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Former Bank of Japan policy board member Takahide Kiuchi said the domestic political situation is tilted against more rate ...

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After decades of LDP dominance, scandal forced Japan into its first minority government in 30 years. Shigeru Ishiba now leads ...

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The argument behind the Democratic Party for the People's aim of raising the tax-free income threshold — its key demand to ...

Hanako Okada was one of 73 women to win seats at the general election last month, a record number in a Parliament long dominated by men.

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The review covers nine programs, including the education ministry's scholarships for foreign students and the Reconstruction ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, battered in parliamentary elections last month, has survived a rare runoff vote ...