Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has set pay raises and a ¥1 quadrillion ($6.9 trillion) economy as the top campaign ...

Ahead of the Upper House election, the prime minister has unveiled the ambitious target, along with raising the average ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced cash handouts as a key part of his election campaign to support households grappling with inflation. The plan proposes 20,000 yen per person with ...

(Reuters) - Polls show the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), which has ... in Sunday's election. Following are key pledges by both parties. DPJ - Increase disposable household ...

Japan's upcoming elections, on 30 August ... out similar promises to voters concerned about Japan's struggling economy. For example, the party's manifesto includes a new annual allowance of ...

Supporting Japanese Economy: Japan will likely ... and call a snap election, analysts say. Ruling party lawmakers traditionally make pledges of big spending packages to lure voters when elections ...

TOKYO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Japanese voters are deciding on Sunday whether to back the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in an election that could weaken him just ...

Japanese prime minister ... Team Abe will stay focused on the economy, particularly immediate and urgent challenges that exist. PM Abe made an election pledge of freezing the consumption tax ...

Trump and Ishiba met for 30 minutes on the sidelines of the G7 leaders summit at the Kananaskis Mountain resort in the ...

Defense and foreign policy are the top priorities for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party in its election pledges ... adding “there’s no economy” if the country’s territory and ...

Ishiba said it was important for the people to have a sense of security by achieving wage increases that exceed inflation.

The main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), which has vowed ... in voter opinion polls ahead of an August 30 election. Following are key pledges by both parties. DPJ - Increase disposable ...