Kishida wants to boost defense spending, but how to fund it remains a question
The Fiscal System Council, which advises the finance minister, has warned that "there are no clever schemes or shortcuts" to fund increased defense spending.
The health ministry also plans to require medical institutions and pharmacies nationwide to introduce systems necessary for accepting My Number cards as health insurance certificates.
Insurance system covering all workers to be discussed in Japan
The government aims to lay out the direction for the insurance system around June and have it reflected in its basic economic and fiscal policy guidelines.
Teams are tasked with preventing the conditions of displaced people in need of care from deteriorating during the extended periods they have to spend at evacuation centers.
Government to phase out insurance fee exemption for Fukushima evacuees
The phase-out affects evacuees who are now able to return or have already returned to the areas of their former residency following the lifting of evacuation orders.
So far, 428 Ukrainians have fled to Japan, including 20 who flew there on a Japanese government plane on Tuesday.
Ministries to support Japan's growing number of young carers
A survey last April showed one in 17 second-year junior high school students were caring for a family member due to sickness, disability or advanced age.
Smartphone lending as a means of social welfare expanding in Japan
Local governments and civil groups are offering devices to people looking for employment and places to live.
Government to raise main portion of medical fees by 0.43% in fiscal 2022
While the increase will be the eighth straight hike of the main component of the fees, official drug prices will be lowered at the same time leading to lower medical fees overall.
Copied and pasted rulings thought to have been used by Japanese courts
The rulings were in cases concerning a reduction in welfare benefits, and plaintiffs' lawyers say two out of three courts may have copied the text of the preceding ruling.
Japan to boost aid for medical systems for infectious diseases
The planned reforms are designed to cut public spending and slash the burden on working generations to maintain equality among generations.
Recipients were sent other people's personal information, including their pension numbers, payment amounts and the names of linked financial institutions.
