TOKYO, Aug. 1 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release: 1. Overview The total number of scrambles conducted by JASDF fighters in the first quarter of FY2025 is 157 times. Details are as follows. The number of scrambles has remained high since FY2013. Table Omitted (The document can be viewed at https://www.mod.go.jp/js/pdf/2025/p20250801_01e.pdf ) Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, Aug. 1 -- Ministry of Health, Labour & Welfare issued the following press release: The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare compiles data on job offers, job seekers, and employment at public employment security offices (Hello Work), creates indicators such as the job offer ratio, and publishes them monthly as the general employment placement situation. Looking at the figures for June 2025, the seasonally adjusted active job offer ratio was 1.22, down 0.02 points from the previous mont...
TOKYO, Aug. 1 -- Ministry of Health, Labour & Welfare issued the following press release: The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare compiles data on job offers, job seekers, and employment at public employment security offices (Hello Work), creates indicators such as the job offer ratio, and publishes them monthly as the general employment placement situation. Looking at the figures for June 2025, the seasonally adjusted active job offer ratio was 1.22, down 0.02 points from the previous mont...
TOKYO, July 31 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight: On July 31, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held an exchange of views with representatives of the automotive industry regarding the agreement reached in the negotiations between Japan and the United States, held in Tokyo. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, July 31 -- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan issued the following news release: Japan's economic growth is likely to moderate, as trade and other policies in each jurisdiction lead to a slowdown in overseas economies and to a decline in domestic corporate profits and other factors, although factors such as accommodative financial conditions are expected to provide support. Thereafter, Japan's economic growth rate is likely to rise, with overseas economies returning to a m...
TOKYO, July 31 -- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan issued the following news release: At the Monetary Policy Meeting held today, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided, by a unanimous vote, to set the following guideline for money market operations for the intermeeting period: The Bank will encourage the uncollateralized overnight call rate to remain at around 0.5 percent. Reference Meeting hours: Wednesday, July 30: 14:00-15:51 Thursday, July 31: 9:00-11:50 Policy B...
TOKYO, July 31 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On July 31st, a launch event of the second cohort of the "Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons" was held in a hybrid format at the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations (UN). The fund was established with a contribution of 10 million US dollars (1.08 billion Japanese yen) from the Japanese Government to the UN. On the occasion of the launch event for the second cohort, Mr. IWAY...
TOKYO, July 31 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news: * Date and Time: 10:00~17:15, July 1, 2025 * Venue: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan * Hosts: Ministry of the Environment of Japan Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China * Participants: Japanese Side: Ministry of the Environment, universities, research institutions, local governments Chinese Side: Ministry of Ecology and Environment, universities, research institutions, public...
TOKYO, July 31 -- JMSDF issued the following news: The Indo-Pacific Deployment 2025 (IPD25) unit will participate in a multilateral exercise (Super Garuda Shield 25) hosted by the U.S. and Indonesian Armed Forces as described below in order to strengthen cooperation to realize a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific". 1. Objectives (1) To improve JMSDF's tactical capabilities (2) To enhance mutual understanding and strengthen relationship with the participating countries 2. Period August 24 - Septemb...
TOKYO, July 31 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following press release: The preliminary data are tentatively compiled based on the JPO Statistical Database, including the numbers of filing patent, utility model, design and trademark applications, the number of registrations, the number of trials and appeals, the number of international applications for patents, trademarks and designs (starting in May 2015), as well as the number of requests for examination. Please be noted that the data may ...