Benesse Art Site Naoshima, a sprawling art constellation on three islands, adds a 10th museum by the star architect Tadao ...

From defense spending to demographic decline, Japan’s tax reform attempts to address pressing national issues.

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Japan’s government faces pressure to curtail debt-fueled spending that some argue has staved off populist waves.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba rebuffed calls for tax cuts saying that the nation’s financial conditions are worse than Greece’s. The premier said he disagrees with the idea of funding ...

including consumption tax. Japan’s GDP for the March quarter contracted by 0.7 per cent as against the median market forecast of 0.2 per cent, data released last week showed. “It’s important ...

The city budget estimated its sales tax collection to be about $5.6 million for FY 2024. The proposal comes while city finances are under scrutiny. An audit showed Helena ended the last fiscal ...

But Ishiba noted that while tax revenues are rising, "social welfare costs are also increasing". Ishiba argued that Japan’s financial situation is now "extremely poor, worse than Greece’s ...