Politics
Japan to draw up defense industry strategy by year-end, Koizumi says
The plan would tie weapons production and exports to economic growth, with a new government agency to run the policy and a bill due in the ordinary Diet session next year.
Finance Ministry proposes levies on cosmetic clinics to fund doctor training
The ministry told a fiscal policy panel that doctors who go straight into cosmetic medicine after their two-year clinical training may be worsening the uneven spread of physicians across Japan.
LDP and Ishin to open talks on defense documents on Nov. 10
The two ruling parties will convene their first working-level meeting on revising the three security documents, aiming for a cabinet approval in December.
Fukuoka mayoral race with 13 candidates could end in a rerun
With no candidate close to a quarter of the vote, campaigns are already asking whether they have the money and stamina for a second election.
Koizumi and Hegseth align on defense buildup aimed at China
Japan's defense minister and the US defense secretary agreed in Manila to strengthen denial capabilities, but talks on defense spending and host-nation support still lie ahead.
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