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KOMEITO 3

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 14, 2016
DP platform to include protecting Article 9 and 'painful' reforms to pay for social security
The Democratic Party will pledge in the coming Upper House election campaign to enhance social security, with the funding coming through reforms, and oppose revising the Constitution's war-renouncing Article 9, according to sources.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 9, 2016
Komeito platform supports tax-hike delay, avoids Constitution debate
Junior ruling coalition partner Komeito on Thursday backed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to postpone the consumption tax hike for two years in a set of campaign pledges announced ahead of the July 10 Upper House poll.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 5, 2016
Abe mum on resigning if Upper House election goes badly
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would not say Saturday if he will step down if the ruling parties fail to win a majority of the seats up for grabs in the July 10 Upper House election.
JAPAN / Politics
May 31, 2016
Abe won't call for Lower House poll after delaying sales tax hike again
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears likely to forgo a House of Representatives election this summer over the planned postponement of a consumption tax increase from next year.
JAPAN / Politics
May 18, 2016
Abe, coalition partner meet over tax hike, upcoming election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi met Wednesday to discuss whether to raise the consumption tax as scheduled and how to approach an Upper House election planned for this summer.
JAPAN / Politics
May 8, 2016
LDP's summer election manifesto to focus on child-rearing, disaster recovery
Increased support for child-rearing and recovery from Kyushu's recent earthquakes will be the main pillars of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's manifesto for this summer's election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 3, 2016
Abe's revisionist agenda subject of opposing rallies on Constitution Day
Marking the 69th anniversary of the postwar pacifist Constitution, supporters and opponents of constitutional revision held rallies in Tokyo on Tuesday to speak out on their respective causes.
EDITORIALS
Apr 24, 2016
Insufficient electoral reform
The ruling coalition needs to explain why the nation is still being kept waiting for the fundamental reform needed to correct the gross disparity in vote values.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 20, 2016
Quakes seen to all but rule out possibility of double election for Abe
Aftershocks from the deadly twin earthquakes that rocked the Kyushu region have sent shock waves all the way to Tokyo's Nagata-cho, the political heart of Japan.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 29, 2016
DPJ, Ishin to merge March 27 at special convention
The Democratic Party of Japan and Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party) will hold a convention March 27 in a Tokyo hotel to launch their new party, members of the two parties said Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 28, 2016
Amari to respond to graft allegations
Japan's economy minister, Akira Amari, plans to deny allegations that he received cash for favors when he holds a press conference Thursday afternoon, sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 19, 2015
Japanese newspapers' self-interest ensures they toe Komeito's line on tax exemption
The vernacular press has been uncharacteristically unanimous in its support for the exemption of food from the planned consumption tax hike.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2015
Ruling bloc adopts sales tax reform policies; delays discussion on financing revenue shortfall
Tax reform policies for fiscal 2016 are formally adopted, including rules on food items exempt from the consumption tax hike in 2017.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 16, 2015
Kyoto mayoral election a testing ground for Ishin
In a first local test for the newly formed Osaka Ishin no Kai national political party, a mayoral candidate in Kyoto on Tuesday won the support of Kyoto Ishin no Kai, a small group that aims to secure the backing of Osaka Ishin.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 15, 2015
Delivery, take-out foods to be exempt from tax hike
The Abe administration and ruling parties plan to exempt delivery and takeout food from the upcoming consumption tax hike.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2015
Abe's tax compromise raises odds of twin summer polls
Abe may now be able to persuade his ally Komeito to agree to a snap Lower House election on the same day as an upper chamber poll.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 12, 2015
Ruling coalition clinches deal on food tax rate
The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito finalized plans to apply a lower sales tax rate to food purchases, a measure that will cost u00a51 trillion in revenue.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2015
Government unlikely to detail revenue-recovery plan for sales tax hike exemptions: Aso
The government and ruling parties do not plan to specify ways to make up for a state revenue loss as a result of a lower tax rate on certain foods when the sales tax is hiked in 2017, Finance Minister Taro Aso indicated Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2015
Sales tax on food items to stay at 8% after 2-point 2017 increase, ruling bloc agrees
Japan's ruling parties broadly agreed Thursday to exempt food products from the planned consumption tax hike in 2017, lawmakers said, in an attempt to ease the burden on consumers as slow growth in household spending has weighed on the economy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 10, 2015
Ruling parties approve tax changes, but have yet to define food eligible for low rate
Marathon tax-reform negotiations between the ruling coalition partners concluded Thursday with negotiators agreeing to reduce consumption tax on food, officials said.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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