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Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 27, 2016
Paying to modernize U.S. nuclear arsenal to be left to next president
In this flat, windy expanse just south of the Canadian border, U.S. Air Force pilots fly the same bombers their grandfathers flew, using mid-20th century cables and pulleys.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2016
Defense Ministry requests ¥5.1 trillion for fiscal 2017 to address new threats
The Defense Ministry requests more than u00a55.1 trillion for fiscal 2017 to deal with North Korea, China and terrorism that is putting ordinary Japanese at risk.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Aug 21, 2016
Osaka urged to spend more on arts ahead of Olympic extravaganza
A call by an influential Kansai business group for the Osaka prefectural and municipal governments to increase their budgets for art and culture has sparked debate between the governor and business circles over how to best do that.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 7, 2016
Japan plans extra spending on anti-terrorism measures in wake of Bangladesh attack
The government will spend hundreds of billions of yen on anti-terrorism and safety measures as part of an extra stimulus budget in the wake of the attack by Islamist militants in Bangladesh that killed seven Japanese, government sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 3, 2016
Additional economic measures likely in second half, LDP's No. 2 says
Japan will need economic measures in the second half of fiscal 2016 after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the government will front-load budget spending, the LDP's No. 2 says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 29, 2016
Budget clears Upper House as focus shifts to possible tax hike delay, double election
The Upper House easily passes the hefty fiscal 2016 budget as the opposition focuses on whether Prime Minister Abe will again delay the consumption tax hike.

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