National May 26, 2022
The move comes as the government plans to establish an agency dedicated to overseeing children and family affairs policies next April.
National Feb 22, 2022
Lower House approves record ¥107.6 trillion budget for fiscal 2022
Japan's general-account budget will be a record high for the 10th year in a row.
Business / Economy Dec 20, 2019
Cabinet approves Japan's record ¥102 trillion draft budget for fiscal 2020
The fiscal 2020 draft budget shows that spending will jump for defense, free education and ballooning medical, pension and other social security costs.
Business Nov 22, 2019
Japan to drop ¥400 billion on school computers and infrastructure projects in wake of tax hike
The government plans to spend around ¥400 billion ($3.7 billion) to supply more computers to public schools as part of an economic stimulus package, government sources said Friday. State and local outlays for the package, which will be formulated early next month, are expected to ...
Editorials Nov 14, 2019
Whenever the nation is hit by a major disaster, infrastructure shortcomings become painfully clear.
Editorials Sep 7, 2019
Japan's fiscal health is in dire straits, but record high budget requests do not show any sense of crisis by the government.
Business Aug 29, 2019
Japan budget requests for fiscal 2020 on way to record-high ¥105 trillion
General-account budget requests from government agencies and ministries for fiscal 2020 are expected to set a new record near ¥105 trillion, it has been learned. The all-time high is ¥102.7 trillion for fiscal 2019, which began in April. The anticipated rise reflects growing debt-serving costs and ...
Editorials Aug 8, 2019
The government must do more to reduce spending and boost revenue to cut the deficit.
Asia Pacific Apr 15, 2019
After months of delay, Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte signs $71 billion national budget
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed a 3.7 trillion peso ($71.5 billion) budget for this year, its largest ever, ending months of impasse that forced the Southeast Asian country to cut its growth target. The Philippines last month cut its 2019 growth target to 6-7 ...
Business / Economy Mar 27, 2019
Japan's Diet passes record ¥101 trillion budget with spending hikes for defense and social security
Key to the budget is a ¥2.03 trillion stimulus package that the government hopes will underpin domestic demand after the consumption tax is increased.
World / Politics Mar 12, 2019
President Donald Trump in his 2020 budget on Monday called for overhauls of social programs that help poor and elderly Americans, while boosting military spending and funding a U.S.-Mexico border wall, in the opening gambits of his next funding fight with the U.S. Congress. The ...
