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
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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Lower and upper house heads approve outline of bill to revise to Imperial House Law
On June 25, the heads and vice heads of both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors approved the gove...
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Japan revises law to raise upper limits for residence status-related fees
Japan's parliament has approved legislative revisions to significantly raise the upper limits for residence status-relat...
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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
S/ Onodera Itsunori, LDP tax commission chairperson / If we have the cooperation of other parties, we would lower the co...
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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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Takaichi and Trump hold brief talks on Iran, tariffs, and Indo-Pacific security
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke briefly on the sidelines of the G7 Summit i...
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Japan showcases new missile and drones at annual live-fire military drill
Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force held its annual Fuji Firepower Review, the country’s largest live-fire military exerc...
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Buffalo avoids being sacrificed because it looks like Trump
Many visitors have gathered at a zoo in Bangladesh. The main attraction is a water buffalo. The buffalo’s name is Donald...
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