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Japan's government weighs fiscal 2026 supplementary budget to cushion households and businesses from surging oil and LNG prices amid prolonged Strait of Hormuz blockade, as Chief Cabinet Secretary signals readiness for action despite no immediate plans
#YonhapInfomax #SupplementaryBudget #OilPrices #MiddleEastConflict #EnergySubsidies #MinoruKihara #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Japan's government weighs fiscal 2026 supplementary budget to cushion households and businesses from surging oil and LNG prices amid prolonged Strait of Hormuz blockade, as Chief Cabinet Secretary signals readiness for action despite no immediate plans
#YonhapInfomax #SupplementaryBudget #OilPrices #MiddleEastConflict #EnergySubsidies #MinoruKihara #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Japan's government weighs fiscal 2026 supplementary budget to cushion households and businesses from surging oil and LNG prices amid prolonged Strait of Hormuz blockade, as Chief Cabinet Secretary signals readiness for action despite no immediate plans
#YonhapInfomax #SupplementaryBudget #OilPrices #MiddleEastConflict #EnergySubsidies #MinoruKihara #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Japan's government weighs fiscal 2026 supplementary budget to cushion households and businesses from surging oil and LNG prices amid prolonged Strait of Hormuz blockade, as Chief Cabinet Secretary signals readiness for action despite no immediate plans
#YonhapInfomax #SupplementaryBudget #OilPrices #MiddleEastConflict #EnergySubsidies #MinoruKihara #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has marked six months in office, after becoming the country's first female leader in October last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/21/japan/politics/takaichi-six-month-office/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #minorukihara #inflation #japaneseeconomy #iran #ldp

The site of the U.S. Futenma air base in Okinawa Prefecture has yet to be returned to Japan, although 30 years have passed since the two nations agreed on the transfer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/politics/okinawa-futenma-30-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #futenma #henoko #usbases #minorukihara

The site of the U.S. Futenma air base in Okinawa Prefecture has yet to be returned to Japan, although 30 years have passed since the two nations agreed on the transfer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/politics/okinawa-futenma-30-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #futenma #henoko #usbases #minorukihara

The site of the U.S. Futenma air base in Okinawa Prefecture has yet to be returned to Japan, although 30 years have passed since the two nations agreed on the transfer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/politics/okinawa-futenma-30-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #futenma #henoko #usbases #minorukihara

The site of the U.S. Futenma air base in Okinawa Prefecture has yet to be returned to Japan, although 30 years have passed since the two nations agreed on the transfer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/politics/okinawa-futenma-30-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #futenma #henoko #usbases #minorukihara

https://www.alojapan.com/1475230/futenma-base-site-not-yet-returned-to-japan-30-years-on/ Futenma base site not yet returned to Japan, 30 years on #futenma #Henoko #MinoruKihara #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #USBASES #沖縄 NAHA – The site of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture has yet to be returned to Japan, although 30 years have passed since the two nations agreed on the transfer. Tokyo and Washington initially said that the return of the site in the Okinawa city of Ginowan would be realized within

https://www.alojapan.com/1475230/futenma-base-site-not-yet-returned-to-japan-30-years-on/ Futenma base site not yet returned to Japan, 30 years on #futenma #Henoko #MinoruKihara #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #USBASES #沖縄 NAHA – The site of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture has yet to be returned to Japan, although 30 years have passed since the two nations agreed on the transfer. Tokyo and Washington initially said that the return of the site in the Okinawa city of Ginowan would be realized within

Thirty years after Tokyo and Washington agreed on a handover, Japan takes the fact that the site of the U.S. Futenma base in Okinawa Prefecture has yet to be returned to Japan "seriously." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/10/japan/futenma-base-handover-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #okinawa #defense #minorukihara #usmilitary #futenma #ginowan

Iran fires at Saudi Arabia and Israel as Trump deadline nears

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AntonioGuterres #Bombings #Business #ChristopherLuxon #Diplomacy #DonaldTrump #Energyindustry #FahdCauseway #Generalnews #Internationalagreements #Iran #Irangovernment #iranwar #Israel #MiddleEast #Militaryanddefense #MinoruKihara #Politics #Religion #SaudiArabia #StraitofHormuz #Warandunrest #Washingtonnews #Waterways #World #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/472344/

Japan has said that it will update the government’s "Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy" (FOIP) to better confront new and emerging challenges amid a deteriorating regional security environment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/16/japan/politics/free-and-open-indopacific-strategy-update/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #foip #indopacific #sanaetakaichi #minorukihara #china #rareearths #defense

