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National Conference on Social Security Facing Host of Challenges to Start Refundable Tax Credit Program with Cash Payments Alone
13+ hour, 58+ min ago (446+ words) By Hiroki Takao / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer 20: 00 JST, May 24, 2026 Discussions at the National Conference on Social Security are at a critical moment over its compilation of an interim report regarding the introduction of a refundable tax credit program designed to…...
U. S. Informs Japan of Tomahawk Missile Delivery Delays: FT
19+ hour, 4+ min ago (257+ words) 15: 16 JST, May 24, 2026 WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) " U. S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi during a telephone conversation early this month that there would be delays in the delivery of the US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles to the Japanese side,…...
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Expresses Her Condolences on X over Gas Explosion in China
23+ hour, 4+ min ago (76+ words) 11: 16 JST, May 24, 2026 I express my deepest condolences to those who lost their lives and offer my sincere sympathies to their families. I also extend my heartfelt sympathies to the affected people, she posted. The posts were made in Japanese, Chinese,…...
U. S. Soldier in Japan Sent to Prosecutors over Sexual Assault
23+ hour, 23+ min ago (212+ words) 10: 57 JST, May 24, 2026 NAHA (Jiji Press) " Police in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa have sent papers to prosecutors on a U. S. Army soldier in his 20s for allegedly sexually assaulting an adult female acquaintance and causing injury, it was learned Saturday. The…...
NATO Allies Bewildered by Trump's about-Face on US Troop Moves in Europe
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (710+ words) 12: 11 JST, May 23, 2026 Earlier this month, the Trump administration said it was reducing levels in Europe by about 5, 000 troops, and U. S. officials confirmed about 4, 000 service members were no longer rotating into Poland from Germany. The dispatch to Germany of U. S. personnel trained to…...
Trump Says He's Sending 5, 000 More Troops to Poland, Stirring Confusion about US Presence in Europe
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (621+ words) 11: 18 JST, May 23, 2026 "Based on the successful Election of the now President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, who I was proud to Endorse, and our relationship with him, I am pleased to announce that the United States will be sending an additional…...
Japanese Figure Skaters Shoma Uno and Marin Honda to Return to Competition as Ice Dance Pair
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (88+ words) 11: 48 JST, May 22, 2026 Shoma Uno, a two-time Olympic medalist in men's figure skating, and Marin Honda, the 2016 Junior World Champion in women's figure skating, announced they will team up as a pair in the ice dance category and return to competitions…...
Hokkaido Zoo Employee Arrested on Suspicion of Murdering Wife; Admits to Strangling Her at Home
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (201+ words) 13: 59 JST, May 22, 2026 The Hokkaido prefectural police arrested Tatsuya Suzuki, a 33-year-old employee of Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on suspicion of murdering his wife, Yui. He said he strangled her with a rope at their home, according to investigative sources....
Conference Plans Tax Credit System with Benefits Linked Solely to Income
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (539+ words) 15: 27 JST, May 21, 2026 A working-level meeting of the National Conference on Social Security has compiled a summery of discussions to introduce a refundable tax credit program that consists solely of benefits, with middle- and low-income working-age people to be the primary…...
Arsenal Wins Its First Premier League Title in 22 Years after Man City Draws with Bournemouth
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (816+ words) 10: 35 JST, May 20, 2026 Arsenal's decades-long wait is over. Mikel Arteta's team was crowned Premier League champion for the first time since 2004 on Tuesday after Manchester City drew 1-1 with Bournemouth. The result put an end to what might be Pep Guardiola's final…...