Japan has collected two medals in the women’s single figure skating at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Sakamoto Kaori won the silver and Nakai Ami won the bronze. The gold medal went to Alysa Liu of the United States.
Japan’s government has submitted a record draft budget to the Diet for the fiscal year starting in April. It amounts to 122.3 trillion yen, or 789 billion dollars. More than 30 percent of the expenditure is allocated to social security, reflecting the aging of the population. Almost 58 billion dollars is earmarked to significantly upgrade defense capabilities.
A Japanese health ministry expert panel has conditionally endorsed two products using iPS cells, paving the way for the world’s first practical use of iPS cell-derived products.