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Kishida Cabinet support rate drops to 33.1%, lowest since launch
The support rate for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet has dropped to 33.1 percent, the lowest since its launch last year, a survey showed Sunday, after three of his ministers were forced out in less than a month.
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23% of major Japanese firms may raise prices next year on rising costs
Nearly a quarter of major companies in Japan are considering raising the prices of their products next year or later due to increasing material costs and a weaker yen, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.
Of the 80 companies surveyed,…
Taiwanese head to polls in local elections, referendum
Taiwanese began voting Saturday in local elections, with the results seen as a prelude to the 2024 presidential and legislative polls, while voters are also casting ballots in a referendum.
About 19 million voters will elect more than…
Japan eyes using enemy base strike capability with U.S.
Japan is considering using an enemy base strike capability, or what it prefers to call "counterstrike capability," with its ally the United States, in the event it comes under attack, a source familiar with the matter said Friday.…
Tokyo says Uber Eats labor union has collective bargaining rights
Tokyo authorities on Friday ordered the operator of Uber Eats food delivery service in Japan to enter into negotiations with a labor union representing its staff, agreeing with the organization that the unit of the U.S.-based company had…
Tokyo consumer prices rise 3.6% in Nov., biggest gain in 4 decades
Consumer prices in Tokyo gained 3.6 percent in November from a year earlier, marking the steepest increase since 1982 amid higher energy and food prices that are increasingly squeezing household budgets, government data showed Friday.
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Japan mulls creating new defense body for fighting cyberattacks
Japan is considering creating a new organization to lead the country's fight against cyberattacks, with control over units of its defense and police forces coping with such attacks, government sources said Wednesday.
The government seeks…
Nearly 80% of Japanese firms in Europe affected by Ukraine war
Some 77 percent of Japanese companies in Europe see their operations affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine primarily through a rise in energy and food prices and disruptions in logistics, a survey showed.
Manufacturers feel the heftier…
U.S. excludes oil for Japan from Russia’s Sakhalin-2 from price cap
Oil from Russia's Sakhalin 2 energy project bound for Japan will be excluded from facing a price cap the United States will roll out as part of efforts to squeeze Moscow's revenues for its war in Ukraine, the Treasury Department said in its…
Japan begins to probe Unification Church, eyes depriving tax benefits
The Japanese government began investigating the Unification Church on Tuesday, paving the way for requesting a court to consider depriving the controversial group of its status as a religious corporation with tax benefits.
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