Japan's Ishiba criticized over gifts to lawmakers months after a scandal-fueled election loss
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is being criticized for distributing gift certificates to 15 first-year lawmakers in ...
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Japan’s ruling party may struggle in Sunday’s vote, but its decades of dominance won’t end
The LDP’s loss to the short-lived eight-party coalition led by the Japan New Party after two high-profile bribery scandals led to political changes that set up a new electoral system that was ...
Japanese opposition party to back state budget, clearing way for passage in parliament
Japan Innovation Party has agreed with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's party and coalition partner to support revisions to the 115 trillion yen ($769.59 billion) state budget plan for the new fiscal ...
Japan PM's camp yields to opposition over rare budget revisions
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's party and a coalition partner agreed with a key opposition party on Tuesday to revise the $770-billion annual budget bill, in a rare move to ensure it passes ...
Japan PM faces backlash over gift vouchers to rookie party members
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday came under fire for his distribution of gift vouchers worth 100,000 yen ...
Japan’s ruling party moves to slash crypto capital gains taxes to 20%
Japan's ruling Liberal Democracy Party has proposed a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies that includes a ...
From tuna cutting to samurai warriors: Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki host welcome party for Cubs in Tokyo
Seiya Suzuki was too young and not yet into baseball when the Chicago Cubs last played at the Tokyo Dome 25 years ago. But ...