At the 3rd Drug Safety Investigation Council meeting in FY2026, the council unanimously resolved to classify the overthecounter drug Colpermin, recorded in the resolution as peppermint oil, as a...
On July 30, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi reported at the third 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake Emergency Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters meeting that deaths and injuries, building damage, water...
On July 30, 2026, the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy discussed the overall FY2027 budget and the basic policy for budget requests, based on the Cabinet Office midyear estimate and other...
Prime Minister Takaichi explained that, to support middle and lowincome households suffering from inflation and tax and social insurance burdens, the government will reduce the consumption tax rate...
The Cabinet Office judged that Japan’s economy was gradually recovering in July 2026, while the impact of the situation in the Middle East required close monitoring. Personal consumption, capital...
The Salt Station Hotel Project in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, has been certified as an excellent private urban redevelopment project plan. The project will use existing local assets to develop lodging...
The preliminary count of foreigntrade cargo containers at the six major ports for May 2026 was 1,177,717 TEU, up 0.1% from the same month of the previous year. Exports totaled 562,219 TEU, down 2.9%,...
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism certified the Tsukiji 2chome District Type 1 Urban Redevelopment Project as an excellent privatesector urban regeneration project plan in a...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the fifth meeting of the Expert Panel on Land Acquisition and Use on July 31, 2026, for discussions and an exchange of views...
Preliminary figures for May, released on July 29, 2026. Domestic scheduled aviation saw an increase in passengers and a decrease in freight from the same month of the previous year. International...