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KOMEITO

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.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2015
Low tax on food will hurt the poor, say economists
Political negotiations between the nation's ruling coalition are approaching a showdown over the unpopular consumption tax, which is set to rise to 10 percent from 8 percent in April 2017. A sweetener being considered has drawn scathing criticism from many economists.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 27, 2015
LDP leads field in revenue as party donations rise
Government data shows the Liberal Democratic Party raised more revenue in 2014 than any other party, the most since it lost power in 2009.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 24, 2015
Abe wants to keep revenue loss from tax reduction to less than ¥400 billion
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe orders his team to work toward designating fresh food as the only category subject to lower tax rates when the consumption tax goes up to 10 percent in 2017.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2015
Execs from Japan's ruling coalition to visit China in early December
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, said Wednesday their secretaries-general will make a four-day trip to China from Dec. 2 for talks with senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2015
Ex-Ishin no To members refuse to give up seal, bankbook as party paralyzed by leadership struggle
Ishin no To may be on the verge of vanishing as rebellious members threaten procedures to legally disband the party.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2015
Japan ruling coalition party invites China's Xi to visit in spring
The head of the junior partner in Japan's ruling coalition on Thursday handed Chinese President Xi Jinping a letter from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and invited him to visit Tokyo around spring.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2015
Government considers multiple levels in 2017 consumption tax hike
The government is considering introducing a reduced tax rate for some products to ease the burden when it raises the consumption tax rate by 2 percentage points to 10 percent in April 2017, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2015
Technology key to clinching overseas projects, new infrastructure minister says
Japan should keep promoting its high technological standards when pushing for infrastructure projects overseas, despite a recent loss to China on bidding for Indonesia's first high-speed railway, the new land, infrastructure, transport and tourism minister said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 5, 2015
Komeito requests party policy chief Ishii for transport post in new Cabinet
Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi asks Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to replace Komeito lawmaker Akihiro Ota with the party's policy chief, Keiichi Ishii, as transport minister in Wednesday's Cabinet reshuffle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 26, 2015
Inevitable looming consumption tax hike keeps the LDP awake at night
The LDP is in a tough spot between an public wary of consumption tax hikes and a Finance Ministry unwilling to budge on the promised move to a 10-percent levy.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 17, 2015
Foes stand their ground as ruling bloc presses hard for vote on contentious security bills
The ruling bloc tried to clear a key hurdle to enact its contentious security legislation at the Upper House on Wednesday night, but the move was met with vehement protests from opposition lawmakers and thousands of angry demonstrators who gathered in a rally around the Diet building.
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2015
Komeito wants reduced tax rate proposal kept alive
Japan should not rule out imposing a lower rate of consumption tax on certain goods, the head of Komeito told party lawmakers Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2015
Abe mulls early October Cabinet reshuffle to focus on economy after defense bills are passed
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2015
Komeito leader weighs visit to China, South Korea in October
The leader of Komeito, junior partner in the ruling coalition, is considering visiting China and South Korea in October to clear the way for an envisioned summit between the three countries, a top party member said Saturday.
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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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