Tokyo Japan Government

Japan PM Takaichi calls snap election for 8 Feb.

Japan PM Takaichi to call Feb 8 snap election on spending, tax cuts and defence

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will call a national election on February 8 to seek voter backing for increased spending, tax cuts and a new security strategy that is expected to accelerate a d...

· 16h

Japan bonds slump as food tax cut talk adds to election risk

· 7d · on MSN

Japan may face its own 'fiscal cliff' if Takaichi calls early election

· 1d

Japan PM Sanae Takaichi Seeks Stronger Mandate, Calls Snap Election On Feb 8

Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative who admires Margaret Thatcher, became Japan's first woman prime minister in October, though she has shown little appetite for framing her leadership around gende...

· 1d

Japan’s Leader Calls for Snap Election in Bid to Expand Power

· 1d

Why Japan's Takaichi is gambling on an early election

· 1d

Why Japan’s Takaichi has called election just three months after taking power

Some media polls have put the LDP's support at more than 60%, giving Ms Takaichi an opportunity to restore its majority in the more powerful lower chamber.

· 8h

Japan PM Takaichi calls snap election three months after taking office

· 1d

Japan’s prime minister calls snap election as approval ratings ride high

8hon MSN

Japan bond yields soar as election promises stir fiscal fears

Long-dated Japanese government bond (JGB) yields shot to record highs on Tuesday on concern that tax cuts touted across the political spectrum ahead of a February election will test already strained government finances.

Agence France-Presse on MSN

Tokyo zoo pandas due to leave Japan January 27, joining sister

Two hugely popular pandas at a Japanese zoo will depart on January 27 to join their sister in China, the Tokyo government and media said, leaving Japan panda-less for the first time in half a century.

Tokyo zoo pandas due to leave Japan on Jan 27

It was previously announced that the last day for the pandas' public viewing would be on Jan 25. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Reuters

Japan's shaky government loses upper house control

TOKYO, July 21 (Reuters) - Japan's ruling coalition lost control of the upper house in an election on Sunday, further weakening Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power even as he vowed to remain party leader, citing a looming tariff deadline with the ...

Radio Pakistan

Pakistan–Japan Govt–Business Joint Dialogue & Pakistan Business Forum held in Tokyo

The 8th Pakistan–Japan Government–Business Joint Dialogue and Pakistan Business Forum were held in Tokyo. The Government–Business Joint Dialogue was co-chaired by Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Industry Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Takuo Komori.

Business Wire

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Selects Multi-Use Case Implementation Project Featuring SkyDrive and Joby Aviation Aircraft for “eVTOL Implementation Project (Phase I)"

TOYOTA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, together with a consortium led by Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., has announced the selection of its joint proposal for the ...

U.S. News & World Report

Japan Government Panel Member Kataoka Calls for $149 Billion Stimulus Package

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan must compile a stimulus package of around $149 billion to support an economy hobbled by U.S. tariffs and weak consumption, Goushi Kataoka, a private-sector member of a key government panel, told Reuters on Monday. The proposed 23 ...