ポッドキャスト Policy

The ruling coalition's agreement to allow Japan to possess counterstrike capabilities has raised concerns that the country's exclusively defense-oriented security policy will be a dead letter.株式会社時事通信社 による

Japan's industry ministry plans to introduce in fiscal 2023 a system to help private companies secure "strategic" excess stock of liquefied natural gas, in case of a supply disruption, it was learned Monday.株式会社時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday instructed his defense and finance ministers to earmark some 43 trillion yen for defense spending over the five years from fiscal 2023.株式会社時事通信社 による

Japan's Defense Ministry plans to increase the number of Ground Self-Defense Force troops stationed in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa from some 2,000 at present to around 3,000 by fiscal 2027, informed sources said Monday.株式会社時事通信社 による

A growing number of companies in Japan, especially information-technology firms, are adopting English as their official language to attract foreign workers amid shortages of IT engineers.株式会社時事通信社 による

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday offered concessions to the opposition camp over a bill to help people financially exploited by religious groups, such as the Unification Church.株式会社時事通信社 による

East Japan Railway Co. , or JR East, started an autonomous bus service in the northeastern prefecture of Miyagi on Monday, in response to the shortage of drivers amid the graying population.株式会社時事通信社 による

Tokyo confirmed 5,388 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, a decrease of 379 from a week before.株式会社時事通信社 による

Broccoli harvesting started at a farm in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Monday, with the crop becoming the first farm product grown in the town to be shipped since the 2011 nuclear plant accident.株式会社時事通信社 による

Japanese public broadcaster NHK plans to appoint former Bank of Japan Executive Director Nobuo Inaba as its new president to succeed Terunobu Maeda, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.株式会社時事通信社 による

The mayor of Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, filed a criminal complaint Monday against the head of a local nursery school for allegedly asking staff to keep assaults on children secret.株式会社時事通信社 による

An umbrella body of labor unions at small and midsize manufacturing firms in Japan said Monday that it will seek a pay-scale increase of 9,000 yen per month in next year's "shunto" spring wage talks, matching a record high marked in 2015.株式会社時事通信社 による

Japan's House of Councillors on Monday adopted a resolution showing concern about human rights abuses in Chinese regions including Xinjiang.株式会社時事通信社 による

Japan reported 741,792 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, up by 43,576 from the preceding week.株式会社時事通信社 による

Japan's revised civil aeronautics law came into force Monday, lifting a ban on drone flights beyond pilots' visible range above urban districts.株式会社時事通信社 による

The Osaka prefectural government will strengthen efforts to disseminate information about the 2025 World Exposition by using the Japan House in London, visiting Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said Sunday.株式会社時事通信社 による

Japan's revised gross domestic product data for July-September, due out Thursday, are expected show that the country's real GDP shrank at an annualized rate of 1.0pctin the second quarter of fiscal 2022.株式会社時事通信社 による

A working group discussing ways to reduce the burden of hosting the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air station on the city of Ginowan in Okinawa Prefecture will hold a meeting in January or February next year, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Sunday.株式会社時事通信社 による

Tokyo reported 10,454 new cases of novel coronavirus infection Sunday, with the daily count rising by 108 from a week before.株式会社時事通信社 による

Japan's revised civil aeronautics law will take effect Monday, allowing drone flights beyond pilots' line of sight above residential areas including urban districts.株式会社時事通信社 による

The Japan Meteorological Agency said Sunday it is looking into the possibility of a tsunami hitting the country after a volcanic eruption that occurred on the island of Java, Indonesia, in the morning the same day.株式会社時事通信社 による

Police arrested three former teachers of the Sakura Hoikuen nursery school in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Sunday over alleged physical punishment against children.株式会社時事通信社 による

Yuichiro Tamaki, chief of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, on Saturday stressed his party's policy-oriented stance in cooperating with other parties, in response to a Jiji Press report about the party's possible participation in the coalition government.株式会社時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday his country will provide 27 million dollars in additional aid to Moldova as the European country has been affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.株式会社時事通信社 による

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. has recently opened a commercial facility in the city of Taguig in the Manila metropolitan area, becoming the first Japanese department store operator to open a store in the Philippines.株式会社時事通信社 による

Tokyo confirmed 13,321 new cases of novel coronavirus infection Saturday, down by 248 from a week before.株式会社時事通信社 による

About half of pregnant women in Japan are reluctant to receive COVID-19 vaccinations due chiefly to concerns over side effects, a survey led by the National Center for Child Health and Development showed Saturday.株式会社時事通信社 による

The Group of Seven major countries and the European Union on Friday decided on a plan to impose a 60-dollar-per-barrel price cap on seaborne Russian crude oil as an additional sanction against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.株式会社時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday that women's economic independence is a key part of the "new capitalism" initiative led by him, expressing his government's resolve to continue working on the promotion of women's empowerment.株式会社時事通信社 による

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday denied a Jiji Press report that his Liberal Democratic Party is considering adding the Democratic Party for the People to its ruling coalition with Komeito.株式会社時事通信社 による