Politics
Fukuoka assembly's 'don' denies One Health spending was padded, calls criticism a smear
Former speaker Isao Kurauchi, who resigned in August amid cash-for-favors allegations, defended the prefecture's One Health program at his first news conference since leaving office.
Farm minister Takeda faces calls for focused Diet session over funding scandals
Opposition lawmakers say repeated denials and corrections over campaign and funding law questions are no longer enough, and want all related documents tabled in the Upper House agriculture committee.
Cutting proportional seats by 31 would reduce women in the Diet from 68 to 50, estimate finds
The Communist and Social Democratic parties say the reform would narrow the route women have used into national politics, while Nippon Ishin argues the system itself is neutral.
Japan opens review of premiums for over-75s as more elderly keep working
The health ministry asked advisers to consider raising the annual cap on later-stage elderly medical premiums and reworking relief for low earners, citing higher employment and income among older people.
Finance Ministry calls for legal limits on living in flood-risk areas
A ministry panel proposal would restrict land use and steer residents away from hazard zones, and estimates up to 436,000 people could leave them by 2050.
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