Hiroshi Moriyama, LDP secretary-general, said he will push to submit a supplementary budget this Diet session to fight inflation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/13/japan/politics/moriyama-to-coordinate-extra-budget/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #liberaldemocraticparty #ldp #hiroshimoriyama #budget
Both the policy chiefs of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan have expressed caution over a possible consumption tax cut. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/13/japan/politics/ldp-cdp-cautious-on-tax-cuts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taxes #ldp #cdp #nipponishinnokai #komeito #dpp
Japan's ruling coalition is increasingly divided over economic measures to deal with inflation and U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/12/japan/politics/ldp-komeito-divided-economic-measures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #financeministry #ldp #komeito #shigeruishiba #japaneseeconomy #tariffs #trade #tradewar #hiroshimoriyama #inflation
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has begun discussions on a consumption tax cut as a possible key policy pledge for this summer's Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/12/japan/politics/cdp-consumption-tax-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cdp #2025upperhouseelection #ldp #diet #yoshihikonoda
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's meetings with U.S. President Donal Trump may be his best asset — even if the rest of the LDP isn’t sure he’s the right man for the job. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/11/japan/politics/ishiba-trump-negotiations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #ldp #donaldtrump #tariffs #usjapanrelations
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has set up a task force to oversee trade negotiations with the United States, headed by his close aide Ryosei Akazawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/11/economy/taskforce-tariff-impacts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #shigeruishiba #us #tariffs #consumptiontax #taxes #japaneseeconomy #food #ldp #komeito
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivered on two big tasks — but at a cost. A misjudged snap election cost the LDP its Lower House majority, forced painful concessions, and now threatens his job. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/09/japan/ldp-shigeru-ishiba-replacement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida #yoshihidesuga #politicalfunds #budgets #diet #lowerhouse #upperhouse
The Japanese government is considering a fresh economic package to help households and businesses deal with the impact of rising prices and recent tariffs imposed by the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/10/japan/politics/economic-package-cash-handouts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #seijimaehara #ldp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #komeito
Japan's newly appointed tariffs negotiator is one of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's closest allies — but he's also one of the busiest, and some wonder if he'll have too much on his plate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/japan/politics/akazawa-profile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ryoseiakazawa #shigeruishiba #ldp #cdp #nipponishinnokai #dpp #tariffs #trade #us #tradewar #donaldtrump
The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, passed an active cyber defense bill on Tuesday and sent it to the House of Councilors, the upper chamber. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/08/japan/politics/cyber-defense-bill-lower-house/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #lowerhouse #cybersecurity #defense #diet
The Liberal Democratic Party gained the upper hand this week in a battle to protect corporate and group donations, driving a wedge between opposition parties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/04/japan/politics/ldp-gains-upper-hand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #dpp #shinjirokoizumi #shigeruishiba
As Liberal Democratic Party members implicated in a slush funds scandal return from their one-year suspensions, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's already-unpopular administration faces more political headaches. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/03/japan/politics/ldp-suspensions-end/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #suspension #politicalfunds
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may have let out a sigh of relief after the budget finally cleared parliament earlier this week, but he has no time to rest as more challenges await. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/japan/politics/post-budget-parliament-deliberations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #cdp #komeito #dpp #nipponishinnokai #diet
The Special Committee on Political Reform of the House of Representatives decided at a board meeting Monday not to hold a vote the same day on bills regarding political donations from companies and other organizations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/politics/japan-political-donation-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #cdp #politicalfunds #diet
Concerns over the stability of the minority government of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito is fueling talk of a possible new arrangement, and maybe even a new prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/politics/leadership-scenarios/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #cdp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #komeito #diet
Officials from the ruling bloc and the Democratic Party for the People have urged the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan to continue talks on the issue of political donations from companies and other organizations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/30/japan/politics/corporate-donations-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #politicalfunds #ldp #cdp #dpp
With just days to go before the end of the current fiscal year, Japan's parliament has yet to pass the budget for fiscal 2025. Is this a big problem? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/28/japan/politics/budget-march-passage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #budgets #shigeruishiba #ldp #cdp #2025upperhouseelection #upperhouse
Even as the clock ticks down on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's efforts to pass the fiscal 2025 budget this month, his time is instead being spent apologizing for recent remarks about an anti-inflation package. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/27/japan/politics/ishiba-budget-negotiations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #budgets #ldp #cdp
Opposition parties have demanded the ruling Liberal Democratic Party reinvestigate its members' ties with the Unification Church, following a court order to strip the group of its religious corporation status. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/27/japan/politics/reinvestigation-urge-ties-moonies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinzoabeassassination #unificationchurch #mext #ldp #japanesecourts
With the ruling and opposition parties at odds over donations from businesses and industry groups, the chance of reaching a decision by the end of the month — their deadline for an agreement — appears slim. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/25/japan/politics/corporate-donations-deadlock/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #dpp #cdp #nipponishin #politicalfunds
