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Extraordinary Diet opens on food tax as Nikkei eyes 70,000 and Hanshin clinches a repeat flag
Monday's Japan Daily Update — twelve stories on the 69-day Diet session, supermarket tax-label tests, markets, flu shots, AI rules, and Dotonbori celebrations.
PoliticsIshin Pushes Lower-House Seat Cut as Monday Extra Diet Session Begins
Nippon Ishin no Kai reopened its push to shrink the House of Representatives as the extraordinary Diet session convened with a crowded legislative calendar.
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BusinessAEON and Seven & i Stress-Test Shelf Labels for April 2027 Food Tax Shift
StocksNikkei Opens Week Eyeing 70,000 After Soft U.S. Jobs Data Lift Futures
OpinionEditorial: A 69-Day Diet Cannot Paper Over the ¥5 Trillion Food Tax Revenue Gap
SportsTigers Fans Pack Dotonbori After Back-to-Back Central League Pennants
HealthMunicipal Clinics Begin Routine Flu Shots as Tokyo Strain Enters 2026–27 Vaccine Blend
AIMETI Schedules October AI Barrier Submissions After Furukawa Signals Act Amendments
SecurityFSA Pushes Faster Unauthorized-Transfer Reporting as Banks Log Autumn Phishing Spike
EntertainmentSeishun Buta Yarou Finale Film Posts Four-Minute Opener Before Oct. 16 Theatrical Run
ScienceJAXA Forest LiDAR Workshop Draws Global Teams Ahead of MOLI Mission Planning
TechnologyRakuten Mobile Adds KDDI Roaming Bundle as Autumn Smartphone Upgrades Accelerate
Credit CardsJCB Launches October Cash-Advance Campaign as Disney Ticket Promo Targets New Gold Members
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AEON and Seven & i Stress-Test Shelf Labels for April 2027 Food Tax Shift
Major chains are rehearsing register and shelf math for a two-year cut in the 8 percent consumption tax on food, even as the Diet has yet to pass the bill.