TOKYO, Aug. 31 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional Translation] On the passing of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway, I extend my heartfelt condolences to the Norwegian Royal Family, the Government and the people of Norway on behalf of the Government and people of Japan. Since his accession to the throne in 1991, His Majesty King Harald V has always remained close to his people, guiding the nation with warmth and humanity, and playing an exception...
TOKYO, Aug. 28 -- Financial Services Agency issued the following press release: The Working Group on Corporate Disclosure of the Financial System Council will hold its sixthmeeting on September4, 2026as follows. * Date: Friday, 4, 2026,9:30 am to 12:00 am * Conference room: Common Special Conference Room No.1, 13th floor, Common Government Office No.7 * Agenda: Presentation, discussion etc. Contact Corporate Accounting and Disclosure Division, Policy and Markets Bureau, Financial Services Ag...
TOKYO, Aug. 28 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news: Outcome of the 22nd Meeting of the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body 1.　The 22nd meeting of the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body was held in Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, from July 27 to 30, 2026. From Japan, TAKAHASHI Kentaro, Deputy Director, Office for the Joint Crediting Mechanism and International Carbon Market, Ministry of the Environment, Japan, attended the meeting as an alternate member of Asia and Pacific Grou...
TOKYO, Aug. 27 -- Financial Services Agency issued the following press release: The distribution of overseas single-stock leveraged ETFs whose underlying assets are shares of Japanese companies may amplify fluctuations in the market price of underlying stocks listed on Japanese stock exchanges, potentially having a significant impact on price formation inJapan's financial markets. The FSA has added Question 7 to the Q&A on Financial Instruments Business which sets out the FSA's view that the d...
TOKYO, Aug. 26 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional Translation] On August 26, commencing at 15:00 p.m for approximately 10 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, received a courtesy call from H.E. Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait, who is visiting Japan. The overview is as follows: 1. At the outset, Prime Minister TAKAICHI welcomed Foreign Minister Jarrah's visit to Japan and expressed her...
TOKYO, Aug. 26 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional Translation] On August 26, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, sent a congratulatory letter to His Excellency Mr. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. In her letter, Prime Minister TAKAICHI extended her congratulations on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's assumption in office as President. She also expressed that Japan is committed to further ...
TOKYO, Aug. 26 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] On August 26, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi received an urgent proposal from the Liberal Democratic Party's Disaster Response Headquarters for the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake at the Prime Minister's Office. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, Aug. 26 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional Translation] On August 26, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi held the 17th meeting of the GX (Green Transformation) Implementation Council at the Prime Minister's Office. At the meeting, the participants discussed the supply situation of critical goods affected by the situation in the Middle East and the acceleration of Japan's GX initiatives toward enhancing the resilience of the energy supply-demand ...
TOKYO, Aug. 25 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional Translation] On August 25, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi received an urgent proposal from the Japan Innovation Party's Disaster Response Headquarters for the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake at the Prime Minister's Office. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
TOKYO, Aug. 25 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news: Event Report on the "India-Japan Economic Security Conference on Strengthening Critical Mineral Supply Chains through Recycling" On August 21, 2026, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in India, hosted the "India-Japan Economic Security Conference on Strengthening Critical Mineral Supply Chains through Recycling" in New Delhi, India. TSUJI Kiyoto, State Minister of the E...