Japan's main opposition party is doing an about-face to endorse eliminating the consumption tax on food products, compounding the tension growing within the ruling parties to announce tax-cutting pledges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/28/japan/politics/consumption-tax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #komeito #taxes #consumptiontax #diet #japaneseeconomy #yoshihikonoda

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s decision to tentatively lower gasoline prices by ¥10 per liter drew ire from opposition parties calling for axing the provisional gasoline tax. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/23/japan/politics/ishiba-gasoline-prices/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #inflation #oil #energy #electricity #dpp #cdp #komeito

Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for his first visit to China since becoming the head of the junior member of Japan's ruling coalition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/23/japan/politics/komeito-leader-china-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #komeito

A high-level Japanese delegation will deliver a letter from Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week, as Tokyo strives to avoid getting caught in the trade crossfire between China and the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/22/japan/politics/ishiba-letter-china-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #xijinping #china #chinajapanrelations #shigeruishiba #tetsuosaito #komeito #trade #tariffs #us

A league of lawmakers within the Liberal Democratic Party and one in the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan are each planning to propose lowering the consumption tax on food products from the current 8% to 0%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/japan/politics/ldp-cdp-consumption-tax-on-food/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #komeito #nipponishinnokai #dpp #tax #consumptiontax

A bill seeking to spell out the rights of children conceived through artificial insemination by donor raises the thorny question of when they can access information on their biological parents, and to what extent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/15/japan/science-health/aid-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #pregnancy #hospitals #parenthood #invitro #women039sissues #ldp #komeito #dpp #nipponishinnokai

Both the policy chiefs of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan have expressed caution over a possible consumption tax cut. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/13/japan/politics/ldp-cdp-cautious-on-tax-cuts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taxes #ldp #cdp #nipponishinnokai #komeito #dpp

Japan's ruling coalition is increasingly divided over economic measures to deal with inflation and U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/12/japan/politics/ldp-komeito-divided-economic-measures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #financeministry #ldp #komeito #shigeruishiba #japaneseeconomy #tariffs #trade #tradewar #hiroshimoriyama #inflation

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has set up a task force to oversee trade negotiations with the United States, headed by his close aide Ryosei Akazawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/11/economy/taskforce-tariff-impacts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #shigeruishiba #us #tariffs #consumptiontax #taxes #japaneseeconomy #food #ldp #komeito

The Japanese government is considering a fresh economic package to help households and businesses deal with the impact of rising prices and recent tariffs imposed by the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/10/japan/politics/economic-package-cash-handouts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #seijimaehara #ldp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #komeito

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is under pressure to take a stronger stance against the United States after it announced 24% tariffs on Japanese exports to the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/japan/politics/ishiba-leadership/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #yoshihikonoda #kazuyashimba #seijimaehara #cdp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #komeito #tariffs #trade #donaldtrump #us #tradewar

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may have let out a sigh of relief after the budget finally cleared parliament earlier this week, but he has no time to rest as more challenges await. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/japan/politics/post-budget-parliament-deliberations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #cdp #komeito #dpp #nipponishinnokai #diet

The Special Committee on Political Reform of the House of Representatives decided at a board meeting Monday not to hold a vote the same day on bills regarding political donations from companies and other organizations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/politics/japan-political-donation-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #cdp #politicalfunds #diet

Concerns over the stability of the minority government of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito is fueling talk of a possible new arrangement, and maybe even a new prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/politics/leadership-scenarios/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #cdp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #komeito #diet

With the ruling and opposition parties at odds over donations from businesses and industry groups, the chance of reaching a decision by the end of the month — their deadline for an agreement — appears slim. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/25/japan/politics/corporate-donations-deadlock/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #dpp #cdp #nipponishin #politicalfunds

Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba doling out ¥100,000 in gift vouchers to 15 freshman lawmakers has put him in the political doghouse, but dumping him now carries political risks for politicians on both sides of the aisle. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/politics/ishiba-replacement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #cdp #komeito #yoshihikonoda #diet #2025upperhouseelection

Having lost 60,000 members last year, the Liberal Democratic Party is under pressure to find ways to win them back and bring in new blood ahead of its 70th birthday celebration in November. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/16/japan/politics/ldp-members-figure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #depopulation #cdp #dpp #komeito #nipponishinnokai

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s aim of reaching a consensus in the Lower House on corporate and group donations to political parties ahead of summer polls appears to be in doubt amid divisions within the opposition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/japan/politics/corporate-donations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #politicalfunds #ldp #shigeruishiba #cdp #dpp #komeito #nipponishinnokai

A decadeslong debate in Japan over its unique single-surname law has been reignited following the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's poor showing in last October's general election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/japan/politics/dual-surname-debate-wrap-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #japanesecourts #marriage #keidanren #ldp #cdp #komeito #yoseiide #satsukikatayama #yoshihikonoda #nishimurachinami #sanaetakaichi

Is Nippon Ishin no Kai a friend of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition or its foe? The answer is not so straightforward. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/politics/nippon-ishin-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #ldp #komeito #cdp #dpp