Japan (LDP)

2+ hour, 25+ min ago   (345+ words) Ocean Group Developments wants to build a 48-home estate off Congleton Road North, in Church Lawton Plans for a 48-home estate are still to be approved. Ocean Group Developments wants to build the estate on a 1.65-hectare parcel of agricultural…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago   (1209+ words) Japan faced inflation, social unrest, global instability, and technological disruption a century ago. Today, the pattern looks familiar …...

22+ hour, 33+ min ago   (724+ words) Published 4:20 pm Monday, September 14, 2026 SALEM — Oregon lawmakers and regulators are considering changing land use rules next year to allow for more housing construction on farmland and in unincorporated rural communities. Along one track, a legislative work group is considering a…...

13+ hour, 16+ min ago   (182+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)--Japan's government adopted a tax system reform package featuring a temporary consumption tax cut for food and an income-linked benefit program, at an extraordinary cabinet meeting Tuesday. The consumption tax rate on food will be lowered…...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago   (920+ words) The consumption tax cut on food and beverages from 8% to 1% being pursued by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration is projected to reduce local government revenue by approximately ¥1.6 trillion (approximately $10.3 billion) annually. While the government is considering backfilling the shortfall through…...

14+ hour, 20+ min ago   (37+ words) JAPAN CABINET APPROVES FOOD TAX CUT POLICY nhk.or.jp Japan cabinet approves food tax cut policy Japan's Cabinet has approved a policy to cut the consumption tax on food to 1 percent from April 2027 for 2 years....

23+ hour, 44+ min ago   (431+ words) A proposed residential development in South Lancaster could bring 52 new housing units to the village. Township council is set to consider the application. When residents of and visitors to South Glengarry Township think of this area, they invariably envision it…...

14+ hour, 47+ min ago   (619+ words) streamlinefeed.co.ke Japan's Cabinet has formally approved the outline of a controversial tax reform package that will drastically reduce the consumption tax on food products for a temporary two-year period. The measure, championed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration,…...

10+ hour, 54+ min ago   (433+ words) Revised plans for a glamping site in Monmouthshire, previously rejected for noise concerns, have been approved. REVISED plans for a glamping site twice previously rejected over noise complaints have been approved by councillors. Elizabeth Pengelly had previously seen her application…...

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