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Japan-China summit raises hopes, caution

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida received a flurry of requests, as well as professions of hope, from the ruling coalition before the first face-to-face summit between Japan and China in three years.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 18, 2022

Cardiff should stop releasing land for development as building projects slip behind schedule, say campaigners

“The shortfall in delivery calls into question the need to release further land within Cardiff"

Wales Online · Nov 17, 2022

PM's late response to minister's gaffe shakes confidence

Even within his own party, faith in Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's leadership has been shaken following Friday's replacement of a Cabinet minister over a gaffe on the death penalty, because Kishida initially failed to take such action even the day after the remarks.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 12, 2022

Delayed action on Yamagiwa situation deepens LDP wounds

Issues related to the Unification Church have led to the resignation of Cabinet minister Daishiro Yamagiwa, following a series of revelations about his connections to the group.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 25, 2022

Japan's stimulus plan must exceed $100 billion, says ruling party executive

Japan's promised economic stimulus must be big enough to exceed the economy's output gap of about 15 trillion yen ($100 billion), a senior ruling party official said on Sunday.

Reuters · Oct 23, 2022

Japan's post-Abe trust crisis under PM Kishida

No one could have foreseen that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's popularity would nosedive so soon after the Liberal Democratic Party triumphed in July's election to the Upper House of the Japanese Diet. Until recently, Mr Kishida's government received consistently high approval ratings. But the LDP's links to a controversial…

Bangkok Post · Oct 19, 2022

Naha mayoral election duel shows cracks forming in All Okinawa group

NAHA -- The race to decide the next mayor of Okinawa's capital comes down to a head-to-head showdown between a former prefectural assembly member supported by the All Okinawa group and Naha's former deputy mayor backed by the national ruling coalition.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 17, 2022

Japan’s Kishida orders investigation into Unification Church

PM’s order comes amid anger over ruling LDP’s ties to religious sect accused of forcing large donations from followers.

Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2022

Japan’s PM orders Unification church investigation as scandal engulfs party

Move marks a reversal for Fumio Kishida who was reluctant to scrutinise Moonies’ connections with his own lawmakers

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2022

LDP eyeing corporate, income tax hikes

Yoichi Miyazawa, the chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party's Research Commission on the Tax System, hinted in a recent interview that the LDP would consider raising corporate and income taxes to fund an increase in defense spending.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 15, 2022