thejapantimes, 9 months ago to business The average retail gasoline price in Japan has climbed for the 15th straight week to its highest-ever level, industry ministry data shows, as subsidies given to oil wholesalers taper off toward the end of September. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/30/economy/record-gasoline-prices/?utm_content=buffer33ecf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #economy #fumiokishida #ldp #cars #energy
The average retail gasoline price in Japan has climbed for the 15th straight week to its highest-ever level, industry ministry data shows, as subsidies given to oil wholesalers taper off toward the end of September. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/30/economy/record-gasoline-prices/?utm_content=buffer33ecf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #economy #fumiokishida #ldp #cars #energy
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday that his government plans to draw up measures as early as this autumn to combat overtourism, in which surges of visitors negatively impact the daily lives of local residents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/26/japan/kishida-measures-overtourism/?utm_content=buffera8468&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #fumiokishida #okinawa #shuricastle #tourism
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday that his government plans to draw up measures as early as this autumn to combat overtourism, in which surges of visitors negatively impact the daily lives of local residents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/26/japan/kishida-measures-overtourism/?utm_content=buffera8468&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #fumiokishida #okinawa #shuricastle #tourism
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ate what he called "safe and delicious" fish from Fukushima on Wednesday, days after wastewater was released from a crippled nuclear plant in the area into the Pacific. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/30/japan/kishida-fukushima-fish/?utm_content=buffera1848&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #fukushimano1 #seafood #fumiokishida
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ate what he called "safe and delicious" fish from Fukushima on Wednesday, days after wastewater was released from a crippled nuclear plant in the area into the Pacific. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/30/japan/kishida-fukushima-fish/?utm_content=buffera1848&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #fukushimano1 #seafood #fumiokishida
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has called for dialogue with China as he seeks to find common ground in opposing the threat and use of nuclear weapons in a message to a forum on Sino-Japanese relations in Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/19/japan/politics/kishida-china-forum/?utm_content=buffer61fab&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #chinajapanrelations #yokokamikawa
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has called for dialogue with China as he seeks to find common ground in opposing the threat and use of nuclear weapons in a message to a forum on Sino-Japanese relations in Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/19/japan/politics/kishida-china-forum/?utm_content=buffer61fab&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #chinajapanrelations #yokokamikawa
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s sudden announcement late last week of his plan to dissolve his political faction in order to restore public trust in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party — and his own administration — appears to be a gamble that has failed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/22/japan/politics/ldp-factions-kishida-popularity/?utm_content=buffer142c8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #taroaso #fumiokishida #ldp #politicalfunds
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s sudden announcement late last week of his plan to dissolve his political faction in order to restore public trust in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party — and his own administration — appears to be a gamble that has failed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/22/japan/politics/ldp-factions-kishida-popularity/?utm_content=buffer142c8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #taroaso #fumiokishida #ldp #politicalfunds
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan Prosecutors are unlikely to build a criminal case against key members of the largest faction of the LDP in connection with a political fundraising scandal rocking the party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/14/japan/crime-legal/prosecutors-abe-faction-bigwigs/?utm_content=bufferd413e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #ldp #politicalfunds #shinzoabe #fumiokishida
Prosecutors are unlikely to build a criminal case against key members of the largest faction of the LDP in connection with a political fundraising scandal rocking the party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/14/japan/crime-legal/prosecutors-abe-faction-bigwigs/?utm_content=bufferd413e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #ldp #politicalfunds #shinzoabe #fumiokishida
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan Prosecutors have started questioning ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers on a voluntary basis in connection with a political fund scandal involving the LDP's largest faction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/16/japan/politics/ldp-prosecutors-questioning/?utm_content=bufferb6508&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #ldp #scandals #diet
Prosecutors have started questioning ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers on a voluntary basis in connection with a political fund scandal involving the LDP's largest faction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/16/japan/politics/ldp-prosecutors-questioning/?utm_content=bufferb6508&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #ldp #scandals #diet
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan Japan will seek to bolster military ties with the Philippines during a visit to Manila by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that comes after tensions escalated between Beijing and the Southeast Asian nation over a dispute in the South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/03/japan/politics/kishida-visits-philippines/?utm_content=buffer88d05&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #philippines #malaysia #defense #china
Japan will seek to bolster military ties with the Philippines during a visit to Manila by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that comes after tensions escalated between Beijing and the Southeast Asian nation over a dispute in the South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/03/japan/politics/kishida-visits-philippines/?utm_content=buffer88d05&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #philippines #malaysia #defense #china
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan As Kishida's popularity plummets, Minister Sanae Takaichi makes a bold move to take his job, eventually. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/11/15/japan/sanae-takaichi-prime-minister-ambitions/?utm_content=buffer22293&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #fumiokishida #sanaetakaichi #ldp #shinzoabe #cabinet #lowerhouse #diet
