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Japan approves $19bn extra budget to curb fuel costs amid Iran tensions

Vietnam inflation rises to 2020 high; trade deficit widens on fuel costs

Japan Cabinet OKs 3 tril. yen extra budget to help tackle high energy costs

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft supplementary budget of 3.11 trillion yen ($19.5 billion), just over two months into th

Japan unveils ¥3.1 trillion extra budget to cushion Mideast impact

While the government has yet to specify the usage of that fund, it is expected to be used initially to cap costs for gasoline.

Soaring Costs Stall Redevelopment Projects Across Japan

Rising costs, supply disruptions and labor shortages are forcing revisions to major projects, raising concerns over infrastructure renewal and urban resilience. The post Soaring Costs Stall Redevelopment Projects Across Japan first appeared on JAPAN Forward.

More Tokyo-area schools choose Nagasaki over Kyoto for trips amid overtourism, rising costs

NAGASAKI -- This southwest Japan city is seeing a surge in school trips from the Tokyo metropolitan area as schools seek to avoid overcrowded Kyoto an

Japan passes bill to raise co-payments for prescription drugs similar to OTC counterparts

The health ministry plans to require individuals to bear additional costs for some 1,100 over-the-counter-like prescription drugs starting in March 2027.

Japan enacts changes to make childbirth free, raise some patient drug costs

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's parliament on Friday enacted health legislation changes to make childbirth free in principle and to raise out-of-pocket costs

Japan's smaller firms struggle to pass on higher costs from Iran war