Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration is merging and abolishing councils that its predecessors set up within the Cabinet Secretariat and the Cabinet Office. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/28/japan/japan-government-councils-reduction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #cabinet
Japan’s industry ministry is set to nearly quadruple its budgeted support for cutting-edge semiconductors and AI development to about ¥1.23 trillion for the next fiscal year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/26/economy/ai-budget-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ai #japaneseeconomy #chipmakers #meti #cabinet #us #china #sanaetakaichi #tech #budgets
Public support for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet fell 3.9 percentage points from the previous month to 59.9% in December, a monthly survey by Jiji Press has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/japan/politics/takaichi-cabinet-support-rate-december/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #surveys #sanaetakaichi #cabinet
Japan plans to create a ministerial post for intelligence-related matters as it works to enhance its ability to collect and analyze domestic and foreign information, government officials said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/politics/intelligence-ministerial-post/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #intelligence #defense #cabinet
The Japanese government plans to establish a national intelligence bureau as early as July 2026, sources said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/japan/politics/intelligence-bureau-planned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #ldp #espionage #publicsecurityintelligenceagency #defenseministry #foreignministry #cabinet
The Japanese government is considering setting up its planned dedicated agency for disaster management under the Cabinet next year, sources say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/japan-disaster-management-agency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #disasterpreparedness #cabinet #sanaetakaichi
Japan’s 2026 budget should take inflation into account, private-sector advisers tell the government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/27/economy/panel-budget-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #taxes #cabinet #inflation #budgets
A ¥21.3 trillion stimulus plan is likely to be proposed by the government today as markets remain on edge over concern about the spending package. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/21/economy/takaichi-economic-stimulus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #taxes #cabinet #inflation #budgets
An extra-big extra budget is being pushed by some Japanese lawmakers who think that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ¥17 trillion stimulus package falls short. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/18/economy/calls-for-fiscal-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #taxes #cabinet #inflation
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to use her first stimulus package to jump-start the economy and initiate a new growth strategy through investment in key industries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/11/economy/japan-economic-stimulus-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy #cabinet #inflation #boj
In one of her first remarks as Japan's new finance minister, Satsuki Katayama talks taxes and debt without saying too much, steering clear of controversy and commitments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/24/economy/katayama-bessent-comments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cabinet #satsukikatayama #financeministry #japaneseeconomy
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s economic picks support her while offering continuity, with differences on policy being deemphasized for the time being. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/22/economy/takaichi-three-economic-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cabinet #ryoseiakazawa #minorukiuchi #satsukikatayama
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s picks for Japan’s new defense, foreign and economic security ministers are not your typical stodgy line-up. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/22/japan/politics/new-foreign-defense-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #defense #cabinet #toshimitsumotegi #shinjirokoizumi #kimionoda #economicsecurity #foreignministry #defenseministry #sanaetakaichi
Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet picks reflect her strategy of balancing political alliances, rewarding loyal supporters, managing factional politics and bringing in fresh faces to navigate Japan's evolving political landscape. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/22/japan/takaichi-cabinet-picks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #komeito #cabinet #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #ryoseiakazawa #minorukihara #satsukikatayama
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader, appointed just two women to her Cabinet, despite promising high levels of female representation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/22/japan/politics/takaichi-cabinet-female-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #cabinet #ldp #women039sissues
An opinion poll for October showed that 43.8% of respondents will support Japan's new Cabinet that would be formed by Sanae Takaichi, the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, if she becomes prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/japan/takaichi-public-support-rate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cabinet #surveys
The Liberal Democratic Party-led administration is looking to convene an extraordinary session of parliament on Oct. 15 to elect Japan's next prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/politics/japan-new-pm-parliament-vote-date/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #diet #cabinet
The government officially decided Friday to start a new system to provide comprehensive support for victims of serious crimes or bereaved families of such victims on Jan. 13, 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/crime-legal/japan-comprehensive-support-for-crime-victims/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #cabinet #japanesecourts
Japan will set up an organization at the Cabinet Secretariat next week that will serve as the "control tower" to coordinate government efforts to deal with crimes by foreign residents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/japan/politics/japan-foreign-resident-crime-control/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics#yoshimasahayashi #shigeruishiba #cabinet
The average income of Japanese lawmakers in 2024 stood at ¥25.13 million, almost unchanged from the previous year, both chambers of the parliament said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/30/japan/politics/japan-lawmakers-income-2024/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #shigeruishiba #cabinet #ldp #katsunobukato