On September 25, 2026, the Local Finance Council received briefings on fiscal 2025 settlements for prefectural and municipal general accounts, local public enterprises and related entities, and...
The Local Finance Council deliberated on and approved the designation of eligible organizations under the hometown tax donation system for the period from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027....
The Local Finance Council received an explanation of the support package for the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake and measures to address local governments’ fiscal burden. It asked about the size of...
The Radio Use Environment Committee of the Telecommunications Council announced that it received 9 comments on its draft report during a public comment period from July 23 to August 26, 2026. The...
At the October 6, 2026, press conference, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Fujii said the government had decided to advance ordinary local allocation tax payments to municipalities...
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Fujii reported that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August was 2.5%, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month. He expressed...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications plans to open the APN Innovation Hub, a demonstration environment intended to promote the spread of allphotonic networks, on October 5 under the...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications invited comments on a proposed amendment to the radio review standards to enable domestic use of terminals compatible with Globalstar’s new...
Starting in October 2026, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will convene the Board on Postal Data Use for Public Requests to obtain expert advice on using data held or collected by...
To provide a timely picture of prefectural finances, a preliminary compilation was prepared using figures as of the end of August 2026. Revenue was 60.7 trillion yen and expenditure was 58.9 trillion...