Thanks to a weak yen, Tokyo has become a surprisingly affordable vacation spot for American travelers—and you don’t even have ...

The Democratic Party for the People will continue to push for a ceiling on tax-free income to be lifted to ¥1.78 million ($11,500) and will not accept the ruling coalition’s current proposal ...

Japan Opposition Party to Block Budget Without Bigger Tax Deal DPP’s Hamaguchi wants vow to keep raising tax-free allowance BOJ should have waited till March before hiking, he adds ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s goal of getting the annual budget passed — and perhaps ... from two mid-sized opposition parties. The Japan Innovation Party wants an agreement from ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sought support for his minority government with the opening of parliament on Friday (Jan 24), as he aims to pass a record 115.5 trillion yen (S$1 trillion) annual ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government risks rejection of its annual budget if it doesn’t concede more ground to the Democratic Party for the People as it seeks a higher tax-free allowance ...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — While Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record defense budget for 2025, the 13th growth year in a row, Tokyo’s military posture vis-à-vis regional threats remains a work on ...

Here's how to plan a trip to Japan on a budget. Cherry blossom season (late March to early April) is the most popular time to travel to Japan. In March 2024, the country welcomed 3.1 million ...

Japan's ambition to deliver a primary budget surplus for the first time in decades is going to be pushed back a year, a ...

Tokyo, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government introduced Friday a fiscal 2025 budget bill featuring ... without revision through the Diet, Japan's parliament, before the new fiscal year ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai may be looking to put their differences aside to cooperate on ensuring the fiscal 2025 budget gets passed.