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Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday instructed industry minister Ryosei Akazawa to review government subsidies aimed at holding down the prices of gasoline and other fuel oil. In talks with reporters at the prime minister's office earlier in the day, Takaichi noted that some in both the ruling and opposition blocs have urged the government to consid...
Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)--Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa on Friday announced a plan to establish a team of so-called white hat hackers, or ethical experts with advanced cybersecurity knowledge, to strengthen the country's cyber defenses. The minister told a press conference that he has instructed industry ministry staff to set up the team at the government-affiliated Innovatio...
Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government, in a rare move, has repeatedly urged people to take precautions after critical vulnerabilities were detected in the PHP programming language, which is widely used for websites. The moves reflected concerns that a delayed response could deal a blow to the economy and society, especially given the recent string of personal data breaches ca...
Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government has not received any reports of damage caused by critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Thursday. Kihara said the government will continue to issue warnings about the problem. He called on citizens to install security patches to address the vulnerabilities, adding that temporar...
Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering providing subsidies to lower electricity and city gas costs in the first quarter of 2027, when heating demand rises, as energy prices remain elevated because of the war in the Middle East, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The government provided some about 7,000 yen in electricity and gas subsidies to an aver...
Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)--The public approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet fell 1.7 percentage points from the previous month to 42.4 pct in October, hitting the lowest level since she took office a year ago, a Jiji Press survey showed Thursday. The rate fell for the fifth straight month. According to the survey, conducted for four days through Monday, the...
Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)--Keiji Furuya, a lawmaker of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, revealed Friday that he had received an email from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi calling Chinese sanctions against him a great honor. Furuya told reporters that he received the email in April, a month after China announced sanctions against him, including an entry ban, claiming that he had collu...
Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called achieving economic growth her top priority in her policy address before parliament Monday, vowing efforts under her cabinet's slogan of "decision, challenge and action." In the speech given at the House of Representatives and the Senate, the two chambers of the Diet, Takaichi explained that the planned temporary reduc...
Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)--Controversial remarks and alleged election law violations involving two newly appointed Japanese ministers have raised concerns within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party before a parliamentary session opens on Monday. Opposition forces are poised to grill the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during the parliamentary session over her responsibility...