Japan is considering drawing up a national intelligence strategy as part of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's plan to strengthen the country's intelligence capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/12/japan/japan-national-intelligence-strategy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #cabinet #minorukihara #sanaetakaichi #nationalsecuritystrategy #defense

Sakie Yokota, the 90-year-old mother of a Japanese national abducted by North Korea in 1977, laments the lack of progress in fulfilling her long-cherished wish to bring her daughter back to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/north-korea-abductee-mother-sakie-yokota/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #northkorea #abductions #sakieyokota #megumiyokota #minorukihara

Sakie Yokota, the 90-year-old mother of a Japanese national abducted by North Korea in 1977, laments the lack of progress in fulfilling her long-cherished wish to bring her daughter back to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/north-korea-abductee-mother-sakie-yokota/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #northkorea #abductions #sakieyokota #megumiyokota #minorukihara

Sakie Yokota, the 90-year-old mother of a Japanese national abducted by North Korea in 1977, laments the lack of progress in fulfilling her long-cherished wish to bring her daughter back to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/north-korea-abductee-mother-sakie-yokota/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #northkorea #abductions #sakieyokota #megumiyokota #minorukihara

Sakie Yokota, the 90-year-old mother of a Japanese national abducted by North Korea in 1977, laments the lack of progress in fulfilling her long-cherished wish to bring her daughter back to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/north-korea-abductee-mother-sakie-yokota/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #northkorea #abductions #sakieyokota #megumiyokota #minorukihara

Japanese fans bid farewell to its last 2 pandas

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese panda fans are gathering Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #AsiaPacific #Beijing #China #Chinagovernment #Generalnews #Giantpandas #Japan #Japangovernment #MinoruKihara #politics #SanaeTakaichi #Science #SendtoAppleNews #TakahiroTakauji #Tokyo #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/428180/

Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since Fukushima under close scrutiny

Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) on Wednesday restarted its first nuclear reactor since the 2011 Fuku…
#Nuclear #Chernobyldisaster #ChubuElectricPowerCompany #Fukushimaaccident #FukushimaDaiichicomplex #HideyoHanazumi #japan #Japanesegovernment #Kashiwazaki-Kariwacomplex #minorukihara #niigata #nuclear #NuclearRegulationAuthority #Shizuokaprefecture #Tokyo #tokyoelectricpowercompany
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North Korea fires warning over Japan’s ambition for nuclear weapons

North Korea said Japan’s ambition for possession of nuclear weapons should ⁠be “thoroughly curbed”, state media KCNA reported…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #ATOMICBOMBINGS #Beijing #China #DonaldTrump #hiroshima #japan #KCNA #LeeJae-myung #minorukihara #Moscow. #Nagasaki #NihonHidankyo #northkorea #Russia #SanaeTakaichi
https://www.europesays.com/2647273/

Thousands bid farewell to last 2 pandas in Japan before their return to China

TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #AsiaPacific #China #Chinagovernment #Generalnews #Giantpandas #HitoshiSuzuki #Japan #Japangovernment #KazuhiroYamamoto #MinoruKihara #SanaeTakaichi #Science #TadashiNakatani #Tokyo #Worldnews #YukiImai
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/352474/

7.5 magnitude quake in Japan injures 34

TOKYO (AP) — Japan was assessing damage Tuesday and cautioning people of potential aftershocks after a late-night 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific coastal c…
#Japan #JP #Hokkaido #Asia--Pacific #earthquakes #generalnews #HokkaidoNews #japangovernment #MinoruKihara #naturaldisasters #news #SanaeTakaichi #science #tsunamis #worldnews #北海道
https://www.alojapan.com/1425403/7-5-magnitude-quake-in-japan-injures-34/

https://www.alojapan.com/1425403/7-5-magnitude-quake-in-japan-injures-34/ 7.5 magnitude quake in Japan injures 34 #AsiaPacific #earthquakes #GeneralNews #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #JapanGovernment #MinoruKihara #NaturalDisasters #news #SanaeTakaichi #science #tsunamis #WorldNews #北海道 TOKYO (AP) — Japan was assessing damage Tuesday and cautioning people of potential aftershocks after a late-night 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific coastal communities. At least 34 peop

https://www.alojapan.com/1425083/magnitude-7-5-quake-off-japans-northern-coast-triggers-tsunami-injures-23/ Magnitude 7.5 quake off Japan’s northern coast triggers tsunami, injures 23 #earthquakes #Energy(Industry) #fires #GeneralNews #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #JapanGovernment #MinoruKihara #NaturalDisasters #news #NuclearPower #SanaeTakaichi #SatoshiKato #Tokyo #tsunamis #WorldNews #北海道 TOKYO (AP) — A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring more than 20 people and triggering a tsunami of up to 7

