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Opposition representatives questioned the lack of details about the tax cut legislation proposed by the government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a televised debate on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2026
Opposition parties urge Takaichi to explain tax cut bill herself
Opposition representatives questioned the lack of details about a planned benefit program included in the legislation.
Tax refund kiosks are displayed during a demonstration event at Haneda Airport Terminal 3 on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2026
Visitors to Japan will soon have to wait for consumption tax refunds
The process will no longer be completed at store counters but handled at airports at the time of departure.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi takes the podium at an Lower House plenary session in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 20, 2026
Opposition offers alternatives to food consumption tax cut in parliamentary debate
Having made the policy central to her economic agenda, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a test of whether she can create tangible household relief.
Rahul Anand, IMF assistant director and mission chief for Japan, during an interview in Bangkok on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 17, 2026
IMF official welcomes 91AV原创 temporary tax cut plan
Rahul Anand, IMF assistant director and mission chief for Japan, said the approach was “a very welcome step.”
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House budget committee session in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2026
Scandal-hit minister Kazuo Yana now accused of election violation
Opposition parties grilled the prime minister on Tuesday on not just her policies, but also her new farm minister’s election campaign in January.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers her policy speech at parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 10, 2026
Tax cut to bring ?36,000 benefit per citizen, Takaichi says
The ?36,000 figure was reached by dividing the total tax revenue loss to the central and local governments from the tax cut by the country’s population.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at an Upper House plenary session in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2026
Government submits bill on food consumption tax reduction to parliament
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government plans to reduce the food and nonalcoholic beverage consumption tax from 8% to 1% starting in April.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says cutting the food tax to 1% from April 2027 and introducing targeted payments next year would increase households’ disposable income.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 7, 2026
Takaichi defends plan to combine consumption tax cut with income-based cash payments
Designing a system of direct cash payments tailored to recipients’ incomes takes longer than distributing uniform amounts, the prime minister said.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a news conference after a Cabinet reshuffle at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Sept. 17.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 4, 2026
Host of contentious bills await Takaichi in autumn session of parliament
Top priority has been given to a bill reducing the consumption tax on food and beverages from 8% to 1% over a two-year period beginning April 1, 2027.
91AV原创 hometown tax drains revenue from major urban centers by redirecting billions of yen in resident taxes toward smaller municipalities in return for borderline-lavish gifts.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 1, 2026
This Japanese tax has a problem: It’s too popular
A system with winners must have losers, and in this case, they are the places, mainly prosperous cities, watching their tax revenue flow elsewhere.
Major beer-makers in Japan are repositioning their beer-like products as beer, with a liquor tax revision coming into effect on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2026
Beer-makers prepare for battle as Japan set to unify liquor taxes
Beer and related products are currently divided into three categories based on the ratio of malt content, with beer having had the highest tax rate.
According to the internal affairs ministry, new rules are expected to affect about half of all hometown tax donation return gifts, including tissues, lotions, health foods and electrical appliances.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2026
Japan to tighten furusato nōzei gift rules in October
According to the ministry, the new rules are expected to affect about half of all return gifts, including tissues, lotions and electrical appliances.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a news conference after a Cabinet reshuffle, at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2026
Takaichi eager for passage of tax cut bill
Takaichi also announced a plan to submit legislation to diversify oil procurement channels.
The administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has made lowering the consumption tax on food a key goal.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 15, 2026
Cabinet approves outline of two-year consumption tax reduction for food products
The plan will form the basis of related bills set to be submitted to the autumn session of parliament to reduce the consumption tax from 8% to 1%.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has vowed to bring back the food tax rate to 8% after two years from fiscal 2027.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2026
Japan considers moving up part of income-linked benefits payment schedule in 2029
The move is intended to mitigate the financial burden on households after the consumption tax rate for food is raised back to 8% in 2029.
Spotify Technology co-founder Martin Lorentzon said the discussions about new taxes have already done some damage by creating uncertainty.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2026
Spotify’s Lorentzon says he’d leave Sweden if wealth tax imposed
The warning from the Stockholm-based billionaire comes as the country’s Left Party campaigns for a tax on billionaires.
The National Diet building in Tokyo. Japan's government is considering a plan to fully cover local losses incurred as a result of the consumption tax cut, sources have said.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2026
Government may fully cover local losses from consumption tax cut
The national government is expected to present the plan at a meeting with local governments to be held shortly.
A tax reform package for the fiscal year starting next April will be compiled at the end of this year following examinations of requests by the tax panels of the government and the ruling parties.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 1, 2026
Ministry and agency tax system reform requests focus on economic strength
A tax reform package for the fiscal year starting next April will be compiled at the end of this year following examinations of the requests.
Japan plans to introduce additional fees for OTC-equivalent prescription drugs in March next year.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2026
Japan to exempt extra charges on OTC-like drugs from tax
Japan plans to introduce the additional fees for OTC-equivalent prescription drugs in March next year.
Hunters during an emergency response drill simulating a bear intrusion, in Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture, last month.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2026
Japan eyes tax relief for bear hunters
The number of bear sightings in fiscal 2025 reached a record high of more than 50,000, and 13 people were killed in attacks, according to the Environment Ministry.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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