Kyodo News Digest: Nov. 22, 2024
1 day ago · Photo taken in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 17, 2024, shows an art installation depicting a beached whale on the shore of the Caspian Sea, created by the Belgium-based group Captain Boomer Collective to raise awareness of climate change, as the COP29 climate summit takes place in the Azerbaijan capital.
Japan conveys "serious concerns" to China over military ...
2 days ago · Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani told his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, that he is "seriously concerned" about the intensifying military activities near Japan, as they met in Laos months after an airspace breach involving a Chinese spy plane. Nakatani lodged a stern protest with China over ...
Japan gov't OKs 39 tril. yen economic package to ease ...
1 day ago · The Japanese government on Friday approved an economic package worth 39 trillion yen ($250 billion), featuring subsidies to curb rising energy costs and cash handouts to low-income households, as inflation triggered by a weaker yen continues to weigh on consumer spending. In the package, Prime ...
Japan Cabinet to OK 39 tril. yen economic package to ease ...
2 days ago · Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet is set to approve a 39 trillion yen ($252 billion) economic package to support consumer spending as disposable incomes continue to be whittled away by resurgent prices, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. The economic stimulus will include ...
Kyodo News Digest: Nov. 20, 2024
3 days ago · Japan coalition accepts opposition party's demand over stimulus steps. TOKYO - Japan's minority government accepted on Wednesday an opposition party's demand to raise the tax-free income threshold, paving the way for compilation of an inflation relief package.
Kyodo News Digest: Nov. 18, 2024
5 days ago · Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, surrounded by red maple leaves, is lit up during a test event on Nov. 17, 2024, a day before the start of the special night viewing through Nov. 30.
Kyodo News Digest: Nov. 21, 2024
2 days ago · Tokyo's Ueno Toshogu shrine is pictured during a lighting ceremony on Nov. 20, 2024. The special night illumination will run through Dec. 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo