CDP chief Noda rejects grand coalition with LDP
Ise, Mie Pref. – Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, on Saturday rejected the idea of forming a grand coalition with…
Three tests Ishiba must pass to survive in 2025
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 with…
Japan opposition parties bill submit for free school meals
Three opposition parties, including the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, jointly submitted a bill Monday to make school lunches free at public elementary and junior high schools. The…
Parliament wraps up showing minority government’s lack of control
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Ruling camp approves tax reform proposal
The coalition ruling on Friday approved an annual tax reform proposal for the next fiscal year starting in April, including an increase of the tax-free income threshold from ¥1.03 million…
DPP tax chief hints at termination of talks with Japan’s ruling bloc
The opposition Democratic Party for the People's tax chief on Monday hinted at the possible termination of discussions with the ruling bloc over the lifting of the minimum annual taxable…
Ruling bloc proposes ¥1.23 million minimum threshold for taxable income
The governing coalition on Friday proposed that the minimum annual taxable income be raised from the current ¥1.03 million to ¥1.23 million starting next year. The tax chiefs of the…
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…
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…
CDP and DPFP to coordinate basic policies
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People will set up a forum shortly to coordinate basic policies in areas including the economy, foreign affairs…