As Kishida's popularity plummets, Minister Sanae Takaichi makes a bold move to take his job, eventually. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/11/15/japan/sanae-takaichi-prime-minister-ambitions/?utm_content=buffer22293&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #fumiokishida #sanaetakaichi #ldp #shinzoabe #cabinet #lowerhouse #diet
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan This year, Japan changed its sex crime laws but failed to legalize same-sex marriage. What gender reforms, or lack thereof, will we remember from 2023? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/12/29/japan/japan-gender-laws-2023/?utm_content=buffer7015d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #women039sissues #fumiokishida #japaneseeconomy #depopulation #samesexmarriage #sexcrimes #birthcontrol
This year, Japan changed its sex crime laws but failed to legalize same-sex marriage. What gender reforms, or lack thereof, will we remember from 2023? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/12/29/japan/japan-gender-laws-2023/?utm_content=buffer7015d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #women039sissues #fumiokishida #japaneseeconomy #depopulation #samesexmarriage #sexcrimes #birthcontrol
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan Japan and the U.S. are reportedly arranging a summit in Washington for April 10. Kishida is expected to call for strengthening cooperation in various fields, and to give an address to U.S. Congress. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/18/japan/politics/japan-us-summit-planned-april/?utm_content=bufferfd1e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #joebiden #usjapanrelations
Japan and the U.S. are reportedly arranging a summit in Washington for April 10. Kishida is expected to call for strengthening cooperation in various fields, and to give an address to U.S. Congress. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/18/japan/politics/japan-us-summit-planned-april/?utm_content=bufferfd1e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #joebiden #usjapanrelations
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news The average income of lawmakers fell ¥990,000 from the previous year to ¥21.56 million in 2022, down for the fourth straight year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/national/lawmakers-income-2022/?utm_content=bufferc478d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #fumiokishida #ldp #diet #dpp
The average income of lawmakers fell ¥990,000 from the previous year to ¥21.56 million in 2022, down for the fourth straight year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/national/lawmakers-income-2022/?utm_content=bufferc478d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #fumiokishida #ldp #diet #dpp
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan The support rate for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet fell to 32.3%, the lowest level since he became prime minister in October 2021, a survey showed Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/15/japan/politics/japan-fumio-kishida-cabinet-support-new-low/?utm_content=bufferef3e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #cabinet #surveys
The support rate for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet fell to 32.3%, the lowest level since he became prime minister in October 2021, a survey showed Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/15/japan/politics/japan-fumio-kishida-cabinet-support-new-low/?utm_content=bufferef3e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #cabinet #surveys
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to business Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to pledge to consider returning a portion of tax revenues to the public to mitigate the impact of price hikes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/18/fumio-kishida-policy-speech-tax-return/?utm_content=buffer05ae8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #fumiokishida #diet #taxes #japaneseeconomy
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to pledge to consider returning a portion of tax revenues to the public to mitigate the impact of price hikes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/18/fumio-kishida-policy-speech-tax-return/?utm_content=buffer05ae8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #fumiokishida #diet #taxes #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan Kishida promised to raise defense spending to 2% of GDP, partly through tax hikes. The plan, never likely to deliver fast results, has been put on ice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/10/23/japan/kishida-tax-cuts-defense-budget/?utm_content=buffera95be&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #fumiokishida #ldp #defense #komeito #taxes #fiscalspending #budgets #sdf
Kishida promised to raise defense spending to 2% of GDP, partly through tax hikes. The plan, never likely to deliver fast results, has been put on ice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/10/23/japan/kishida-tax-cuts-defense-budget/?utm_content=buffera95be&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #fumiokishida #ldp #defense #komeito #taxes #fiscalspending #budgets #sdf
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan Japan’s highly anticipated decision to discharge treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the ocean has caused significant friction with China, damaging the chances of a much-awaited detente. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/31/japan/politics/china-japan-relationship-fukushima-water/?utm_content=buffer26413&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fukushima #fukushimano1 #chinajapanrelations #trade #china #nuclearenergy #311 #fumiokishida #xijinping #shinzoabe
Japan’s highly anticipated decision to discharge treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the ocean has caused significant friction with China, damaging the chances of a much-awaited detente. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/31/japan/politics/china-japan-relationship-fukushima-water/?utm_content=buffer26413&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fukushima #fukushimano1 #chinajapanrelations #trade #china #nuclearenergy #311 #fumiokishida #xijinping #shinzoabe
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan Unthinkable just a few years ago, the U.S., Japanese and South Korean militaries on Sunday held their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise, highlighting astonishingly fast progress in expanding defense cooperation amid common security threats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/25/japan/politics/us-japan-south-korea-military-cooperation/?utm_content=buffer07d5e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #us #usmilitary #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #usjapanrelations #sdf #defense #defenseministry #northkorea #china #nuclearweapons #missiles #yoonsukyeol #fumiokishida