The central government and Okinawa Prefecture remain apart over the planned relocation of a U.S. military base within the prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/japan/politics/japan-okinawa-futenma-base-relocation-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #futenma #usbases #dennytamaki #minorukihara

What to know about Japan’s taboo banning women from sumo ring

TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #conservatism #generalnews #internationalnews #japangovernment #JunichiroKoizumi #JWD-evergreen #lifestyle #MayumiMoriyama #MinoruKihara #news #politics #SanaeTakaichi #Shinto #SouthAfrica #sports #Tokyo #TomokoNakagawa #worldnews
https://www.alojapan.com/1416892/what-to-know-about-japans-taboo-banning-women-from-sumo-ring/

What to know about Japan’s taboo banning women from sumo ring

TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #conservatism #generalnews #internationalnews #japangovernment #JunichiroKoizumi #JWD-evergreen #lifestyle #MayumiMoriyama #MinoruKihara #news #politics #SanaeTakaichi #Shinto #SouthAfrica #sports #Tokyo #TomokoNakagawa #worldnews
https://www.alojapan.com/1416892/what-to-know-about-japans-taboo-banning-women-from-sumo-ring/

https://www.alojapan.com/1416892/what-to-know-about-japans-taboo-banning-women-from-sumo-ring/ What to know about Japan’s taboo banning women from sumo ring #conservatism #GeneralNews #InternationalNews #Japan #JapanGovernment #JapanNews #JunichiroKoizumi #JWDEvergreen #lifestyle #MayumiMoriyama #MinoruKihara #news #politics #SanaeTakaichi #Shinto #SouthAfrica #sports #Tokyo #TomokoNakagawa #WorldNews TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether s

Japan does not have an “immigrant” problem in the usual sense, as long-term foreign residents are largely law-abiding, integrated and the challenges lie with systemic issues, not with the people themselves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/18/japan/avoid-xenophobia-tag-when-fixing-immigration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #minorukihara #liberaldemocraticparty #japaninnovationparty #us #chinese #korean #xenophobia

Japan-China spat over Taiwan comments sinks tourism stocks

Japanese tourism and retail shares dived on Monday after China warned its citizens to avoid the tourist hotspot…
#NewsBeep #News #Economy #AU #Australia #Beijing #Business #China #Chinesetourists #japan #JapanAirlines #MinoruKihara #SanaeTakaichi #spat #Taiwan
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/290332/

Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female prime minister, forming a coalition with the Japan Innovation Party to focus on defense, economic reforms and international diplomacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/24/takaichi-heads-into-the-breach/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #sanaetakaichi #ldp #japaninnovationparty #komeito #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida #toshimitsumotegi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #minorukihara #ryoseiakazawa #satsukikatayama #kimionoda #sanseito #shinzoabe

Minoru Kihara, the “cool-headed” spokesman of Japan’s new prime minister, has many things in common with his new boss. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/japan/politics/who-is-minoru-kihara/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #minorukihara #sanaetakaichi #ldp #shinzoabe #yoshihidesuga #fumiokishida #hirokazumatsuno #shigeruishiba #yoshimasahayashi #kumamoto #taiwan

Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and two other Cabinet ministers, all members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, the 79th anniversary of the country's surrender in World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/15/japan/cabinet-ministers-visit-yasukuni-shrine/ #japan #yasukunishrine #wwii #minorukihara

Japan's Defense Ministry has unveiled its first basic policy on the use of artificial intelligence as the country looks to stave off a manpower shortage and keep pace with China and the U.S. on the technology’s military applications. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/02/japan/sdf-cybersecurity/ #japan #selfdefenseforces #defenseministry #cybersecurity #ai #minorukihara

As the search continues for seven missing crew members of two Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters that crashed into waters hundreds of kilometers south of Tokyo, defense officials say there was no indication of aircraft issues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/22/japan/msdf-helicopter-crash-search/ #japan #selfdefenseforces #defense #defenseministry #airaccidents #maritimeaccidents #minorukihara