The Japanese government will issue a total of 215.04 trillion yen ($1.9 trillion) worth of bonds under its initial budget for fiscal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s record $940bn budget to help recovery as fiscal reform in back seat
TOKYO: Japan's cabinet approved on Friday an annual budget of $940 billion that is a record for a tenth straight year, putting priority on the response to battling COVID-19 and the prime minister's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to provide free COVID-19 tests in Osaka, Kyoto, Okinawa
The government has promised to provide free COVID-19 tests in Osaka, Kyoto and Okinawa, the three prefectures in Japan where infections of the Omicron variant have raised alarm. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Reports 1st Community-Acquired Omicron Case
The Tokyo metropolitan government said Friday that it has confirmed the first community-acquired omicron case of the novel coronavirus in the Japanese capital. You are now viewing Nippon.com, a freely ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo officials: Untraceable Omicron case detected
Tokyo Metropolitan Government sources say a case of the Omicron coronavirus variant was confirmed in the Japanese capital on Friday, with the route of infection not immediately clear. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo finds four Omicron cases, bolsters booster response
Japan's booster programme has covered just 0.3 per cent of the population so far. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan won’t send government delegation to Beijing Olympics
Japan announced Friday it won't send a delegation of ministers to represent the government at the Beijing Games but three Olympic officials will attend, a mixed response to a U.S.-led move to boycott ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Approves Major Hike in Military Spending, With Taiwan in Mind
The budget increase, the biggest in decades, comes as officials warn that tensions over Taiwan could pull Japan into a conflict between the United States and China. ( read original story ...)
Japan says it won’t send government officials to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Japan will not send any senior officials or Cabinet ministers to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, the government said Friday -- but stopped short of calling the decision a diplomatic boycott. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama is getting the world’s largest dedicated music arena
Looking beyond 2022, Yokohama has a project set to change the city in 2023. Luxury real estate company Ken Corporation is building a massive arena which it says will be the largest purpose-built music ... ( read original story ...)
2,300 people in Tokyo had close contact with suspected omicron-variant carriers
The number of people in Japan's capital to have had close contact with individuals infected or suspected of being infected with the coronavir ... ( read original story ...)
Japan has ‘no plans to send govt officials’ to Beijing Olympics
Japan does not plan to send government officials to February's Beijing Olympics, Tokyo said Friday, after the US and other countries announced diplomatic boycotts over rights concerns. ( read original story ...)
US and Japan draw up joint military plan in case of Taiwan emergency – report
US would set up bases from a Japanese island to Taiwan and deploy troops, with Japan providing logistical support, Kyodo reports ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei tracks Wall Street advance, tech stocks lead gains
Japan's Nikkei index edged up on Friday with heavyweight technology stocks leading gains, taking cues from an overnight strong finish on Wall Street, in holiday-thinned trading. TOKYO, Dec 24 (Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to stick to primary budget surplus goal – Finance Minister Suzuki
Japan will stick to its aim of achieving primary budget surplus in fiscal 2025 and it is important to continue efforts on fiscal reform, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday.Asked if heavy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s cabinet approves largest-ever budget for next fiscal year
Japan's cabinet approved Friday a 107.60 trillion yen ($940 billion) draft budget for fiscal 2022, the largest ever, to finance measures against the coronavirus pandemic, swelling social security ... ( read original story ...)