Nearly 60% say Tokyo Olympics should be canceled, poll finds
The survey highlighted dissatisfaction with the government's coronavirus response, with 85% calling the vaccine rollout slow and 71.5% critical of its overall handling of the pandemic.
Suga Cabinet support rate falls to record 32.2% in Jiji poll
The decline in support — a 4.4 percentage point drop from April — likely reflects the severe coronavirus infection situation in the country.
Japan to use ¥2.17 trillion from reserve funds for virus-hit sectors and households
The funding includes ¥1.54 trillion for local authorities to aid restaurants and bars that comply with requests to close early as part of anti-COVID-19 measures.
Despite the views of the rollout, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Cabinet saw its approval rate hit 42.1%, up from 38.8% in the previous poll last month.
Taro Aso marks 3,000 days in office as Japan's finance minister
Aso will replace Korekiyo Takahashi, who held the post in the early 20th century, as the second-longest-serving finance minister if he remains in the job until October this year.
LDP lawmaker Marukawa takes office as minister for Olympics and gender
The Upper House member previously held the portfolio for the games from 2016 to 2017, having also served as environment minister and the LDP's head of public relations.
Suga stops short of calling for Mori to resign as public sours on Olympic chief
A new survey shows that just 6.8% of respondents believe the gaffe-prone former prime minister is fit to head up the Tokyo 2020 effort.
Japan's new COVID-19 vaccine czar Taro Kono commits to rapid yet safe rollout
The nation is preparing to vaccinate, starting with medical workers and older people, based on hopes that Pfizer's vaccine will be approved here by mid-February.
In the poll, 35.3% called for the cancellation of the Tokyo Games, while 44.8% said the games should be put off again.
Japan's health ministry faces calls for split 20 years after merger
The merged ministry has often taken the brunt of criticism from advocates of additional central government reorganization, partly due to many problems and scandals.
Japan's 2021 defense budget to be record high of ¥5.34 trillion
As for tax revenue, the government predicts it to be below ¥60 trillion for fiscal 2021, given the expected fallout from the pandemic on corporate earnings, the sources said.
