For its enactment by the end of March, the fiscal 2025 budget bill needs to clear the Lower House on March 2, at the latest.

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Despite the speaker's hopes, it is unclear whether an agreement can be reached among the parties because there remain gaps ...

The Japanese Finance Minster Katsunobu Kato has promised Tokyo will review much-maligned crypto tax laws by the end of June ...

Talks between Japan’s ruling coalition and opposition parties on some key policies are poised to reach a critical juncture as ...