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To Compile Extra Budget amid Inflation: Takaichi
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (148+ words) Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that her administration is considering compiling a supplementary budget for fiscal 2026 amid prolonged inflation. At a liaison meeting between the government and the ruling coalition at the prime minister's…...
Takaichi mulls extra budget for electricity and gas subsidies | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (328+ words) By KOHEI MORIOKA/ Staff Writer May 18, 2026 at 16: 56 JST Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a gathering of government and ruling coalition officials on May 18. (Takeshi Iwashita) Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said May 18 she is considering a supplementary budget to resume a…...
Was Japan's recent Golden Week diplomatic offensive effective, let alone "strategic'?
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (699+ words) Media "Foreign Affairs and National Security "2026. 05. 18 Tokyo's Golden Week blitz tests limits of its foreign policy reach The Japan times on May 10, 2026 Every year around this time, I find myself asking a simple question: Why do overseas trips by the…...
Japan PM's Cabinet support rate falls to 61%, most fret over naphtha impact - The Mainichi
11+ hour, 27+ min ago (500+ words) May 18, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet fell 2. 5 percentage points from the previous survey to 61. 3 percent, with 70. 6 percent of respondents expressing concern about disrupted supplies of petroleum-derived naphtha, a Kyodo News poll…...
Scope of eligibility seen as key focus in Japan's refundable tax credit talks
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (143+ words) The Japan Times Scope of eligibility seen as key focus in Japan's refundable tax credit talks The scope of benefit recipients under a proposed refundable tax credit program in Japan is seen as a key issue in discussions at a…...
Poll: 65% support female royals retaining status after marriage | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (618+ words) By NOZOMI MATSUI/ Staff Writer May 18, 2026 at 14: 34 JST Sixty-five percent of voters favor allowing female members of the imperial family to remain in the family after marriage, far outnumbering the 19 percent in opposition, a new survey showed. In the nationwide…...
Japan's female Imperial family members could keep status after marriage
7+ hour, 5+ min ago (589+ words) The plan has been broadly agreed upon by many political parties. View all posts by The Yomiuri Shimbun " TOKYO " Many political parties are now broadly in favor of a plan to let female members of the Imperial family retain their…...
Takaichi calls for extra budget amid Middle East shock
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (128+ words) Takaichi set to announce extra budget amid Middle East shock The Japan Times Takaichi calls for extra budget amid Middle East shock Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she has called on the Finance Ministry to compile an extra budget in…...
Yoshimura to seek re-election as Osaka governor if referendum Is held
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (201+ words) OSAKA " Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura said Sunday that he intends to run in the next gubernatorial election in the western Japan prefecture on the condition that a referendum on what is known as the Osaka metropolis plan be held before…...
Takaichi cabinet support rate falls to 61%
13+ hour, 7+ min ago (493+ words) The approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet fell 2. 5 percentage points from the previous survey to 61. 3 percent, with 70. 6 percent of respondents expressing concern about disrupted supplies of petroleum-derived naphtha, a Kyodo News poll showed Sunday. In the two-day…...