BOJ board signalled intent to keep hiking rates, December meeting minutes show
Bank of Japan board members discussed how to use estimates on the economy's neutral interest rate to determine further hikes ...
Japan Opposition Party to Block Budget Without Bigger Tax Deal
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government risks rejection of its annual budget if it doesn’t concede more ground to ...
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8 Countries with Highest Tax Rates in 2025, Strict Tax Regulations
This article uncovers the list of countries with the highest taxes in the world, where the figure exceeds 50% with strict ...
Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation
Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a ...
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Political parties agree on gasoline tax cut plan, details pending
A plan to abolish the provisional gasoline tax rate was agreed on Wednesday by Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-Komeito coalition and the Democratic Party for the People (DPP ...
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Japan core inflation climbs to a 16-month high, boosting case for rate hikes
and boosts the case for a rate hike from the Bank of Japan. The headline inflation rate in Japan came in at 3.6%, accelerating sharply from the 2.9% in November and hitting its highest level since ...
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a ...
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Japan to reform tax-free shopping rules starting in 2026
Back in 2023, Japan mulled changing its tax-free shopping rules to help curb abuse by shoppers re-selling items with a markup after leaving the country. Currently, the Japanese tax-free shopping ...