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Japan Plans Two-Year Cut of Food Consumption Tax to 1 Percent

The move creates a large revenue gap and must be finalised by a cabinet decision and Diet bills before it can start in April 2027.

Takaichi Reaffirms Coalition Agenda After Diet Session Pause on Seat Cuts

Takaichi’s Approval Falls After Parliament Approves Imperial Succession Law

Japan Keeps Male-Only Imperial Succession and Opens Door to Adopted Heirs

Fukushima Governor Signals Fourth-Term Bid as LDP Presses Regional Races and Leadership Plans

Japan’s Ruling LDP Floats 3%–5% of GDP Defense Spending in Draft Security Review

Japan’s Takaichi Plans South Korea Visit, With Andong Meeting Under Discussion

LDP-Led Supermajority Tightens Hold on Diet as Centrist Opposition Stumbles

Takaichi Quoted Saying She Wants More Sleep as Official Residence Meals Prove Difficult

Diet Leaders Push to Pass Imperial Succession Revision This Session

Yoshimura Says Osaka Metropolis Vote Could Go Prefecture-Wide Under LDP–Ishin Deputy-Capital Draft

Takaichi’s Coalition Pushes Record ¥122.31 Trillion Budget Through Japan’s Lower House

Takaichi Faces Diet Questions Over ¥30,000 Gift Catalogs to LDP Lawmakers

Takaichi Reappointed as Japan Prime Minister, Keeps Cabinet, Moves to Fast-Track Budget

Japan’s Diet Confirms Sanae Takaichi for a Second Term After LDP Landslide

After Landslide, Takaichi Moves to Fast-Track Budget as Diet Convenes Feb. 18

Polls Put Takaichi on Track for Big Lower-House Win Ahead of Snap Election

Japan’s Takaichi Dissolves Lower House, Sets Feb. 8 Snap Election

Takaichi Dissolves Japan's Lower House, Sets Feb. 8 Snap Election

Japan’s Prime Minister Dissolves Lower House, Calls Early Election for Feb. 8