Japan mulls hike in childbirth benefit
The proposal to raise the lump-sum childbirth benefit from ¥420,000 per child to about ¥500,000 in fiscal 2023,
The Japan News
Can chip firms lead to cutting-edge products being produced domestically?
The Japanese semiconductor industry used to dominate the global market, with at its peak a share of about 50%. But now the nation has fallen behind others.
Shuichi Gonda saved himself before saving goals in Qatar
The 33-year-old who played a key role in helping Japan advance out of the group stage, saw a World Cup experience end when Japan lost in a penalty shootout to Croatia.
World Cup: Japan comes up short in penalty shootout with Croatia
With South Korea’s loss later in the day to Brazil, the match marked the end of the Asian presence in the first-ever World Cup held in the Middle East.
Kishida instructs ministers to spend ¥43 trillion on defense over next 5 years
The ¥43 trillion in defense spending will be a significant increase from the about ¥27.47 trillion total for the current five-year midterm defense program from fiscal 2019.
Swift passage seen on bill related to Unification Church solicitations
The bill was proposed in connection to issues related to what is commonly known as the Unification Church.
Pandemic causing delays in pilot training, staff shortages in Japan
School closures followed the declaration of a state of emergency in the spring of 2020 and class suspensions followed.
U.S., Australia to counter China’s ‘destabilizing military activities’
Britain’s defence minister, Ben Wallace, will also attend the first in-person meeting of AUKUS ministers on Wednesday in Washington.
Updated sci-fi comedy manga ‘Urusei Yatsura’ winning new fans
The title, which can be roughly translated as “noisy folks”, started as a popular manga carried from 1978 to 1987 in the Shukan Shonen Sunday weekly manga magazine for boys.
Japan Cabinet sees slight increase in approval rating
The bills and policies emphasised by the government and the ruling parties appear to have won a certain level of support among the respondents.