Prime Minister Takaichi stated that Japan will uphold the Three NonNuclear Principles as a policy position and lead international efforts toward a society without nuclear weapons as the only country...
At the July 28, 2026 postCabinet press conference, Finance Minister and Minister of State for Special Missions Katayama explained household support, fuel, electricity, and gas price measures, and...
Prime Minister Takaichi identified reducing the burden on middle and lowincome people suffering from tax, social insurance premium, and rising price burdens as the highest priority, and indicated a...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has begun accepting applications for confirmations of specified productivityenhancing equipment investment plans and related applications under the Bold...
Prime Minister Takaichi explained that, to support middle and lowincome households suffering from inflation and tax and social insurance burdens, the government will reduce the consumption tax rate...
Finance Minister Katayama announced revisions to the Corporate Governance Code to promote companies’ longterm value growth and investment in growth. The minister described benefitlinked tax credits...
Finance Minister Katayama expressed relief that the Social Security National Council had approved an agreement to introduce refundable tax credits from fiscal 2029. Regarding gold smuggling, the...
The May 2026 revised Guide to Using SpinOffs: System Edition updated the system overview, statutory provisions, and Q&A on application and attachment documents in response to the review of the...
China's General Administration of Customs announced on August 25 tax policies for the import and export of goods on the "first line" (boundary between Hainan Free Trade Port and foreign...
The Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, published Discussion Paper No. 381 "Estimation of Top Income Shares in Japan Using Income Tax Data: 20082023" in September 2025. This paper...
The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency announced that starting January 1, 2026, the names "Subcontract Gmen" and "Subcontract Kakekomidera" will be changed to "Transaction Gmen" and "Transaction...
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) conducted a prior policy evaluation in August 2025 regarding the extension of special corporate enterprise tax measures for the Banks' Holdings of Stocks Acquisition...
Survey Overview This is the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's regulatory reform and institutional improvement survey report for fiscal year 2024 (Report No. 1000068). The report analyzes...