Politics
Tax-cut bill moves to upper house, where the coalition is four seats short
The consumption tax bill cleared the lower house on the 6th. In the upper house the ruling bloc holds no majority, and the opposition has a recent scalp to its name.
Takaichi calls G7 absence a 'major failure' but gives no reason in Diet exchange
The prime minister repeated the government's standing explanation for skipping last month's online G7 leaders' meeting, and Komeito's Okamoto told her it did not account for the decision.
LDP's Funada abstains on tax cut bill, saying relief won't reach shoppers
The former economic planning chief refused to back the consumption tax cut in the lower house, as other LDP lawmakers left the chamber before the vote.
Kihara says Taiwan stance unchanged, a year after Takaichi's survival-threat remark
The chief cabinet secretary declined to say whether Tokyo would withdraw the remark that set off a year of friction with China, while stressing the two countries remain important neighbors.
Japan to Expand Education for US Forces in Okinawa After Marine Arrest
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said briefings for personnel arriving in the prefecture will be updated to reflect local opinion, with a Foreign Ministry ambassador joining police lecturers.
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