Japan's government interest costs to swell more than 50% in next few years
Japan's annual interest payments on government debt could surge more than 50% over the next few years, government estimates ...
Public Radio International8d
Japan’s transit system is private. Should other countries consider the same?
Transit in most global cities is government-run. But in Japan, that’s not the case. There, private companies run a sprawling ...
NHK4y
Government struggles to achieve “e-Japan”
This comes as the coronavirus pandemic has laid bare just how far behind other developed countries Japan lags in this ... the online application system. The government is facing growing anger ...
The Diplomat7d
Japan Is Ready to Legalize ‘Active Cyber Defense’
National Security Strategy called for an overhaul of Japan’s cybersecurity posture. This might be the year the legislation ...
Hosted on MSN1mon
Japan’s controversial crypto tax system set for review in 2025
Japan’s hotly debated crypto tax system may be getting an overhaul in 2025, thanks to the official inclusion of virtual currencies in the government’s recently finalized 2025 tax reform outline.
ジャパンタイムズ20d
Government developing AI-based system to detect vacant houses
Japan's infrastructure ministry is developing a system that combines administrative information held by local governments to detect vacant houses using artificial intelligence. Based on ...
朝日新聞社6d
39% of functions in My Number system not used by any government
The My Number system may be one of the biggest white elephants the government has ever put together ... to give every individual in Japan a 12-digit ID number. Officials touted the My Number ...
朝日新聞社3mon
Japan plans automated cargo transport system to relieve shortage of drivers and cut emissions
A computer graphics video made by the government shows big ... in London will be a fully automated system running on low-cost linear motors. In Japan, loading will be automated, using forklifts ...