KISARAZU/ ABIKO, Chiba--Mobile supermarkets launched by two eastern Japan cities in cooperation with a major supermarket operator have proven popular among elderly people.... Light trucks were renovated to carry some 650 items including fresh products, processed food and daily commodities.... In the city of Kisarazu, the mobile supermarkets are scheduled to stop at 43 locations in 12 of its districts including Nakago, where many elderly people live....

TOKYO( Kyodo)--Japan's record budget plan for fiscal 2022 has laid bare the urgent need to have real discussions about how to restore its debt-ridden finances, but the chance of seeing them anytime soon seems very slim, at least until the House of Councillors election scheduled for July next year.... Still, politicians tend to have reservations about bringing the issue of fiscal reconstruction under the spotlight especially in the run-up to an election, as it reminds voters about the possibilit

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People wearing protective masks walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Oct.... Some items are more feasible than others because they are already in the works.... But there are also ambitious ideas that experts deem difficult to realize....

The case for supporting Japan's economy is urgent as supply disruptions hurt mainstay exports for the world's third-biggest economy even as consumption has yet to accelerate after the Sept.... The extra budget must pass through parliament next month to avoid a delay in enacting next year's budget by the March end of this fiscal year. DELAY RISKS?... In a potential signal of resistance, the ministry's top bureaucrat, Koji Yano, recently issued a rare criticism of politicians engaging in pork-ba

Long-distance trucks during busy overnight loading hours at a market in Tokyo.... He rubbed his sore back and wiped the sweat off his forehead.... Funamizu, 35, said he used to like driving....