Japan proposes steep fee hikes for residence permit renewal, permanent residency

Japan proposes steep fee hikes for residence permit renewal, permanent residency

Japan's Immigration Services Agency proposed to sharply increase fees for foreign residents renewing their period of sta...

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Takaichi and Modi agree to hold defense talks and boost economic security

Takaichi and Modi agree to hold defense talks and boost economic security

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi met in New Delhi on July 2.S/ Takaichi S...

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July price hikes expand to over 2,500 food items

July price hikes expand to over 2,500 food items

A new survey showed that price hikes in July will affect 2,566 food items, including bread and instant noodles, sold by ...

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Chinese travel agency abruptly suspends resumed sales of group tours to Japan

Chinese travel agency abruptly suspends resumed sales of group tours to Japan

A state-owned Chinese travel agency had recently resumed offering group tours to Japan starting with departures from Jul...

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Takaichi briefed on proposal to effectively cut sales tax to zero, half of public support idea

Takaichi briefed on proposal to effectively cut sales tax to zero, half of public support idea

S/ Onodera Itsunori, LDP tax commission chairperson / If we have the cooperation of other parties, we would lower the co...

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Private cabin seats to be offered on shinkansen bullet trains between Tokyo and Fukuoka

Private cabin seats to be offered on shinkansen bullet trains between Tokyo and Fukuoka

Private cabin seats will be introduced on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines that run between Tokyo Station and Haka...

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PM Takaichi says G7 sent united message on energy security to the world

PM Takaichi says G7 sent united message on energy security to the world

S/ Takaichi Sanae, Japanese Prime Minister / At this G7 summit, which I attended as a member from Asia, I made three pro...

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ANA and JAL to increase fuel surcharges

ANA and JAL to increase fuel surcharges

International air travel could become more expensive as Japan's two largest airlines raise fuel surcharges once again.F...

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JR East to replace magnetic tickets with QR code type from spring of 2027

JR East to replace magnetic tickets with QR code type from spring of 2027

East Japan Railway said it will gradually phase out magnetic tickets for short-distance train rides starting in the spri...

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Japanese snack manufacturer simplifies packages amid ongoing Middle East crisis

Japanese snack manufacturer simplifies packages amid ongoing Middle East crisis

Japanese snack food company Calbee’s popular snack, Kappa Ebisen, debuted its new monochrome packaging in supermarkets o...

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