Japan’s Abe likely to pick hawkish ally Inada as defence minister
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely pick ruling party policy chief Tomomi Inada as defence minister in a…
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Details of Abe’s $274 bln Japan stimulus package emerge as cabinet approves
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet approved a 28 trillion yen ($274 billion) stimulus package on Tuesday,…
Bank of Japan boosts ETF purchases, keeps interest rates steady
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) pledged to increase purchases of exchange-traded funds (ETF) but kept interest rates steady…
Japan to slash its 2016 economic growth forecast
The Japanese government is set to almost halve its economic growth forecast for 2016 after taking into account its…
Not so easy to revise Japan’s constitution; PM says
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday it would not be easy to revise Japan's constitution, a day after a…
North Korea missile launch should be strongly condemned- Japan’s Abe
North Korea's firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile is a "clear challenge to U.N. Security Council…
Japan’s Abe pledges broad policy support to weather Brexit shock
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged on Wednesday to use all available policy tools to keep the wheels of the…
Abe pledges to boost economy as upper house poll campaign begins
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began an upper house election campaign on Wednesday with a pledge to rev-up the…
Japan PM delaying sales tax rise, fiscal reform on back burner
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told lawmakers on Wednesday that he has decided to delay a scheduled sales tax…
Japan’s Abe to delay sales tax hike until 2019
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to delay an increase in sales tax by two and a half years, a government…
