Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government plans to issue more new bonds to fund its economic package than the corresponding amount last year, as concerns smolder over the nation’s public finances and rising yields. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/27/75b-new-bonds-stimulus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #japaneseeconomy

The government is preparing to hold a summit with five Central Asian countries in Tokyo in mid-December. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/japan-central-asia-summit-december/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #centralasia

Expenditures needed for children to enter junior high and high schools in Japan have increased, a recent survey by a nongovernmental organization showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/school-admission-costs-increase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #schools #education #children

Japan’s 2026 budget should take inflation into account, private-sector advisers tell the government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/27/economy/panel-budget-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #taxes #cabinet #inflation #budgets

Toyota’s sales advanced in October as the U.S. helped make up for a downturn in China and Japan, showing resilience in the face of tariffs thanks to strong demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/27/toyota-october-sales-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #toyota #cars #carmakers #honda #nissan #tariffs #donaldtrump

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said on Wednesday that it plans to shift its accommodation tax from fixed amounts to a fixed rate of 3% of fees in fiscal 2027. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/accommodation-tax-fixed-rate-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #minpaku #tourism #taxes #hotels

The National Police Agency has determined that improper DNA analyses conducted by a former member of the Saga Prefectural Police have had no adverse impact on investigations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/crime-legal/police-dna-saga-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #saga #sagaprefecturalpolice #japanesepolice #npa

Asahi Group Holdings said Thursday it may have experienced a total of 1.94 million data leaks after a cyberattack crippled its internal systems two months ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/27/companies/asahi-beer-leak-presser/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #asahi #cybersecurity #hacking #alcohol #beer

In Japan, political parties’ origins and backers are more consistent indicators of their leanings, rather than the left-right labels that apply more conveniently in the U.S. and Europe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/politics/explainer-political-parties-labeling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #nipponishin #jcp #dpp #komeito #sanseito #sanaetakaichi #yoshihikonoda #yuichirotamaki #tetsuosaito #fumitakefujita #tomokotamura #soheikamiya

Hong Kong residents have mobilized to track down the hundreds left missing from a fire that engulfed Wang Fuk Court. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/asia-pacific/hong-kong-fire-survivors-missing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hongkong #china

The Royal New Zealand Navy's largest ship made a rare transit through the sensitive Taiwan Strait earlier this month, the country's defense minister has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/asia-pacific/politics/new-zealand-navy-taiwan-strait/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #newzealand #taiwan #china

Japan's Vissel Kobe sealed a 2-0 win over hosts Shanghai Shenhua on Wednesday to open a three-point gap atop the Asian Champions League Elite eastern league phase standings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/27/soccer/j-league/vissel-kobe-shenhua-acl/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #jleague #visselkobe #asianchampionsleague #shanghaishenhua

Brandon Ingram hit a game-winning pullup jumper in the final second Wednesday night as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Indiana Pacers 97-95 in an NBA Cup game for their ninth straight win. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/27/basketball/nba/raptors-suns-nba-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #brandoningram #torontoraptors #indianapacers #sacramentokings #phoenixsuns

Chinese sports apparel company Anta Sports Products is among firms exploring a potential takeover of Puma, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/27/companies/china-anta-bid-puma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #china #antasports #puma

A town in Japan has retracted its warning of a bear sighting after discovering that a picture it had received showing the fearsome creature was generated using artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/society/japan-town-retracts-ai-bear-image/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #bears #onagawa #miyagi #ai #fakenews

Italian skiing star Federica Brignone stepped up her recovery from a horror double leg break by returning to the piste on Wednesday as she targets her home Winter Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/11/27/brignone-injury-return-olympics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #federicabrignone

Germany's military readiness is limited by constitutional restrictions, political division and public reluctance, despite its economic power and growing security threats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/27/world/who-will-defend-germany/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #germany #bundeswehrfriedrichmerz #defense #drones #russia #russiaukrainewar

Collective defense is too big a leap at this time. But collective deterrence is a legitimate strategy to thwart a rising China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/26/japan/the-argument-for-indo-pacific-collective-deterrence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #defense #sdf #sanaetakaichi #china #russia #northkorea #quad #australia #india #us #southkorea #philippines #seato #shigeruishiba #nato #taiwan #southchinasea #eastchinasea

Arne Slot insisted he is confident of avoiding the sack despite troubled Liverpool's dismal 4-1 defeat against PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/27/soccer/liverpool-psv-arne-slot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #liverpool #arneslot #psveindhoven #championsleague #curtisjones #stevengerrard

A body for labor unions in the automotive, electronics and other industries announced a policy for its member unions to ask for a pay scale hike of at least ¥12,000 per month in next year's wage negotiations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/27/economy/jcm-shunto-pay-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #shunto #wages #us #tariffs #manufacturing #metals