TOKYO, Oct 15 (NHK) –
The Japanese government says the actual cost of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s state funeral last month was over 1.2 billion yen, or more than 8 million dollars.
The Japanese government says the actual cost of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s state funeral last month was over 1.2 billion yen, or more than 8 million dollars.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu said on Friday that the actual cost was about 400 million yen lower than the previous estimate of 1.66 billion yen.
Matsuno said the cost of welcoming foreign dignitaries was about 510 million yen, or about 3.5 million dollars, and the cost of deploying security personnel was 480 million yen, or about 3.3 million dollars.
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Oct 15 (ANNnewsCH) – 国葬費なぜ減額。12億円に。
安部元総理の国葬費。およそ12億4000万円。当初の見込みより4億円ほど減ったと14日、政府が公表しました。 …continue reading
安部元総理の国葬費。およそ12億4000万円。当初の見込みより4億円ほど減ったと14日、政府が公表しました。 …continue reading
North Korea launches two more missiles into Sea of Japan
rte.ie – Oct 09
North Korea fired two more ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, the South’s military said, the latest in a blitz of launches amid tensions over US-led military exercises in the region, Yonhap News Agency reported.
North Korea fires missiles again as U.S. carrier redeployed
Kyodo – Oct 06
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early Thursday from near Pyongyang toward the Sea of Japan, the sixth round of launches since late September, after a U.S. aircraft carrier was redeployed to the waters, the Japanese government and the South Korean military said.
Japan approves Pfizer’s BA.5-tailored COVID-19 vaccine
Kyodo – Oct 06
Japan’s health ministry on Wednesday granted special fast-track approval to U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.’s updated coronavirus vaccine tailored to protect against the now-prevalent BA.5 subvariant.
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