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Many Health Insurance Societies at Large Firms to Face Deficits
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (166+ words) Tokyo, April 29 (Jiji Press)--Over 70 pct of health insurance societies joined by employees of large Japanese companies and their families are projected to log deficits in fiscal 2026, the National Federation of Health Insurance Societies has said. The combined balance at…...
15 Pct of Hospitals in Japan Report Sexual Abuse
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (157+ words) Tokyo, April 29 (Jiji Press)--Sexual abuse of patients has occurred at 15. 5 pct of hospitals and other medical facilities in Japan, a government survey found. The survey by the Children and Families Agency, the first of its kind, was conducted online…...
New Film Explores the Life of Tragic Taiwanese Hero Tang Te-chang
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (849+ words) Film director and producer. Worked on Wansei Back Home and Two Idiots. Began studying cinematography after serving as an assistant to director Huang Ming-cheng. Directed the short documentary Kulo (2022) and codirected the 2024 feature documentary In Search of a Mixed Identity....
JR West, Resona Holdings Eyeing Capital, Biz Alliance
19+ hour, 52+ min ago (529+ words) Osaka, April 28 (Jiji Press)--West Japan Railway Co. , or JR West, and major Japanese banking group Resona Holdings Inc. are considering forging a capital and business alliance, it was learned Tuesday. The railway company, which serves the Kansai western Japan…...
Japan Has Enough Materials for Farm, Food Products: Minister
21+ hour, 57+ min ago (153+ words) Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan has enough supplies of oil-derived materials used in the agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food industries amid heightened Middle East tensions, agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki said Tuesday. "Quantities are sufficient as a whole in the country…...
Team Lab Exhibition in Chiba Combines Light, Darkness, Nature, and a Sense of Vast Time
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (380+ words) nippon. com - Team Lab Exhibition in Chiba Combines Light, Darkness, Nature, and a Sense of Vast Time On April 17, the international art collective Team Lab opened an outdoor nighttime exhibition at the Y'r' Valley, a tourist spot in central Chiba…...
Japan Lower House OKs Bills to Raise Costs of OTC-Like Drugs
21+ hour, 10+ min ago (203+ words) Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Representatives on Tuesday approved health insurance system reform bills featuring the establishment of a mechanism to increase out-of-pocket expenses for patients prescribed drugs with ingredients and effects similar to those of over-the-counter drugs....
Japan Likely to Pass Bill to Raise Immigration Fees
18+ hour, 57+ min ago (169+ words) Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to raise the ceiling on fees for immigration procedures, making it likely to be enacted during the current parliamentary session ending in July. The amendment to the…...
Japan Defense Minister Calls for Discipline in U. S. Military
21+ hour, 23+ min ago (125+ words) nippon. com - Japan Defense Minister Calls for Discipline in U. S. Military Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday urged the U. S. military to strengthen discipline, 10 years after a woman was killed by a former U. S. base civilian worker in…...
Japan-Bound Tankers from U. S. Increase amid Hormuz Closure
21+ hour, 41+ min ago (169+ words) Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)--The number of crude oil tankers sailing to Japan from the United States has shot up amid the effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transport waterway. As of Thursday, 13 tankers bound for…...