TOKYO-Japan’s new, minority government has just launched a now nearly annual attempt at stimulating its economy—this time ...

But Japan's "hometown tax" program, introduced in 2008, is one such example. A creative measure to funnel individual income taxes from tax-rich cities to financially struggling rural areas, the ...

The number of visitors to Japan between January and September 2024 reached 26.88 million, setting a record-breaking pace.

Japan's government said it would consider raising the basic tax-free income allowance in effective permanent tax cuts worth ...

Sharp raising of threshold before earnings are taxed is key measure in first major initiative of new Ishiba government ...

An increasing number of municipalities have raised the “bathing tax” rate on overnight visitors at “onsen” hot spring resorts ...

Controversy surrounds plans by Japan's ruling parties and opposition to boost workers' take-home pay by increasing tax-free ...

Japan's economy grew an annualized real 0.9 percent in the three months through September, supported by solid consumer ...

Japan’s minority government signed off Friday on a $140-billion stimulus drive aimed at putting more money in consumers’ ...

Japan has approved a $250 billion economic stimulus package centered around initiatives intended to boost incomes.

Despite concerns, Bangladesh remains the top business destination for 61.2% of Japanese companies, with 350 Japanese enterprises operating in the country ...

While offering relief to low-income households, such measures encourage the continued use of the fossil fuels driving climate ...