2027
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has told his Cabinet ministers to increase Japan's defense budget to around 2% of gross domestic product in the year starting April 2027. Kishida gave those instructions ...
Japan PM wants defence spending to double to 2% of GDP to counter China
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed ministers to double defence spending to about 2 per cent of gross domestic product in five years, the defence minister said on Monday (Nov 28), ...
26/11 anniversary protest reaches Pak Embassy in Tokyo, people demand action against protectors of terrorists
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Tokyo students take oral English test in high school entrance exam
Students take the Tokyo metropolitan government's English speaking test as part of its public high school entry exam in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Tokyo prosecutors raid ad agencies in bid-rigging probe
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Fact Check: Does Video Show Japan Fans Dropping Trash After World Cup Loss?
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Japanese prosecutors raid ad agencies in Tokyo Olympics probe
Tokyo prosecutors have raided the offices of advertising agencies Hakuhodo DY Holdings and Tokyu Agency in connection with possible bid-rigging related to Tokyo Olympics test events, Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan births at new low as population shrinks and ages
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 ... ( read original story ...)
13 Unique Things to Do in Tokyo and Osaka for Every Kind of Traveller
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