Kishida defends backtrack on capital gains tax in Upper House grilling
The new prime minister had floated an increase in the tax rate during the LDP leadership race, but the idea was omitted from a policy speech he gave Friday.
An opposition party executive expressed readiness on Sunday to submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga if the leader refuses to extend the current session of the Diet, even if the motion risks prompting a general election. If Suga rejects ...
Top Japanese opposition party's No. 2 to stay in post after merger
Tetsuro Fukuyama formerly served under party leader Yukio Edano when the latter was chief Cabinet secretary.
