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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Dec 22, 2016
Slower tax revenue growth in aging Japan puts Abenomics at crossroads
As Japan takes on the elusive challenge of fiscal reconstruction, slowing tax revenue growth is casting a shadow over the future of the aging country.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 16, 2016
Japan to issue ¥1.8 trillion in bonds to make up for tax shortfall
The government will issue an additional ¥1.8 trillion ($15.2 billion) in bonds this fiscal year to make up for a shortfall in tax revenue and to help pay for a third extra budget, according to government sources.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 28, 2016
Tax revenue falls short of government estimate
Tax revenue collected by the central government in fiscal 2015 totaled around ¥56.28 trillion, government sources said, falling short of estimates as corporate tax revenue was reduced by the effects of a firming yen.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 1, 2015
Messaging app Line ties up with newspapers, broadcasters
Naver Corp.'s Line app, Japan's biggest messaging service, began a revenue sharing system with news media organizations that start their own channels on the system.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2015
Police report 196 fraud cases of forged revenue stamps
Some 196 cases of fraud using forged revenue stamps were found in 16 prefectures since August, police sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2015
Fiscal 2014 tax revenue soars to highest in 21 years
The government said Friday that tax revenue in fiscal 2014 climbed to ¥54.0 trillion ($438.4 billion), the highest since 1993, thanks to a jump in corporate tax receipts and the first stage of the doubling of the consumption tax.
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2014
Tax revenue may reach highest level in 17 years
Central government tax revenue may reach its highest level in 17 years in fiscal 2014 on the back of the April 1 consumption tax hike and growth in corporate and individual income tax receipts, Finance Ministry officials said.
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2014
Iran gets $1 billion in Japan oil revenue under extended nuclear deal: IRNA
Iran's central bank has received a total of $1 billion of previously frozen oil revenue from Japan under the terms of an extended nuclear agreement with six world powers, state news agency IRNA reported on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 27, 2014
Tax small firms more to offset corporate rate cut, panel says
The Tax Commission says small and midsize firms should pay more taxes to offset the loss in revenue from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's promised corporate tax cut, it said in its reform plan Friday.
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2014
Government won't set ceiling on fiscal 2015 budget requests
The government will not set a ceiling for budget requests for fiscal 2015, as a decision on whether to increase the consumption tax rate to 10 percent will not be made until the end of this year, a source said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2014
Capital gains spark 21.5% revenue lift
Tax revenues surged 21.5 percent in January from a year earlier to ¥4.110 trillion on the back of a growth in recipients from taxes on capital gains, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 24, 2013
Cabinet OKs higher household taxes but gives businesses a break
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet on Tuesday approved tax policy changes for fiscal 2014, imposing higher taxes on households despite a planned sales tax hike, while giving benefits to companies to shore up the economy.
EDITORIALS
Dec 21, 2013
Japan hits top in use of apps
Japan may have become the world's top country for generating mobile app revenue, but this brave new world poses dangers to unwary customers.
EDITORIALS
Dec 14, 2013
A fair division of tax revenues
The central government should try to work out a permanent system of distributing prefectural corporate taxes to local governments that will help stabilize local revenue and decentralize administrations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2013
Ibaraki to change nuke tax amid shutdown
The Ibaraki Prefectural Government plans to change its nuclear fuel tax system to secure revenue even though reactors remain shut down in light of the Fukushima disaster, sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 9, 2013
JR Kyushu expanding agriculture business as railway revenue slows
With revenue from its mainstay railway business slowing, Kyushu Railway Co. is aiming to generate annual sales of ¥1 billion from its farming ventures in two years, a roughly fivefold increase from fiscal 2012.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Sex differences could be key to the successful treatment of long COVID
A new study has found that women with long COVID had significantly lower levels of testosterone compared to those who had recovered from their infection.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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