A chastened Japanese Prime Minister vowed Monday to win back public support after his party suffered a historic drubbing in local elections that media chalked up to growing arrogance and analysts said threatened his continued hold on power.
The Sunday polls, in which Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost more than half its seats in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly,Read more
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party extended on Sunday the party president's maximum tenure from two consecutive three-year terms to three consecutive terms, paving the way for an extended Abe administration till 2021.
The party's 84th congress, held at a hotel in Tokyo, approved the change to the party rule on limit to president's tenure, which means that Japanese Prime MinisterRead more
Japan's ruling parties approved tax reform plans Thursday for fiscal 2017, setting the stage for a review of the spousal tax break system to boost participation by part-timers in the workforce as the economy struggles to gain strength.
The key features of the reform for the year starting in April include raising the income cap for spouse tax deductions, unifyingRead more
Japan's lower house of parliament on Tuesday passed a long-awaited bill to legalise casinos, a big step towards opening up a market that analysts say could be worth some $30 billion a year.
Some opposition members walked out of the chamber before the vote in protest at the bill, which comes after years of delays linked to worries about gamblingRead more