Politics
Opposition holds firm against tax-cut bill as ruling bloc pushes for Lower House vote on Nov 6
The government's consumption tax cut package faces objections that its contents are opaque, with the Democratic Reform group and Komeito set to vote against it unless the government's answers change their minds.
Megumi Yokota's mother marks 49 years since abduction: 'I want to see her once'
Sakie Yokota, 90, still recalls the comb her daughter gave her father the day before she vanished in Niigata in 1977.
Okinawa governor to demand firm date for Futenma return
Genta Kojya will submit a request to the government at a policy meeting on Friday, asking for clarity on when the US base will be handed back and for support to double prefectural income.
Government to spend up to ¥300m promoting security documents, including a comedy duo
A Cabinet Office official told the Upper House Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee the publicity budget is split between younger and older audiences, with a Yoshimoto Kogyo couple act aimed at women in their 40s and up.
Fukuoka assemblyman who quit amid cash scandal says resignation was needed for a fresh start
Former assembly speaker Isao Kurauchi, named as a recipient of cash in a money-for-favors scandal, held his first news conference since stepping down and denied any wrongdoing.
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