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Japan ruling party set for strong election showing after Abe killing

Abe's LDP seen gaining from sympathy vote; strong showing would strengthen PM Kishida's rule

Japan accounted for more than a tenth of India's FDI under Abe's tenure

During Abe's tenure, Japan had announced support for a number of major projects

Who was Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving Japanese PM who died today?

Japan's longest-serving prime minister Shinzo Abe died at the age of 67 on Friday after being shot in the city of Nara

Quad important for free and open Indo-Pacific: Japanese PM Kishida

The four-nation Quad grouping of the US, India, Japan and Australia is playing an important role in promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said here on Friday

Japan imposes sanctions on 17 more Russians, including billionaire and MPs

Tokyo has also imposed sanctions on Russia's central bank and seven private banks, among other organisations.

Record $940-billion budget set for Japan's parliamentary approval

The budget was approved on Monday by ruling party lawmakers at the lower house budget committee

Japan to keep FY2025 target for balancing budget in review: Report

The government would bring forward by one year a medium-term forecast of achieving a surplus, to fiscal 2026.

Japan Cabinet approves record defense budget amid Taiwan concerns

The Japanese cabinet on Friday approved a 107.60 trillion yen ($940 billion) draft budget for fiscal 2022, marking a record high for the 10th year in a row.

Japan budget guideline draft urges 'all measures' to tackle crisis

The budget guidelines, seen by Reuters, dropped a reference to the need for 'reviewing spending without sanctuary'

Japan PM Kishida to call for 3% wage hike in next year's labour talks

The request will be part of his initiative to distribute more wealth to households, and help ease the pain on consumers from rising oil and food costs.

Tokyo election tests Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga ahead of Olympics

Polls opened at 7 a.m. Sunday and will close at 8 p.m. in the battle for power in the 127-seat metro assembly representing the nearly 14 million residents of the Japanese capital

Japan policy blueprint focuses on green, digital, sticks to fiscal target

For next year's budget, the blueprint urged directing more resources to four areas: digital transformation, a greener society, the revival of regions and childcare support

Japanese PM slammed by lawmakers for prioritising Olympics amid pandemic

Japanese opposition lawmakers slammed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga for what they called his 'Olympics first; attitude in prioritising the event even as Covid cases continue to rise in the country

Japan's economy grows more than expected on support from trade, capex

For the full coronavirus-stricken year, Japan's economy contracted 4.8%, marking the first annual fall since 2009

Japan shares fall on Covid worries, Asia sees rally over Biden inauguration

Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday, ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration as US president. Japan's benchmark lost early gains as worries grew about the surge in coronavirus cases. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost early gains to slip 0.4% in morning trading to 28,515.21. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.6% to 6,783.20, while South Korea's Kospi edged up 0.5% to 3,109.21. Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.9% to 29,921.79, while the Shanghai Composite rose nearly 0.4% to 3,579.93. Hopes are growing that Biden's planned stimulus for the American economy as well as measures to curb the pandemic will boost regional markets. While many Asian nations have fared better in the pandemic than European countries and the U.S., worries still run high. Main urban areas in Japan, including Tokyo, are under a state of emergency, with evening dining discouraged. Critics say that's not enough, as deaths related to COVID-19 have been rising. Chinese New Year is less than a month away. With COVID ...

Japan to consider declaring another state of emergency over Covid-19

Suga has declined to comment on the need for another state of emergency over the coronavirus, apparently due to the potential fallout on the economy

Japan Inc shakes off Covid gloom but resurgence hits capex, hiring: Report

The headline index for big manufacturers' sentiment improved to minus 10 in December from minus 27 in September

Super Mario from Japan: Shinzo Abe loses out on aspirational Tokyo Olympics

Abe's humorous invitation to the next Olympics in Tokyo was a big hit among Brazilian fans, and to a worldwide television audience

Abe defied expectations to build financially stable, socially liberal Japan

Abe tried to reform Japan's hidebound and unproductive corporate culture. His administration created a new corporate governance code and investor stewardship code

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe expresses intent to step down due to poor health

Japan''s Prime Minister''s Office said the report could not be immediately confirmed, but that Abe was believed to be meeting top ruling officials at the party headquarters