Japan Ruling Bloc Proposes 1.23-M.-Yen Tax Threshold
Newsfrom Japan Politics Dec 13, 2024 21:18 (JST) Tokyo, Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan's ruling coalition on Friday proposed that the minimum annual taxable income be raised from the current 1.03…
Ishiba makes concessions to opposition to maintain power
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's minority government has made a series of concessions to gain opposition support for its supplementary budget, which passed the House of Representatives on Thursday.Ishiba's efforts to…
A New Normal?: Navigating Japan’s Shifting Political Currents
Pre- and post-election public opinion surveys reveal several key sentiments: (1) voters felt that the LDP's disciplinary actions against members implicated in a fundraising scandalwhich engulfed Japanese politics for the…
LDP and opposition far from consensus over corporate donations
The governing Liberal Democratic Party and opposition parties were far from reaching a consensus Thursday over whether to ban donations from companies and organizations to political parties, a key issue…
Approval rate of Ishiba’s Cabinet dips to 26.8%, poll shows
Public support for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet dipped 1.9 percentage points from the previous month to 26.8%, a Jiji Press opinion poll for December showed Thursday.The Cabinet's approval rate…
Japan urges Beijing to protect citizens in China on Nanking massacre anniversary
The Japanese government has requested that Chinese authorities step up security around schools, businesses and other locations around the country with links to Japanfearing its citizens might become targets as…
Japan chooses ‘gold’ as kanji of the year in nod to Olympics glory – and slush fund politics
The kanji character kin – which can mean gold or money – has been chosen as Japan's word of the year to reflect the country's medal sweep at the Paris…
Diet Group Reaffirms Importance of Japan-South Korea Ties Despite Turmoil in Seoul; Meeting Held Ahead of 60th Anniversary of Normalization
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe Diet Building in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo The Yomiuri Shimbun 16:47 JST, December 12, 2024 A multi-partisan Diet group has reaffirmed its policy of electoral…
Widow of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hopes to meet with Trump
Akie Abe, the widow of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, plans to travel to the United States this weekend in the hopes of arranging a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump,…
Japan Mulling 1.5-M.-Yen Tax Threshold for Students
Newsfrom Japan Politics Dec 12, 2024 15:00 (JST) Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan is considering raising the annual income cap for dependent children with part-time jobs, including university students, under…