KITAKYUSHU, Jan 08 (News on Japan) - KITAKYUSHU, Jan 07 (News on Japan) - Kaum muda Jepang yang berusia dua puluh tahun merayakan perayaan resmi mereka di berbagai acara Coming of Age Day atau Hari Kedewasaan di seluruh negeri dengan mengenakan setelan formal dan kimono.
Di Kitakyushu, sebuah acara yang menampilkan gaya rambut yang aneh dan pakaian berwarna-warni diadakan satu hari lebih awal untuk menandai acara tersebut.
The economic policy bannered by Prime Minister Takaichi as “Sanaenomics” is beginning to take shape, with expectations centering on lower gasoline prices and the restart of electricity and gas subsidies even as critics say the program’s substance remains unclear and insufficiently developed; framed as a successor to Abenomics with greater emphasis on growth strategy, the plan raises questions about what will change in people’s daily lives and how the administration intends to run policy behind the scenes.
As of 3 p.m. on November 5th, a tropical depression over the sea near the Caroline Islands was slowly moving northward, with the Japan Meteorological Agency forecasting that it would develop into a typhoon within the next 24 hours. Once it forms, it will be designated as Typhoon No. 26.
Emergency contraceptive pills, used to prevent unintended pregnancies, are set to become available over the counter in Japan as early as by the end of this fiscal year, marking a major shift after nearly a decade of debate.
The number of U.S. military personnel arrested for criminal offenses in Okinawa has reached 77 so far this year, already surpassing the record total for all of 2024 as of the end of September.
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare plans to introduce a new system starting in June 2027 that will, in principle, deny changes or renewals of residence status for foreign residents who fail to pay their national health insurance premiums despite repeated requests for payment.
