Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may have witnessed the harsh reality of how investors react when his suggestion of higher capital gains tax rates apparently sent Japanese stocks lower shortly af
Nearly 30 percent of voters plan to cast ballots for Japan s ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the proportional representation section of next week s general election, compared with just over 11 percent for the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, a Kyodo News survey shows.
Japanese political party leaders take to the streets on the first weekend since official campaigning for next week s general election began, with how to improve the lives of those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic one of the hotly debated issues.
As campaigning for the Oct. 31 general election heats up in Japan, ruling and opposition parties are not just touting their economic and diplomatic policies but also their plans for protecting animals in the hope of attracting broader support among voters.
Japan s ruling and opposition parties clash over the handling of the economy and coronavirus response, as campaigning for the Oct. 31 general election heats up, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida fending off criticism over the government s failure to address the income gap.