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PM Noda visits Nissan plant

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) listens to an explanation about the motor for electric vehicles at the Yokohama plant of Nissan Motor Co. in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 19, 2011. Nissan President Carlos Ghosn (C) accompanied Noda. The prime minister told reporters afterwards that in the third supplementary budget for fiscal 2011, he plans to substantially increase the subsidy for building plants in the country. (Pool Photo)

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Emperor addresses the Diet

Emperor Akihito addresses the opening of an 18-day extraordinary session of the Diet (parliament) on Friday, Nov. 27. The extra session will deliberate a third supplementary budget for fiscal 1998 and a bill to revise the Fiscal Structural Reform Law.

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Cardboard robot kit "M-Bot

Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, has signed a memorandum of understanding with TOMY and NTT DoCoMo regarding programming education in elementary schools, etc. The "e-Craft Series embot," a cardboard robot kit developed by NTT DoCoMo and manufactured and sold by TOMY, will be used in classes. It will be introduced to elementary schools and special needs schools in the ward after 2020, when programming education in elementary schools will become compulsory. The ward has allocated 14 million yen for the purchase of the kit and other expenses in the third supplementary budget plan for fiscal 2007. The classes using the kit are for 5th graders. During the fiscal year 2007, lessons for teachers and preliminary lessons will be held at some elementary schools. The results of the classes will be used as feedback for future product development. The ward plans to collaborate with the two companies in fields other than programming education. Photo taken on November 21, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Japan lower house OKs 19 tril. yen extra budget

A plenary session of the House of Representatives is held in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2021. The lower house approved the same day a third supplementary budget for fiscal 2020 totaling 19.18 trillion yen ($185 billion) to fund additional government measures to counter the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Japan lower house OKs 19 tril. yen extra budget

A plenary session of the House of Representatives is held in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2021. The lower house approved the same day a third supplementary budget for fiscal 2020 totaling 19.18 trillion yen ($185 billion) to fund additional government measures to counter the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Japan lower house OKs 19 tril. yen extra budget

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga returns to his seat in parliament in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2021, after the House of Representatives approved a third supplementary budget for fiscal 2020 totaling 19.18 trillion yen ($185 billion) to fund additional government measures to counter the novel coronavirus pandemic. Seen on the left is former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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PM Noda visits Nissan plant

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) listens to an explanation about the motor for electric vehicles at the Yokohama plant of Nissan Motor Co. in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 19, 2011. Nissan President Carlos Ghosn (C) accompanied Noda. The prime minister told reporters afterwards that in the third supplementary budget for fiscal 2011, he plans to substantially increase the subsidy for building plants in the country. (Pool Photo)(Kyodo)

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Japan Cabinet OKs extra budget for virus package

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (C), Finance Minister Taro Aso (R) and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attend a Cabinet meeting at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2020, wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Cabinet approved a 21.84 trillion yen ($210 billion) third supplementary budget for the fiscal year through March 2021.

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Japan Cabinet OKs extra budget for virus package

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (C) prepares to attend a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2020, wearing a face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Cabinet approved a 21.84 trillion yen ($210 billion) third supplementary budget for the fiscal year through March 2021.

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Emperor addresses the Diet

Emperor Akihito addresses the opening of an 18-day extraordinary session of the Diet (parliament) Friday Nov. 27. The extra session will deliberate a third supplementary budget for fiscal 1998 and a bill to revise the Fiscal Structural Reform Law.