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Japan Cabinet OKs record FY 2026 draft budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025, following the Cabinet's approval of a record 122.31 trillion yen ($783 billion) draft initial budget for fiscal 2026.

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Japan Cabinet OKs record FY 2026 draft budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025, following the Cabinet's approval of a record 122.31 trillion yen ($783 billion) draft initial budget for fiscal 2026.

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Japan Cabinet OKs record FY 2026 draft budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025, following the Cabinet's approval of a record 122.31 trillion yen ($783 billion) draft initial budget for fiscal 2026.

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Japan lower house OKs 18 tril. yen extra budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) bows after the House of Representatives approves an 18.3 trillion yen ($118 billion) supplemental budget for the year through March in a plenary session in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2025.

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Japan lower house OKs 18 tril. yen extra budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) bows after the House of Representatives approves an 18.3 trillion yen ($118 billion) supplemental budget for the year through March in a plenary session in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2025.

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Japan lower house OKs 18 tril. yen extra budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi bows after the House of Representatives approves an 18.3 trillion yen ($118 billion) supplemental budget for the year through March in a plenary session in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2025.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

NIIGATA, Japan, Nov. 21 Kyodo - Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi holds an unscheduled press conference in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, saying he will approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. (Kyodo)

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Members of a citizens group rally in front of the Niigata prefectural government office in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, in protest over Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi's decision the same day to approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Members of a citizens group rally in front of the Niigata prefectural government office in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, in protest over Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi's decision the same day to approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Members of a citizens group rally in front of the Niigata prefectural government office in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, in protest over Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi's decision the same day to approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi holds an unscheduled press conference in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, saying he will approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi holds an unscheduled press conference in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, saying he will approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi holds an unscheduled press conference in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, saying he will approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi holds an unscheduled press conference in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, saying he will approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2025, shows the No. 6 reactor (C) at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi agreed on Nov. 21 to the restart of the reactor, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2025, shows the No. 6 reactor (C) at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi agreed on Nov. 21 to the restart of the reactor, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2025, shows the No. 6 reactor (C) at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi agreed on Nov. 21 to the restart of the reactor, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan lower house OKs budget for FY 2025

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far R) bows after the House of Representatives approved a revised draft budget for fiscal 2025 during a plenary session in Tokyo on March 4, 2025.

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Japan lower house OKs budget for FY2025

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets the press at his office in Tokyo on March 4, 2025, after the House of Representatives approved a revised draft budget for fiscal 2025.

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Japan lower house OKs budget for FY2025

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets the press at his office in Tokyo on March 4, 2025, after the House of Representatives approved a revised draft budget for fiscal 2025.

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Japan lower house panel OKs budged for FY2025

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L, front) shakes hands with House of Representatives Budget Committee chairman Jun Azumi (R, front, back to camera) in Tokyo on March 4, 2025, after the lower house committee approved a revised draft budget for fiscal 2025.

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Japan lower house panel OKs budged for FY2025

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (left row, front) bows at a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 4, 2025, after the lower house committee approved a revised draft budget for fiscal 2025.

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Japan lower house panel OKs extra budget for FY 2024

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (left row, front) bows at a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2024, after the lower house committee approved the fiscal 2024 supplementary budget.

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Japan lower house panel OKs extra budget for FY 2024

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C, R) bows at a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2024, after the lower house committee approved the fiscal 2024 supplementary budget.

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Japan gov't OKs 13.9 tril. yen extra budget

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2024, after the government approved a 13.9 trillion yen ($92.6 billion) supplementary budget for the fiscal year through March.

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Japan gov't OKs 13.9 tril. yen extra budget

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2024, after the government approved a 13.9 trillion yen ($92.6 billion) supplementary budget for the fiscal year through March.

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Japan lower house OKs bill to allow joint custody after divorce

Japan's House of Representatives clears a bill to introduce joint custody after divorce, at a plenary session in Tokyo on April 16, 2024.

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Japan lower house OKs bill to allow joint custody after divorce

Japan's House of Representatives clears a bill to introduce joint custody after divorce, at a plenary session in Tokyo on April 16, 2024.

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Japan lower house OKs bill to allow joint custody after divorce

Japanese Justice Minister Ryuji Koizumi bows after the House of Representatives cleared a bill to introduce joint custody after divorce, at a plenary session in Tokyo on April 16, 2024.

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Lower house OKs bill to create security clearance system

Japan's House of Representatives passes a bill to establish a "security clearance" system at a plenary session in Tokyo on April 9, 2024.

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Japan lower house OKs bill to support domestic defense industry

Japan's House of Representatives passes at a preliminary session in Tokyo on May 9, 2023, a bill to financially support the domestic defense industry, allowing the government to shoulder the costs of improving defense equipment makers' production efficiency and strengthening their supply chains.

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Japan OKs FY 2024 budget, defense spending reaches new high

STORY: Japan OKs FY 2024 budget, defense spending reaches new high SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:48 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cities in Japan 2. various of Japanese military exercises 3. various of Okinawa Self-Defense Force Military Base (taken on November 27 and 28, 2023) STORYLINE: The Japanese government on Friday adopted a draft budget of 112.07 trillion yen (about 787 billion U.S. dollars) for fiscal year 2024, with defense spending hitting an all-time high for the 10th straight year. The figure approved by the cabinet for the fiscal period from April 2024 to March 2025 marked the first drop in 12 years amid shrinking emergency funding related to COVID-19. The budget, although smaller than the record 114.38 trillion yen allocated for the current business year to March, is still the second-largest, underscoring the urgency for debt-ridden Japan to rein in spending and restore its fiscal health, national news agency Kyodo reported

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Japan town OKs survey for interim spent nuclear fuel facility

Tetsuo Nishi, mayor of Kaminoseki town in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi, speaks at an extraordinary municipal assembly session in the town on Aug. 18, 2023. The mayor gave the greenlight for a geological survey by two major utilities companies, in a step toward the building of an intermediate facility to temporarily keep spent nuclear fuel.

