Three Japanese ministers resign over kickback scandal: reports TOKYO: Three Japanese ministers tendered their resignations on Thursday over a major kickback scandal in the ruling... Published 14 Dec, 2023 11:28am
Business & Finance Japan open to selling NTT stake to fund defence spending TOKYO: A heavyweight politician of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) said on Sunday the government is... Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am
Life & Style Japan lawmakers eye ban on TikTok, others if used improperly TOKYO: A group of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers plans to compile a proposal next month... Published 28 Mar, 2023 06:21am
World Japan Finance Minister cautions against changes to debt redemption rule TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki cautioned against making any change to the government’s debt... Published 20 Jan, 2023 11:42am
World Japan PM Kishida plans to sack internal affairs minister Terada TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to sack internal affairs minister Minoru Terada, Yomiuri... Published 20 Nov, 2022 01:24pm
Business & Finance Japan won’t rule out corporate, income tax hikes to fund military spending TOKYO: Japan has not ruled out raising corporate and household income taxes to fund a planned increase to its... Published 17 Oct, 2022 12:06pm
World Japan to spend $1.83mn on ex-PM Abe’s state funeral TOKYO: Japan will spend $1.83 million on a state funeral for slain former leader Shinzo Abe, the government said on... Published 26 Aug, 2022 10:07am
World Shake-up fails to lift support for Japan’s cabinet amid questions over church TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet reshuffle appears to have done little to ease voter concerns... Published 12 Aug, 2022 11:40am
World Support for Japan PM’s cabinet lowest since it was formed: NHK reports TOKYO: Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida slid to the lowest level since he took office last... Published 08 Aug, 2022 09:43pm
World Japan votes as ruling party seeks fresh start TOKYO: Voting kicked off in Japan's general election on Sunday with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hoping to win over ... Published 31 Oct, 2021 10:24am
World Japan dissolves parliament, setting stage for general election About 48% of respondents want the new administration to work on coronavirus as its No.1 priority Published 14 Oct, 2021 05:15pm
World Japan govt to compile big extra budget after polls, says LDP heavyweight TOKYO: Japan will compile a considerably large supplementary budget immediately after the upcoming general election... Published 03 Oct, 2021 11:44am
Markets Japanese shares track Wall Street lower, election outcome in focus TOKYO: Japanese stocks dropped over 2% on Wednesday after heightened inflation worries hit Wall Street shares... Published 29 Sep, 2021 11:56am
World Japan ruling party votes on next prime minister TOKYO: Japan's ruling party picks its new leader Wednesday, with a mild-mannered former foreign minister and the... Published 29 Sep, 2021 10:21am
Business & Finance Japanese finance minister says meeting budget target may take more time A winner of the race is effectively assured to become a new prime minister given the ruling bloc's majority in the powerful lower house of parliament Published 21 Sep, 2021 11:26am
Markets Japan's PM contender Kishida says won't raise sales tax for a decade TOKYO: Japan will not raise the sales tax for about a decade as imposing a higher levy on households at this time... Published 18 Sep, 2021 12:52pm
World The ruling LDP vote is expected to take place on Sept. 29. Toshihiro Nikai, the Secretary General of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said this week he backs the re-appointment of Suga as party head Published 25 Aug, 2021 11:52am
Technology Facebook blocks Australian MP for virus misinformation Before being taken down, Kelly's page bore warnings about potential Covid-19 misinformation. Several posts had also been removed. Published 26 Apr, 2021 10:30am
World Japan's ruling party executive signals chance of extra budget to combat COVID-19 strain Government officials have said the emergency reserves would be enough to meet near-term spending to deal with the crisis. Published 05 Apr, 2021 08:29am
World Japan PM Suga under fire for year-end dinners as coronavirus cases mount "The prime minister's schedule has a message to the people, so I would like to see due consideration," said Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the ruling party's junior partner, Komeito. Published 16 Dec, 2020 09:51am