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The Japanese government and ruling parties are planning to impose a uniform 20pcttax rate on profits from crypto asset transactions, the same rate applied to stocks and other financial products, informed sources have said.

SBI Shinsei Bank said Monday that it plans to sell shares for 1,440-1,450 yen apiece when it goes public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange later this month.

Japan's Imperial Household Agency on Tuesday announced details of the New Year's greeting event to be held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung issued instructions at a cabinet meeting Tuesday to consider dissolution orders for religious organizations, referring to such an order by Japan against the Unification Church.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama indicated Tuesday that the government and the Bank of Japan share the view about the state of the domestic economy, an important factor for the central bank's possible decision on an interest rate hike.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Tuesday that parliament will start deliberations on the government's 18-trillon-yen supplementary budget plan on Monday.

Fu Cong, China's ambassador to the United Nations, said Monday that he has sent another letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency.

Bereaved families and others mourned the nine victims of an expressway tunnel ceiling collapse in central Japan on Tuesday, the 13th anniversary of the disaster.

The key yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds hit a 17-year high for the second straight day on Tuesday, amid growing speculation about a possible interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan later this month.

Japan on Tuesday held the first ministerial meeting to review tax measures, subsidies and funds, in an effort inspired by the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency.

Two Chinese coast guard ships entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, on Tuesday.

A new flu virus variant called subclade K is spreading in Japan, a survey by the Japan Institute for Health Security has found.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has vowed to realize the early restart of visits to graves on Russian-controlled northwestern Pacific islands by former Japanese residents of the islands.

Malaysian customs authorities have charged three Japanese men on suspicion of attempting to smuggle large quantities of marijuana into the Southeast Asian nation in violation of the country's law for cracking down on dangerous drugs.

Tatsuji Sugimoto, governor of Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, has said that he plans to resign Thursday over his sexual harassment against prefectural government workers.

Japan's Tsuruha Holdings Inc. and Welcia Holdings Co. have integrated their operations to create a huge drugstore chain boasting annual sales of more than 2 trillion yen.

Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. hopes to narrow down a list of candidate sites by next summer and make a final decision by the end of 2026 on a location for its United States Steel Corp. subsidiary to build a plant in the U.S. market, Takahiro Mori, vice chairman of the Japanese maker, said in a recent interview.

Japan's three major shipping firms said Monday they will invest in Miles Co., a ship design company jointly owned by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Imabari Shipbuilding Co.

Seven-Eleven Japan Co. said Monday that it will begin testing the use of a self-driving truck for long-haul product transportation, marking the first initiative of its kind in Japan's convenience store and supermarket industries.

Three major Japanese department store operators on Monday reported year-on-year growth in same-store sales for November, thanks to strong demand for winter clothing amid falling temperatures.

Indonesian authorities evacuated seven of the eight Japanese nationals stranded by torrential rains in the province of Aceh on the northern tip of Indonesia's Sumatra island, flying them to safety on Monday, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

"Hataraite, hataraite, hataraite, hataraite and hataraite mairimasu" ()削除 and "josei shusho" ()削除, both linked to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, were named this year's top buzzwords in Japan on Monday.

New vehicle sales in Japan fell 5.1pctin November from a year earlier to 369,721 units, marking the fifth straight monthly decline as few fresh models hit the market, industry data showed Monday.

Japan should apply penalties to the customer's side, as well as the seller's side, over prostitution, Pavena Hongsakul, president of the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women, a Thai organization that supports victims of sex trafficking, said.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday called for investment in Japan at a Saudi Arabia-led international financial conference, quoting a famous line from the popular Japanese manga series "Attack on Titan."

The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum will exhibit next year some 200 masterpieces of Japanese art mainly from the British Museum, including "ukiyo-e" traditional woodblock prints and "fusuma-e" paintings on sliding door panels.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Monday that the central bank delaying an interest rate hike could cause turmoil.

Japanese stocks and government bonds were heavily sold on Monday, amid growing speculation of an early interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan.

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi and Hirofumi Yoshimura, leader of the Japan Innovation Party ()削除, the LDP's coalition partner, met on Monday and agreed on the framework for a proposed 10pctreduction in the number of House of Representatives' seats.

Eight Japanese nationals stranded in Indonesia due to heavy rains are safe and in good health, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday.

The 2025 World Exposition in Osaka has boosted earnings at major railroad operators in western Japan, with Osaka Metro Co. and Western Japan Railway Co., or JR West, set to pay special bonuses to their employees.

Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department on Monday added a new feature to its Digi Police crime prevention app that blocks incoming calls from international numbers and those believed to have been used for special fraud.

A fire has occurred at Nippon Steel Corp.'s North Nippon Works in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido.

BYD Co. released its first plug-in hybrid model for the Japanese market on Monday as the Chinese electric vehicle giant seeks to expand sales in the country where EV adoption is slow.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Monday that the central bank will make an appropriate decision on whether to raise interest rates at its next monetary policy meeting scheduled for Dec. 18-19.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has expressed her sympathies for the victims of a cyclone that struck Sri Lanka recently.

Dark clouds are hanging over the Japanese ruling coalition's plan to cut the number of seats in the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament.

The Japanese Embassy in Indonesia said Sunday that eight Japanese nationals have been stranded in the province of Aceh on the northern end of Indonesia's Sumatra island due to torrential rains that began on Monday.

Japanese Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, turned 24 on Monday.

The Japanese central government and Okinawa Prefecture remained apart Sunday over the planned relocation of a U.S. military base within the southernmost Japan prefecture.

Takayuki Kobayashi, policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said in a television program on Sunday that Japan should work on making its economic structure self-reliant, advocating for breaking away from dependence on China.

Yohei Sasakawa, honorary chair of Japan's Nippon Foundation, has visited a colony in New Delhi where people recovering from leprosy and their families live.

The yen's recent rapid depreciation against other major currencies is clearly not driven by economic fundamentals, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said in a television program on Sunday, cautioning against speculative moves on the foreign exchange market.

Japan's Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, celebrated his 60th birthday on Sunday.

After a large-scale fire broke out in the Saganoseki district of the city of Oita in the namesake prefecture in southwestern Japan, many companies and prominent figures with ties to the region have announced donations and other aid to support recovery efforts.

South Korea is considering bidding jointly with Japan to co-host the 2035 men's soccer Asian Cup, according to South Korean government sources.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government plans to adopt a new cybersecurity strategy next month that calls for necessary measures to address foreign threats such as election interference.

All Nippon Airways said Saturday that it will cancel 95 domestic flights due to necessary software maintenance for its Airbus A320 and A321 jets.

Inui Street at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo was opened to the public on Saturday for this year's autumn leaves season.

A Japanese anime event that kicked off in Shanghai on Friday with a three-day schedule was canceled following an incident where a Japanese singer's performance was forcibly interrupted at the event venue, according to Japanese entertainment firm Bandai Namco Holdings Inc., the event's organizer.

The Japanese Foreign Ministry has rebutted China's claim that the safety risk is increasing in Japan, by releasing data on recognized serious crimes in Japan in which Chinese nationals were victims.