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FUMIO KISHIDA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2021
In election platform, LDP vows to raise middle-class income and boost security
Recently elected party leader and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has already seen his commitment questioned after he walked back earlier plans to review Japan's capital gains tax.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2021
Kishida says Japan to start third COVID-19 vaccine shots in December
The health ministry decided last month to give booster shots to people who have gone at least eight months since receiving their second dose.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 11, 2021
Opposition presses Kishida on COVID-19 and economic policy in Diet questioning
With an eye on the upcoming Lower House election, CDP leader Yukio Edano mixed his attacks on the new prime minister with counterproposals of his own.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2021
Kishida says no plan to alter capital-gains and dividend taxes
Kishida, who has vowed to rectify wealth disparities, had previously said reviewing those taxes would be an option in addressing income gaps.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Oct 11, 2021
Skepticism over Kishida's economic policy dims Tokyo stocks outlook
Since Kishida won the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sept. 29, the Nikkei has slid 5.1%, with the eight-day losing streak through last Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2021
Kishida vows to strengthen medical system for COVID-19 patients
According to people close to the prime minister, he wants to fund hospitals since many health care workers have quit their jobs during the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 9, 2021
Investors fear talk of taxes in Kishida’s ‘new capitalism’
Fumio Kishida's first speech to the Diet as Japan's 100th prime minister was an impassioned performance compared to his staid predecessor, but it did little to relieve investor concerns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2021
Japan eyes funding for Taiwan's TSMC to build chip plant
The government is eyeing financial support for TSMC to build a chip-making factory in Kumamoto Prefecture, potentially with Sony Group Corp., that could cost u00a5700 billion to u00a5800 billion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2021
Japan ruling party manifesto calls for sharp rise in defense spending
The LDP aims to raise the defense budget, which has been about 1% of gross domestic product in recent decades, 'with an eye on bringing it even above 2%,' a draft of the manifesto said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 9, 2021
Kishida has no time to lose as stories from the faltering middle class hit the stands
Japanese magazines are filled with stories of economic hardship as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida takes the reins of the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2021
Kishida and India's Modi agree to work toward free and open Indo-Pacific
The two agreed to 'elevate Japan and India's special strategic and global partnership to a new level' and plan for the Japanese leader to visit India 'at an appropriate time.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2021
In first talks, Kishida and China's Xi agree on need for dialogue
The talks between the countries' leaders — the first since September 2020 — came amid rising tensions between the U.S., Japan's security ally, and China over the Taiwan Strait.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2021
In election platform, LDP to promise tax incentives for companies that raise wages
The LDP platform will also include the enactment of legislation on economic security, an issue Kishida is focusing on amid fierce competition over tech between the U.S. and China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2021
Kishida calls for new economic approach in first policy speech
Kishida on Friday vowed to transform the Japanese economy by implementing a “new model of capitalism,' identifying growth and the distribution of wealth as “mutually necessary.”
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2021
Kishida, the continuity candidate, must pursue real change
The prime minister's success will be complicated by massive national debt and whether he can put the country's public finances in order.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2021
New Japanese finance chief faces dilemma: Spend more or repair fiscal health
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki will be forced to balance Kishida's spending plans with the nation's poor fiscal health.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2021
Kishida and Putin agree to advance peace treaty talks
Kishida told reporters he expressed his desire to develop Japan-Russia relations in a mutually beneficial manner.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2021
What’s behind Japan’s ambivalence about Kishida
Kishida has toed a cautious line on almost everything, raising questions about how he will actually deliver on his policies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2021
Will mixed expectations on Kishida affect economic security?
Kishida's approval ratings seem to reflect the current mood of the nation's pandemic-frustrated public.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2021
Will Japan’s Kishida take relations with the Koreas in a new direction?
Kishida may follow a common Japanese approach to the Koreas: seek apology and clarity from Pyongyang on the abduction issue while refusing to offer additional apologies to Seoul.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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