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Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama holds a news conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 13, 2025
LDP's Moriyama will coordinate for extra budget to combat inflation
Regarding the size of a possible budget, Moriyama said, "We would like (to compile it) without issuing deficit-covering bonds."
EDITORIALS
Nov 14, 2019
Ensure effective state spending to prevent disasters
Whenever the nation is hit by a major disaster, infrastructure shortcomings become painfully clear.
EDITORIALS
Sep 7, 2019
Budget should reflect sense of crisis
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.
EDITORIALS
Aug 8, 2019
Still a long way to go for fiscal reconstruction
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.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2019
Trump budget boosts military and Mexico border wall but targets vital social services that help poor and elderly
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.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 10, 2019
Can the social security system be sustained?
Due to demographic changes, the welfare state that many developed countries aimed to create in the mid-20th century is now out of reach.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 31, 2018
Japan's Defense Ministry eyes record defense budget amid North Korean and Chinese threats
The budget proposal released Friday calls for defense spending to rise 2.1 percent to u00a55.3 trillion for the year starting April 1.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2018
Macron targets French welfare spending as deficit pressure rises
French President Emmanuel Macron's government will tackle social spending in the next wave of its reforms as weaker than expected growth puts pressure on the budget deficit, the prime minister said on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2018
A new tax to fix Japan's dire fiscal straits
There's a better way to increase tax revenue than raising the consumption tax.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 28, 2018
Abe's best chance for survival as LDP chief lies in his diplomatic skills
The passage of a record-high 2018 spending budget brings to closure a first half year in the Diet that saw the prime minister's approval rating nosedive.
EDITORIALS
Feb 1, 2018
Realistic fiscal consolidation target needed
Further postponing the goal of achieving a primary budget balance risks making Japan's commitment to fiscal consolidation less credible.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2017
Cabinet OKs record-high ¥97.71 trillion 2018 budget to cover rising social security and defense costs
The Cabinet approves a draft budget of u00a597.7 trillion for fiscal 2018, breaking the record for the sixth year straight.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 22, 2017
Japanese Cabinet OKs record ¥5.19 trillion defense budget to counter North Korea with interceptor batteries, first cruise missiles
The Cabinet on Friday approved a record-high draft defense budget for fiscal 2018 to beef up Japan's missile defenses against the growing threat from North Korea, breaking the record for the fourth consecutive year.
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2017
Japan to issue more bonds to fund ¥2.9 trillion extra budget for missile defense and day care: sources
The government is set to compile a supplementary budget of around ¥2.9 trillion ($25.9 billion) for the fiscal year through March to cover spending on missile defense amid tensions over North Korea, and for new economic measures, government officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2017
GOP-led U.S. House narrowly passes measure paving way for Trump's deep tax cuts seen favoring rich
The U.S. House of Representatives helped pave the way on Thursday for deep tax cuts sought by President Donald Trump and Republican leaders, but barely overcame a revolt within party ranks that could foreshadow trouble ahead for the tax overhaul.
BUSINESS
May 22, 2017
Washington Post: Trump budget to include cuts to Medicaid, other help for low-income citizens
U.S. President Donald Trump's budget proposal, set to be unveiled on Tuesday, will include cuts to Medicaid and propose changes to other assistance programs for low-income citizens, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2017
Government enacts record-high budget, damping opposition efforts to keep spotlight on school land scandal
The Upper House approved a u00a597.45 trillion budget that highlighted an increase in defense spending — a record u00a55.13 trillion — reflecting a beefed-up effort to counter China and North Korea.
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2017
Japan's border islands to get ¥5 billion boon for tourism, defense
The government has earmarked ¥5 billion in increased economic assistance to 71 islands off the coast of eight prefectures, as concerns over declining populations are compounded by recurring intrusions into sovereign territory by foreign vessels.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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