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Japan approves 8.56 trillion yen stopgap budget for fiscal 2026 amid upper house delays
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The Japanese government approved an 8.56 trillion yen stopgap budget on March 27 to fund operations for the first 11 days of fiscal 2026 starting April 1, due to stalled upper house deliberations on the main 122.31 trillion yen budget passed by the lower house earlier this month. This is the first such provisional measure in 11 years, backed by ruling and main opposition parties, and expected to pass parliament on March 30.
Kaori Sakamoto won her fourth ISU Figure Skating World Championships title and announced her retirement. Mone Chiba took silver, while Belgium's Nina Pinzarrone earned bronze.
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A victim of Japan's sexual slavery of Korean women during World War II has died, reducing the number of officially registered survivors to five, South Korea's gender ministry said. Gender Equality Minister Won Min-kyong offered condolences without disclosing the victim's identity, as requested by the family. She pledged continued support for the remaining survivors.
En AI-genererad version av indiespelet Typing Room, som fortfarande är under utveckling, dök upp på Unityroom bara dagar efter att utvecklaren delat tidiga klipp från spelet. Skaparen försvarade kopian som hämnd för originalutvecklarens tidigare fan-spel. Japanska indieutvecklare har uttryckt oro över AI-innehåll på plattformen.
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Japan's Imperial couple, along with Princess Aiko, have postponed a visit to Tohoku due to cold symptoms. The trip was planned to inspect recovery efforts in areas hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Japan is training foreign workers for railway maintenance roles. The trained workers are expected to find jobs at railway companies across the country. The program attracts attention over its potential to ease labor shortages.
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Efter kulturell kritik mot Assassin's Creed Shadows har Ubisoft redogjort för sin omfattande förarbetsforskning, inklusive expertledda resor till Japan, för att säkerställa historisk trovärdighet i miljön från det feodala Japan.
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