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

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 ...

Japanese cities to raise ‘onsen tax’ as visitors flock to traditional hot baths - Higher taxes aim to fund conservation ...

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 ...

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

The letter said the money is “an object of taxation,” and the agency billed her for 17 million yen in taxes. “It is unacceptable and unfair,” the woman said, noting that the Japanese ...

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 ...

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

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's government said it would consider raising the basic tax-free income allowance in effective permanent tax cuts worth up to $51 billion, a step that could also help ease ...