METI Vice Minister Ino visited the United Kingdom and the French Republic from July 20 to 24, 2026. In the 12th JapanUK Defense Industry Dialogue, he emphasized the importance of building resilient,...
IPA has published and revised a requirementsdevelopment guide to balance the stable provision of services by systems handling critical information with autonomy that preserves control during...
Finance Minister Katayama announced revisions to the Corporate Governance Code to promote companies’ longterm value growth and investment in growth. The minister described benefitlinked tax credits...
On December 13, Reiwa 5, the government formulated a policy plan for realizing Japan as an asset management center and included the Emerging Manager Promotion Program (Japan’s EMP), which seeks to...
The Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies of the Bank of Japan held the 2026 International Conference from May 27 to 28. Since the first conference in 1983, this was the 31st edition, with...
In the preliminary June 2026 data released by the Bank of Japan’s Statistics Department on July 27, 2026, the overall average of the Corporate Services Price Index stood at 114.3, up 3.2% year on...
The AsukaFujiwara Capitals were inscribed as Japan’s 27th World Heritage property. Their value was recognized as an archaeological site complex demonstrating the transitions of ancient state...
Although working hours are trending downward, fulltime workers find it difficult to adjust their schedules flexibly. Long working hours harm health and satisfaction, while commuting time also affects...
Japan’s economy experienced prolonged restraint in corporate investment and labor costs, alongside sluggish growth in manufacturing production and exports. In the 2020s, however, progress in passing...
While labor shortages persist, jobopening indicators and Hello Work usage rates are declining. As AI adoption advances the substitution of tasks such as clerical work, labor mobility aligned with...