Ministry and agency tax system reform requests focus on economic strength
A tax reform package for the fiscal year starting next April will be compiled at the end of this year following…
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U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after clash with Pete Hegseth
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll's resignation leaves the service without several top leaders even as the conflict with…
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Japan’s companies boost capital investment as profits surge
The results are the latest sign that the corporate sector is coping fairly well with the fallout from the Middle East…
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Britain’s universities bet on foreign students. Now they’re turning elsewhere.
Two mid-ranking institutions are merging into one of the U.K.'s biggest, forging a blueprint for others in the…
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30 years on, former gang member found guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur
The jury in a Las Vegas court found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of murder after just a few hours of deliberation.
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China warns of ‘consequences’ over Taiwan presence at Pacific leaders meeting
China views Taiwan as its own territory, and China-Taiwan tensions have featured prominently at the annual Pacific…
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Honda and Nissan to jointly develop components for software-defined vehicles
The move is aimed at splitting huge development costs and countering U.S. electric vehicle giant Tesla and Chinese…
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Settlement requires Meta to check young users’ ages. How will that work?
The owner of Facebook and Instagram recently came to an $18 billion legal settlement with U.S. states that is aimed at…
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Modi tells Putin that the war in Ukraine must end, for humanity’s sake
The Indian prime minister made his comments at the start of talks with the Russian president in the Kyrgyz capital…
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The ICC’s reality check in a multipolar world
Preserving the International Criminal Court may require limits on its authority.
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Japan prisons roll out facility visits to promote dialogue with citizens
The interactive visit program began in November 2024 at prisons across the country to reform the organizational…
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Conducting diplomacy with America’s showman-in-chief
Negotiating with Trump requires understanding the strategy, psychology and performance behind his actions.
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Trump’s Venezuela deal leaves $100 billion question unanswered
The White House hasn't explained where the $100 billion in expected investment for a new oil venture in Venezuela is…
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How severe are Indonesia’s wildfires?
Authorities are on high alert as they work to contain the damage and avoid the devastation that hit in 2015, the last…
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Nepal PM demands climate action after Himalayan disaster
While the exact cause of the collapse is unclear, climate change is causing glaciers to melt worldwide, increasing the…
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Putin, Xi hold talks in Kyrgyzstan as regional summit begins
Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan and India's Narendra Modi are also attending the summit, which…
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New stability record for Italy’s Meloni may prove fleeting
Just as Italy has shaken off its reputation for volatility, opinion polls suggest the 2027 parliamentary elections…
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Bessent expects Japan to take action to boost yen, signals BOJ rate-hike chance
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he believes Japan's government and central bank will take action that leads…
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Hopes for the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2026
The 2025 update to the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the DPRK confirmed that conditions inside North…
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Japan Times 2001: Terrorists attack United States
Also in the archives, the signing of the Treaty of San Francisco and a secretive Soviet jet lands in Hokkaido.
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Booming weight-loss drug demand in Brazil fuels thriving black market and health fears
Between 2018 and mid-August 2026, Brazilian authorities recorded 83 deaths, which are under investigation, and over…
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U.S. irks G20 ministers by inviting Russia, barring some journalists
The meeting comes as the global economy wrangles with an energy shock caused by the Iran war, tensions over China's…
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Nepal-China flood deaths near 1,000 as search efforts persist
One of Asia's poorest economies, Nepal faces daunting reconstruction efforts as it's squeezed by higher fuel costs,…
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Why Japan should care about India’s nuclear opening
Japan must decide whether to enter India's newly opened nuclear market and, if it does, whether to insist on stronger…
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The art of making something from nothing
Hotels are turning castoff materials into art that connects guests with local culture, history and ideas about…
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Plan to consolidate Japan’s centrist opposition parties collapses
Komeito's rejection of a unified parliamentary caucus and the collapse of a merger with the Constitutional Democratic…
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Japan’s next security challenge: Who builds Asia’s nuclear reactors
Every reactor Beijing or Moscow builds creates a relationship that can last for generations, binding countries through…
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Japan to exempt extra charges on OTC-like drugs from tax
Japan plans to introduce the additional fees for OTC-equivalent prescription drugs in March next year.
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Government asks city of Hitachiomiya to accept nuclear waste site survey
If realized, Hitachiomiya would become the fifth site in the country to accept such a survey.
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Hokkaido and Osaka governors meet to discuss secondary capital concept
The two agreed to cooperate on realizing a system where both prefectures would have backup capital functions in the…
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35% of young unmarried people in Japan have no wish to get wed
Many respondents to a survey on the issue instead hope to prioritize spending their time on hobbies.
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U.S.-Japan-South Korea maritime drills are ‘threat,’ North Korea says
The exercises and North Korea's opposition to them come as U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed for a new meeting…
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Japan’s biggest curry chain CoCo Ichibanya headed for sale
Shares of operator Ichibanya jumped 16% after parent company House Foods Group confirmed it was weighing a sale.
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SK Hynix weighs Japan memory fab partnership to supply AI boom
The South Korean supplier of dynamic and flash memory is reviewing various locations for a jointly operated plant.
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Defense Ministry’s record ¥8.9 trillion budget request expected to balloon further by year-end
From hypersonic underwater-launched missiles to artificial intelligence for command and control, the request is chock…
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NPB’s senior circuit: players in their 40s still grinding away
Baseball might be a young person's game for the most part, but there are still veterans hanging on in NPB, trying to…
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