After finally securing passage of the country’s budget earlier this week, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba now faces...
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The budget bill, which calls for general account spending of ¥115 trillion, was enacted in time for...
The bill came in the wake of last summer’s Tokyo gubernatorial election, in which posters featuring indecent...
Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the CDP, and Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the DPP, have called on Ishiba...
The prime minister’s standing has worsened following reports that he handed out gift vouchers worth ¥100,000 ($668)...
Passing a no-confidence motion could result in the dissolution of the Lower House within 10 days, triggering...
Polls conducted by several newspapers over the weekend show public support tumbling to record lows.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is under fire for giving gift certificates worth ¥100,000 each to lawmakers newly...
An unprecedented second amendment to Japan’s budget shows opposition in the Lower House is not the only...
Since last October’s general election, momentum has picked up for a legislative change to allow married couples...
