A Japanese House of Representatives member who belongs to a ruling party faction led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faces growing calls from fellow lawmakers to explain himself over a magazine report that he went out for drinks with an 18-year-old girl and gave her 40,000 yen ($300).
A House of Representatives member from a ruling party faction led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida quit the party Friday over a magazine report that he went out for drinks with an 18-year-old girl and gave her 40,000 yen, party sources said. The drinking age in Japan is 20, and…
Japan's ruling coalition has agreed a supplementary budget to support lower-income households and small firms, signalling more spending for the heavily indebted nation.
Japan s ruling coalition on Thursday agreed a supplementary budget to support lower-income households and small firms, signalling more spending for the heavily indebted nation as it battles inflationary pressures for the first time in decades.