consumption tax hike
September 22, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was re-elected as leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan by a large margin on Sept. 21.
August 09, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda left himself plenty of leeway in the deal he struck with two major opposition parties in exchange for their cooperation on legislation to raise...
August 09, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and the heads of two opposition parties agreed Aug. 8 to pass the bills for integrated tax and social security reform and then call a Lower House...
August 09, 2012
The summer heat lingers, even after the first day of autumn in the traditional Japanese calendar. But I can put up with it because that is the way it is supposed to be.
June 30, 2012
Political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa said he will wait until July 2 to decide whether to throw the ruling party in disarray by leaving to protest Prime Minister Yoshihiko...
June 27, 2012
Doubts are being raised about the effectiveness of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s consumption tax hike, with some critics calling it a “reckless” move that will dampen...
June 27, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda paid a heavy price for winning Lower House passage of legislation to double the consumption tax rate by 2015.
June 26, 2012
The government plans measures to soften the impact of the first major tax increase in 17 years on low-income families and may lower tax rates on food and other daily...
June 20, 2012
Sixty or so lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, mainly those allied with former party President Ichiro Ozawa, are expected to oppose the revised consumption tax...
June 16, 2012
It's the sort of reform that entails a lot of pain, but can't be avoided.
June 16, 2012
After three years in power, the Democratic Party of Japan has effectively put an end to its own chapter as the ruling party.
June 15, 2012
The ruling Democratic Party of Japan, the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito agreed on June 15 on a consumption tax hike and social security reform...
June 06, 2012
Only 17 percent of voters want the Diet to pass tax hike legislation during the current session, a goal on which Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has staked his political life, an ...
June 05, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda ordered ruling party Secretary-General Azuma Koshiishi to do something he is loath to do: arrange a Lower House vote on consumption tax hike...
June 04, 2012
With Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda now cozying up to the opposition bloc, ruling party heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa may seem like the odd man out.
June 03, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will replace four Cabinet ministers to gain support for a consumption tax hike from the largest opposition Liberal Democratic Party, sources said.
May 31, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is leaning toward the main opposition party for cooperation on raising the consumption tax rate after failing to win the support of ruling party...
May 17, 2012
Sadakazu Tanigaki, the leader of Japan’s largest opposition party, is in a bind.
April 28, 2012
Caught in the crossfire from both sides in the battle over tax hikes, the Bank of Japan succumbed to political pressure in announcing its latest monetary easing measures.
April 27, 2012
Japan’s political world is bracing for a major confrontation over government plans to raise the consumption tax following the acquittal of Ichiro Ozawa on charges of...