Projected trends suggest that the central and local governments need to enhance support for elderly people in areas such as nursing care.
The imperial family’s account has attracted than 855,000 followers since its debut earlier this month.
Kishida, who became Japan’s first political leader to visit the US as a state guest in nine years, quickly corrected his remark at a press conference.
US ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said the move is not meant ‘for just one contingency,’ but ‘it’s built around the security in the Indo-Pacific’.
But opposition lawmakers say the party’s probe failed to fully bring to light the facts surrounding the slush funds and are set to demand further scrutiny.
Alexander Gray, who helped to shape the previous administration’s approach to Asia, said Trump unlikely to significantly alter the trajectory of foreign policy set forth by Biden.
It would be the first full-scale exercise involving the four countries aimed at enhancing interoperability among their forces, amid China’s continuing aggressive actions.
The new partnership is expected to be agreed upon at a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and US President Joe Biden during an April 10 summit in Washington.
Masuda, a town of 43,500 near Hiroshima, had seen its cinema close in 2008. Hiroaki Wada moved there determined to renovate and reopen the 200-seat theatre, and is celebrating two years of success.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in parliament his government has lobbied for a possible summit meeting with the North Korean leader.
The US has been stepping up bilateral and trilateral defence cooperation with Japan and the Philippines to counter China’s territorial claims and military build-up.
In a Gallup poll released on Monday, 41 per cent of respondents said China when asked to name one country they considered to be their nation’s ‘greatest enemy today’.
With the revision, the LDP can urge a lawmaker to leave the party following prosecution for violating the political funds control law.
The court said that disallowing the marriages deprived people of their personal interests.
Discovery of JP Dragon and the group led by Luffy stemmed from arrest of over 30 Japanese nationals in November 2019 for running a telecoms fraud scheme.
The destination of fighter jet exports will be limited to countries that have signed a deal with Japan on defence equipment and technology transfers, about 15 countries currently.
The plan aims to accommodate fleeing Filipino workers in Taiwan in the event of a crisis.
The number of babies born in Japan in 2023 fell to a record low from a year earlier as the country’s population shrank by its largest ever margin, government data showed on Tuesday.
The ratio of Japanese men who took paternity leave stood at 17.1 per cent in a 2022 survey, far less than 80.2 per cent among women.
Airlines and local businesses are preparing to cash in on the surge in visitors from the island following the opening of the chip maker’s first plant in Japan.
A research centre and a private company in Japan are creating a rice terminology dictionary that will attempt to standardise terms and words used to describe the way rice looks, tastes, feels and smells.
While Canberra is keen to collaborate with Tokyo on the trilateral security partnership, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said it was ‘going to take some years’.
Spending plan comes despite Japan’s financial health being the worst among advanced economies and social security costs ballooning with the rapid ageing of society.
While North Korea appears to be warming up to Japan, its ties with Seoul have deteriorated, with Kim Jong-un saying the North had legal right to annihilate South Korea.
A policy report by the cabinet office analysing the state of the economy emphasised sustained wage growth in establishing the foundation for Japan to end deflation.
The move comes as Japan struggles with organ donor shortages, with just 3 per cent of those registered for a transplant receiving them.
Seiji Ozawa led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 29 years and received multiple accolades across his career, including an honorary doctorate from Harvard.
Karolina Shiino, a naturalised Japanese, was the first person of European descent to win the Miss Japan Grand Prix title on January 22.
The same survey also suggested Kishida remains far from regaining the public’s trust, as most respondents do not accept his efforts on party reforms.
While some welcome the use of AI as a new writing tool, those managing Japan’s book contests question how the technology is influencing authors’ creativity.
