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Consumption Tax

LDP Endorses Takaichi’s Two-Year Cut of Food Consumption Tax to 1%

Markets and fiscal hawks warn the revenue loss could strain Japan’s public finances.

Japan Sets January 2027 Retirement for 500-Series Shinkansen and Doctor Yellow T5

Japan Moves to Ease Thinner Shortage as Officials Face Data, Corruption and Crime Scrutiny

PM Rebukes POS Delays in Japan's Consumption-Tax Debate

Fukushima Waste Siting Stalemate Deepens as Japan Faces New Accountability Tests

Takaichi Opens Council to Weigh Zero Food Tax and Refundable Credits as Key Opposition Parties Boycott

Takaichi Defends Budget Fast-Track in Opening Diet Q&A

Takaichi Sets Out Post-Election Agenda: Multi-Year Spending Push and Security Overhaul

Takaichi Reappointed as Japan Prime Minister, Keeps Cabinet, Moves to Fast-Track Budget

Takaichi Consolidates Power With Lower-House Supermajority, Sets Course for Security and Tax Moves

Early Voting Begins as Japan’s Lower House Race Kicks Off

Japan’s Lower House Race Opens as Government Draws ¥85.5 Billion for Election Costs

Japan Starts Postwar-Shortest Lower House Campaign, Straining Election Logistics

Arrest in Himeji Parking-Lot Killing as Nago Vote Nears and Election Preparations Begin

Takaichi Calls Feb. 8 Snap Election, Will Dissolve Japan's Lower House on Friday

Japan Briefing: TEPCO Delays Reactor Restart as Bond Yields Touch Near 27-Year High

Hyogo Governor Cleared as Court Censures Vote Disparity and Sapporo Culls Zoo Bear

Takaichi Elected Japan’s First Female Prime Minister as LDP–Ishin Coalition Takes Shape