Unthinkable just a few years ago, the U.S., Japanese and South Korean militaries on Sunday held their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise, highlighting astonishingly fast progress in expanding defense cooperation amid common security threats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/25/japan/politics/us-japan-south-korea-military-cooperation/?utm_content=buffer07d5e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #us #usmilitary #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #usjapanrelations #sdf #defense #defenseministry #northkorea #china #nuclearweapons #missiles #yoonsukyeol #fumiokishida
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan A government panel began discussions on Monday to secure financial resources for what Prime Minister Fumio Kishida calls a new level of measures to deal with the declining birthrate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/03/japan/politics/japan-low-birthrate-debate/?utm_content=buffer618ed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #children #parenthood #budgets #fumiokishida #population
A government panel began discussions on Monday to secure financial resources for what Prime Minister Fumio Kishida calls a new level of measures to deal with the declining birthrate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/03/japan/politics/japan-low-birthrate-debate/?utm_content=buffer618ed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #children #parenthood #budgets #fumiokishida #population
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan A U.N. Human Rights working group has urged the Japanese government to investigate and provide relief to the alleged victims of sexual abuse by Johnny Kitagawa, the late founder of a powerful entertainment agency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/08/23/japan/johnny-sexual-abuse/?utm_content=buffer5527c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #fumiokishida #johnnyassociates #smap #sexualabuse
A U.N. Human Rights working group has urged the Japanese government to investigate and provide relief to the alleged victims of sexual abuse by Johnny Kitagawa, the late founder of a powerful entertainment agency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/08/23/japan/johnny-sexual-abuse/?utm_content=buffer5527c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #fumiokishida #johnnyassociates #smap #sexualabuse
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan With the conflict in Ukraine at a standstill and Western countries forced to cope with creeping war fatigue, Japan’s approach toward the war is unlikely to change in coming months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/11/japan/politics/kamikawa-interview-ukraine-fatigue/?utm_content=buffer04130&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #ukraine #volodymyrzelenskyy #russiaukrainewar #yokokamikawa
With the conflict in Ukraine at a standstill and Western countries forced to cope with creeping war fatigue, Japan’s approach toward the war is unlikely to change in coming months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/11/japan/politics/kamikawa-interview-ukraine-fatigue/?utm_content=buffer04130&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #ukraine #volodymyrzelenskyy #russiaukrainewar #yokokamikawa
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan The government is set to announce Tuesday when the release of tritium-laced water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will begin, after the prime minister met with the head of Japan’s largest fishing union. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/21/japan/politics/kishida-fishermen-fukushima/?utm_content=buffer560a5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #fukushima #fukushimano1 #311 #radiation #radioactivewater
The government is set to announce Tuesday when the release of tritium-laced water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will begin, after the prime minister met with the head of Japan’s largest fishing union. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/21/japan/politics/kishida-fishermen-fukushima/?utm_content=buffer560a5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #fukushima #fukushimano1 #311 #radiation #radioactivewater
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan For decades, Japan has sought to chart its own course on Israel-Palestine policy, and the true significance of that decision is now being tested. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/10/12/japan/japan-israel-palestine-policy/?utm_content=buffercd468&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #gaza #hamas #israel #terrorism #israelhamaswar #palestinians #jerusalem #islam #fumiokishida #israeljapanrelations
For decades, Japan has sought to chart its own course on Israel-Palestine policy, and the true significance of that decision is now being tested. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/10/12/japan/japan-israel-palestine-policy/?utm_content=buffercd468&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #gaza #hamas #israel #terrorism #israelhamaswar #palestinians #jerusalem #islam #fumiokishida #israeljapanrelations
thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news Japan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to cooperate in sharing technology to aid in the decarbonization and economic diversification of the Middle Eastern nation, while ensuring Tokyo's ongoing access to its oil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/17/national/saudi-arabia-oil/?utm_content=buffer99516&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #energy #fumiokishida #saudiarabia #oil #saudiarabiajapanrelations #tech
Japan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to cooperate in sharing technology to aid in the decarbonization and economic diversification of the Middle Eastern nation, while ensuring Tokyo's ongoing access to its oil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/17/national/saudi-arabia-oil/?utm_content=buffer99516&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #energy #fumiokishida #saudiarabia #oil #saudiarabiajapanrelations #tech
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, Japan has emphasized cooperation with NATO, saying that the security situations in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region are closely linked. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/25/national/japan-nato-cooperation/?utm_content=buffer118da&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #china #russia #fumiokishida #nato #russiaukrainewar
Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, Japan has emphasized cooperation with NATO, saying that the security situations in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region are closely linked. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/25/national/japan-nato-cooperation/?utm_content=buffer118da&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #china #russia #fumiokishida #nato #russiaukrainewar
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news Japan and the European Union are considering issuing a joint statement announcing their intention to enhance maritime, cyberspace and supply chain security cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/national/jp-eu-summit/?utm_content=bufferfc14d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #fumiokishida #eujapanrelations
Japan and the European Union are considering issuing a joint statement announcing their intention to enhance maritime, cyberspace and supply chain security cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/national/jp-eu-summit/?utm_content=bufferfc14d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #fumiokishida #eujapanrelations