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Aug. 20, 2025
Defense Ministry Seen Seeking Record 8.8-T.-Yen Budget
Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Defense Ministry plans to submit a fiscal 2026 budget request totaling a record 8.8 trillion yen, informed sources said Tuesday.
Putin Issues Statement on WWII Soviet Attack on Japan
Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)--Russian President Vladimir Putin has released a statement on the 80th anniversary of the Soviet attack on a then Japanese island after Japan's surrender in World War II.
HEADLINES
- POLITICS
- TICAD 9 to Start in Yokohama on Wed. to Discuss Aid for African Countries
- ECONOMY
- Taiwan's Hon Hai, Japan's SoftBank to Jointly Make Data Center Equipment in Ohio
- SPORTS
- Women's Tennis: Japan's Uchijima Loses in 1st Round of Cleveland Championships
- OTHER
- 3-Year Prison Term Sought for Ex-Kadokawa Chairman over Tokyo Games Bribery
NATIONAL
- Defense Ministry Seen Seeking Record 8.8-T.-Yen Budget
- Putin Issues Statement on WWII Soviet Attack on Japan
- Japanese Suspected of Ordering Killings of 2 Nationals in Manila
- (Update) Japan to Participate in Security Guarantees for Ukraine
- Tohoku Electric to Halt Onagawa N-Plant Reactor
BUSINESS
- KDDI Launches Service to Design Offices with AI, Robotics
- (Update) SoftBank to Invest 2 B. Dollars in Intel
- SoftBank to Invest 2 B. Dollars in Intel
- Hon Hai, SoftBank to Jointly Make Data Center Equipment in Ohio
- Musee Platinum Operator to Undergo Bankruptcy Proceedings
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