On the list was the Finance Ministry in Tokyo as well as the Osaka and Hokkaido prefectural government offices.
The reduced tax rate is part of a package of measures meant to ensure the tax increase does not put a damper on private consumption.
Japan and North Korea intelligence officials held secret meeting in Mongolia in October
The meeting could be consistent with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s stated desire to arrange a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Officials visited 1,018 companies with facilities in eight prefectures in eastern and northeastern Japan, interviewing trainees there to probe the situation.
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Trump praises Montana congressman for body-slamming reporter
As Jamal Khashoggi crisis grows, Saudi king asserts authority and checks son's power: sources
Japan stays quiet on suspected killing of Saudi journalist in effort to maintain ties
China and Japan set to agree on panda lease during Abe's visit
Upcoming referendum on food imports strains Taiwan's ties with Japan
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Japan fails to mention nuclear arms ban pact for second year in draft U.N. resolution
60% of young people in Japan back plan to lower age of adulthood to 18
LDP Toyama chapter led by minister gets donation from bid-rigging firm, will return funds
Amidst global upheaval, diplomats and experts eye greater role for Japan
Current U.S.-China frictions do not amount to a new 'cold war': ex-Australian PM Kevin Rudd
As tensions ratchet up between the U.S. and China over trade and security issues, many major news organizations around the globe have given a platform to commentators trumpeting the arrival of a new "cold war" between the world's two largest economic superpowers. But former Australian ...
Former Malaysian deputy leader Ahmad Zahid Hamidi charged with graft and money laundering
Helicopter crashes on Yokosuka-based carrier USS Ronald Reagan off Philippines, injuring sailors
Progressives say Seoul caved in and denied asylum to hundreds of Yemeni refugees
Firecrackers and reluctant authorities: New Delhi's smog set to worsen during Diwali
Facebook's election 'war room' takes aim at fake information
Turkish police search forest, coastal city for journalist Jamal Khashoggi's remains: sources
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday vowed utmost efforts to conclude their domestic procedures so a bilateral free trade agreement can be put into force at an early date, with the end of the year given as a ...
U.S. agriculture secretary says Washington seeks deeper farm tariff cuts by Japan than those in TPP
In Japan, the growing number of dementia sufferers hold a vast pool of idle wealth
China's third-quarter GDP growth slowest since global financial crisis
Energy price surge seen fueling 1% September jump in Japan's inflation
South Carolina lawmakers urge Trump to reverse decision to scrap half-built MOX plant
David Price put his postseason woes behind him, pitching the Boston Red Sox back into another World Series with a 4-1 victory over the defending champion Houston Astros on Thursday night. Rafael Devers hit a three-run homer as the Red Sox stunned Justin Verlander and ...
Olympic champ Nao Kodaira triumphs in first 500-meter race of season
The empty seat on a crowded Japanese train: 10 years on, the 'gaijin seat' still grates
If you're a conspicuous non-Japanese living in the country, then you've likely experienced the empty-seat phenomenon with varying frequency and intensity.
Do the elderly and disabled people in Japan want robots to look after them?
Located on the northern shore of Kyushu, Fukuoka is one of Japan's most vibrant cities: It is the fastest-growing city outside Tokyo, it has the youngest average population and has gone to great lengths over the past few years to position itself as Japan's ...
Revitalization runs like a current through Onomichi
Counting the ways to talk about numbers in Japanese
Know your 'wake de wa nai' from your 'wake ni wa ikanai' in Japanese
The meteoric rise of Mayu Matsuoka
As a film critic, I occasionally come across something on the screen that sets off fireworks in my brain. It happened with Sakura Ando's explosive performance as a desperate boxer in "100 Yen Love" and with the funny, surprising and moving zombie comedy "One ...
Your guide to our Japanese film picks at this year's Tokyo International Film Festival
Akio Fujimoto trades drama for authenticity in film about the refugee experience
'Passage of Life': A family drama that treats refugees with respect
'It's Boring Here, Pick Me Up': A rural road movie with no destination
Japan and other U.S. trade partners must prepare for the Trump administration's misguided policies.
Beijing is pursuing an extraordinary and outrageous policy in its far western province of Xinjiang.
Trump's enforcement of Iran sanctions could undermine the dollar's global primacy.
However you assess Kavanaugh's tears, they marked a giant leap for public emotionalism and a major political moment for malekind.
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