Japan leader gambles on sales tax hike
Tokyo: Japanese premier Shinzo Abe’s long-awaited decision this week on whether to hike sales taxes is a major political gamble that proved career-ending for his...
Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe
Japan premier unveils $226.5 bn stimulus package
by AFP
Tokyo: Japan’s new government unveiled a $226.5 billion stimulus package Friday to breathe life into the world’s third-largest economy, rebuild disaster-hit areas and beef up...
New Japan govt hints at joining Pacific trade pact
by AFP
Tokyo: Japan’s new government led by incoming prime minister Shinzo Abe has suggested it may join a US-backed Pacific-wide free trade deal, a report said...