The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday bills aimed at introducing a system under which public health insurance will fully cover childbirth costs. The bills on medical insurance sy ...

The Japanese government adopted a bill to create a national intelligence council at a cabinet meeting on Friday and then submitted the bill to the Diet. The bill also calls for establishing a national ...

The Japanese government decided Tuesday to allocate 388.1 billion yen ($2.7 billion) from reserve funds for the current fiscal year to subsidize the energy bills of households and businesses during ...

Bill Gates, front, chairman of the Gates Foundation leaves the. prime minister's office after his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. Goshen’s ...

TOKYO -- The workload at the House of Representatives' Legislative Bureau, which supports lawmakers in drafting and managing bills, has surged dramatically in the current Diet session. While the ...