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…
‘Make the nation happier’: Japan PM’s same-sex marriage comment spurs hope
While Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says he has no plans to legalize same-sex marriage through the legislature, his sympathetic comments about the issue are being hailed by activists as a…
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…
Ishiba questioned on political reform, social issues and the economy
In parliamentary questioning Monday, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was grilled over issues ranging from the Liberal Democratic Party's approach to political reform and his stance on social issues to the…
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
With little time left, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition clinched an agreement with the opposition Democratic Party for the People on Wednesday over an economic stimulus package set to…
Komeito’s clean, pacifist image fades after 60 years
Komeito, which celebrated 60 years since its foundation on Sunday, is struggling to restore its self-set image as a clean, pacifist party after being tarnished by its quarter-century alliance with…