Japan’s total expenditure on nursing and preventive care for elderly residents rose by 2.3% to ¥12.2 trillion in fiscal 2025.

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Thursday held the first meeting of a panel to discuss the creation of ...

The early phase of Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s term in office has shown her skill on the policy stage. Stephen R. Nagy ...

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government highlighted the urgent need to fundamentally strengthen the country's energy supply-and-demand structure to prepare for future emergencies in its ...

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Of the truant students, only 17.8 pct of elementary school students and 12.2 pct of junior high school students underwent all ...

"Women and younger voters who were not traditional supporters of the Liberal Democratic Party had high expectations for ...

Large and powerful Typhoon Champi is expected to approach the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, southernwestern Japan, ...

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government has not received any reports of damage caused by critical ...

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will cut its subsidies for the purchase of eco-friendly vehicles, including electric and fuel-cell vehicles, to 60-80 pct of their current levels ...

New York, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)--Russia detained a Japanese reporter as part of Russian President Vladimir Putin's "game of ...

Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Kanagawa prefectural police in eastern Japan are believed to have inappropriately used ...