Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is calling on both ruling and opposition parties to work together to enact the government’s supplementary budget swiftly to “bring back a strong economy to Japan.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/08/economy/japan-finance-minister-parliament-budget-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #satsukikatayama #budgets #diet #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration has submitted its draft ¥18.3 trillion ($118 billion) supplementary budget for fiscal 2025 to parliament to finance her first comprehensive economic package. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/08/economy/japan-extra-budget/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #budgets #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #diet
The government, in its sixth basic program for promoting gender equality, will stipulate that it will consider legislation to legalize the use of pre-marriage family names. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/japan/society/japan-surname-gender-equality-program/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #familyregistry #familylaw #marriage #names #nipponishinnokai #ldp #women039sissues #diet
The Japanese government plans to establish a national intelligence bureau as early as July 2026, sources said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/japan/politics/intelligence-bureau-planned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #ldp #espionage #publicsecurityintelligenceagency #defenseministry #foreignministry #cabinet
After a bumpy negotiation process, the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, submitted a bill that would cut at least 45 Lower House seats by the end of next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/japan/politics/seat-reduction-bill-submitted/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #katsunobukato #hirofumiyoshimura #ldp #nipponishinnokai #diet #lowerhouse
Japan’s parliament has enacted a bill aimed at addressing the uneven availability of doctors in the country and promoting digital transformation in the medical sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/japan/parliament-bill-doctor-availability/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hospitals #doctors #diet
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura agreed to submit a bill during the current parliamentary session that will reduce the number of Lower House seats by 10%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/japan/politics/seats-reduction-ldp-jip-agreement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #lowerhouse #diet #hirofumiyoshimura #komeito #koichihagiuda
The Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling coalition has regained its majority in the Lower House, with three lawmakers agreeing to support the passage of key budget bills. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/politics/ldp-majority/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #sanaetakaichi #diet
Japan's parliament enacted legislation to scrap the provisional tax surcharges for gasoline and diesel fuel to try to curb inflation, without stating alternative sources for government funding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/politics/gasoline-bill-pass/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #gas #taxes #energy #inflation #diet #budgets
The Japan Innovation Party's parliamentary affairs chief warned that his party may leave the ruling coalition if talks on reducing the number of House of Representatives seats falter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/politics/jip-coalition-lower-house-seats-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #jip #lowerhouse #diet
Sanae Takaichi has hinted in parliament that she didn’t initially intend to refer to a specific case that Japan could consider a “survival-threatening situation,” potentially allowing it to deploy its military. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/politics/party-leaders-diet-debate-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #sanaetakaichi #yoshihikonoda #ldp #cdp #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #japaneseeconomy #nuclearweapons
Japan is moving closer than ever to legalizing the primary use of birth names after marriage, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s bill on the matter likely to be submitted to parliament soon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/politics/surname-takaichi-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #familyregistry #familylaw #marriage #names #nipponishinnokai #komeito #ldp #women039sissues #diet
Leaders of four opposition parties are expected to press Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over deteriorating relations with China and her aggressive fiscal policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/24/japan/opposition-leaders-takaichi-china-fiscal-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #diet
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Cooking pans recalled over ‘significant’ lead contamination risk
The recall affects 24-centimeter milk pans sold under the Majestic Chef Pan brand name. WASHINGTON — Shata Traders Inc. is recalling Chef Brand milk pans because they may contain significant levels of lead that could leach into food, the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday. The …
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2391706/cooking-pans-recalled-over-significant-lead-contamination-risk/
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, have agreed to submit a bill that creates a framework for reducing Lower House seats during the ongoing session of parliament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/21/japan/politics/ldp-ishin-seat-reduction-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #lowerhouse #diet #sanaetakaichi #katsunobukato #hirofumiyoshimura
Cooking pans recalled over ‘significant’ lead contamination risk
The recall affects 24-centimeter milk pans sold under the Majestic Chef Pan brand name. WASHINGTON — Shata Traders Inc. is recalling Chef Brand milk pans because they may contain significant levels of lead that could leach into food, the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday. The …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Cooking
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2391706/cooking-pans-recalled-over-significant-lead-contamination-risk/
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday marked the 70th anniversary of its establishment, as it looks to stage a comeback after recent electoral drubbings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/15/japan/politics/ldp-70th-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #diet #sanaetakaichi
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are set to step up talks on constitutional revision following the first meeting of their working-level forum on the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/japan/politics/ldp-jip-constitutional-revision/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #constitution #diet
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has begun internal discussions on a proposal to reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/politics/ldp-seat-reduction-talk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #diet #nipponishinnokai #cdp
The LDP secretary-general say that consensus will be difficult regarding the reduction of Lower House seats during the current extraordinary Diet session. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/09/japan/politics/lower-house-seats-reduction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #jip #diet #lowerhouse