Japan gov’t submits draft extra budget to Diet for economic package
WNAM REPORT: Japan's government on Monday submitted to parliament a draft supplementary budget for fiscal 2024 worth 13.9 trillion yen...
Sunday, May 25, 2025
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Japan’s government submits ¥13.9 trillion extra budget for fiscal 2024
WNAM REPORT: The government submitted to parliament on Monday its fiscal 2024 draft supplementary budget, with ¥13.94 trillion ($92.97 billion)...
BOJ weighs case for first triple hike since Japan’s bubble burst
WNAM REPORT: Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda has plenty of data to support the case for raising the benchmark...
Japan eyes next-gen solar power equivalent to 20 nuclear reactors
WNAM REPORT: The Japanese government is planning to generate some 20 gigawatts of electricity, equivalent to the output of 20...
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
WNAM REPORT: The Cabinet approved a ¥21.9 trillion ($142 billion) economic stimulus package on Friday to help households cope with...
Japan’s generic drug shortage continues as flu season kicks off
WNAM REPORT: Japan is experiencing an ongoing shortage of generic medicines due to a string of scandals and other structural...
Japan sees foreign visitors top 30 mil. in Jan.-Oct. at fastest pace
WNAM REPORT: The number of foreign visitors to Japan surpassed 30 million in the period between January and October, marking...
Britain and Japan hold first meeting of foreign ministers and economy ministers
WNAM REPORT: In early 2025, the United Kingdom and Japan will hold the first meeting of foreign ministers and ministers...
PM urges Japanese locality to expand cooperation with Vietnam
WNAM REPORT: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on Kanagawa prefecture of Japan to strengthen cooperation with Vietnamese localities, during...
Japan’s Princess Yuriko, great-aunt of emperor, dies at 101
WNAM REPORT: Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family and great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito, died of natural...