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Japan town OKs survey for interim spent nuclear fuel facility

Tetsuo Nishi, mayor of Kaminoseki town in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi, speaks at an extraordinary municipal assembly session in the town on Aug. 18, 2023. The mayor gave the greenlight for a geological survey by two major utilities companies, in a step toward the building of an intermediate facility to temporarily keep spent nuclear fuel.

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Japan regulator OKs nuclear wastewater discharge system at Fukushima plant

STORY: Japan regulator OKs nuclear wastewater discharge system at Fukushima plant DATELINE: July 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japan STORYLINE: Japan's nuclear regulators on Friday formally gave the green light to facilities for discharging nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, local media reported. The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) issued the certificate to the plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), showing that the facilities have passed final checks, Kyodo News said. The approval was given after the nuclear watchdog inspected the system which includes pumps to take in massive seawater and emergency shut-off valves, it said. The move means logistical preparations have been completed, putting the country on track to start releasing nuclear wastewater into the sea around this summer, said the report. The approval came after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published its final

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Japan lower house OKs bill to support domestic defense industry

Japan's House of Representatives passes at a preliminary session in Tokyo on May 9, 2023, a bill to financially support the domestic defense industry, allowing the government to shoulder the costs of improving defense equipment makers' production efficiency and strengthening their supply chains.

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Japan lower house OKs record 114 tril. yen budget for FY 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) is pictured during a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2023, following the lower house's approval of a record 114.38 trillion yen ($840 billion) budget for fiscal 2023.

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Japan lower house OKs record 114 tril. yen budget for FY 2023

Photo taken Feb. 28, 2023, shows a House of Representatives plenary session being held in Tokyo, during which the lower house approved a record 114.38 trillion yen ($840 billion) budget for fiscal 2023.

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Japan lower house OKs record 114 tril. yen budget for FY 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front, R) bows with lawmakers during a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2023, as the lower house approves a record 114.38 trillion yen ($840 billion) budget for fiscal 2023.

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Japan lower house OKs record 114 tril. yen budget for FY 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida bows during a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2023, as the lower house approves a record 114.38 trillion yen ($840 billion) budget for fiscal 2023.

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Family OKs organ donation from brain-dead man

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Doctors enter a hospital in western Japan to remove organs from a brain-dead man for transplant on Aug. 19, 2010. His family consented for the man's organs to be donated, although he had not expressed his intention to donate in writing, in the second such case in Japan under a revised transplant law.

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Cabinet OKs record 96.34 tril. yen budget for FY 2015

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend an extraordinary Cabinet meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 14, 2015. The Cabinet approved a record-high 96.34 trillion yen ($810.97 billion) general-account budget for fiscal 2015.

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Cabinet OKs record 96.34 tril. yen budget for FY 2015

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enters his office to attend an extraordinary Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2015. The Cabinet approved a record-high 96.34 trillion yen ($810.97 billion) general-account budget for fiscal 2015.

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Cabinet OKs 3.12 tril. yen extra budget for stimulus steps

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) and his ministers attend an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on Jan. 9, 2015, in Tokyo to endorse a 3.12 trillion yen supplementary budget for fiscal 2014 to fund an economic stimulus package aimed at bolstering domestic demand curtailed by the April 1 consumption tax hike and weaker yen.

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Cabinet OKs stimulus package to rev up regional economies

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) addresses a government panel meeting on Dec. 27, 2014, in Tokyo. His Cabinet endorsed a 3.5 trillion yen emergency economic stimulus package intended to rev up regional economies beset by higher prices following the April 1 consumption tax hike and the yen's plunge.

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Fukushima's Okuma mayor OKs interim storage site

AIZUWAKAMATSU, Japan - Mayor Toshitsuna Watanabe (R) of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, speaks in favor of building an interim nuclear waste storage facility in the northeastern Japan town at the outset of talks with the heads of the town's administrative districts held on Dec. 15, 2014, in Aizuwakamatsu where the town hall is temporarily located.

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Kindergarten OKs 60 mil. yen in damages over tsunami deaths

SENDAI, Japan - The relatives of four kindergarteners who died in a pickup bus that was swamped by high waves in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in March 2011, attend a press conference in Sendai in the prefecture on Dec. 3, 2014, holding the photos of the children, after a settlement at the Sendai High Court. The privately run Hiyori kindergarten admitted it did not take sufficient measures to deal with a tsunami, agreeing to pay 60 million yen in damages and offer an apology over their deaths.

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Fukuoka governor OKs airport privatization

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Gov. Hiroshi Ogawa (C) expresses agreement with the proposed privatization of the central government-owned Fukuoka Airport in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, before the prefectural assembly's ad hoc committee on Nov. 20, 2014. Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima also has voiced his readiness to support the idea.

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Southwest Japan mayor OKs nuke plant restart

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Mayor Hideo Iwakiri of Satsumasendai in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, gives a press conference on Oct. 28, 2014, following his approval for the restart of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant, the first to meet strict safety requirements tightened after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Local city assembly OKs restart of nuclear plant

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Hideo Iwakiri (C), the mayor of Satsumasendai in Kagoshima Prefecture, speaks at a session of the city assembly on Oct. 28, 2014, after it approved restarting the two-reactor Sendai nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japanese city. The plant in September became the first nuclear facility to meet Japan's stricter safety requirements following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in northeastern Japan.