Three tests Ishiba must pass to survive in 2025
[ad_1] Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba managed to survive 2024 following his Liberal Democratic Party's loss of a majority in the Oct. 27 Lower House election, which forced him to work…
Trump’s Pentagon policy pick pushed for Japan to spend 3% of GDP on defense
[ad_1] US President-elect Donald Trump has announced a slew of picks to fill key Pentagon positions, but his choice to be the Defense Department's policy chief may be the most…
Ishiba makes concessions to opposition to maintain power
[ad_1] 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…
Japan’s government submits ¥13.9 trillion extra budget for fiscal 2024
[ad_1] The government submitted to parliament on Monday its fiscal 2024 draft supplementary budget, with ¥13.94 trillion ($92.97 billion) in general-account spending. The budget will finance a comprehensive economic package,…
¥21.3 sought to help with adding phonetic readings in family registers
[ad_1] The Justice Ministry hopes to secure ¥21.3 billion ($139 million) in the planned fiscal 2024 supplementary budget to lighten municipalities' work following a law revision to make stating the…