TOKYO — Talk of raising Japan’s corporate tax is coming from both the ruling and opposition parties as one of the few funding sources they can agree on.
Government seeks to fill funding gap without squeezing households
Yoshihiko Noda, left, leader of Japan’s Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in parliament. (Source photos by Nikkei)
TAISHU YUASA
August 17, 2025 06:39 JST