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Cabin crew error costs Japan Airlines CEO 30% salary cut — But it's not new to Japanese corporates

To “demonstrate accountability,” Mitsuko Tottori, the Chief Executive Officer of Japan Airlines, will take a 30% cut in her monthly salary for two months following a recent “alcohol-related incident” ...
Nippon

Japan Cuts Passport Fees

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan cut passport issuance fees on Wednesday, lowering the cost of a 10-year passport for adults to 8,900 yen from 15,900 yen if an application is filed online. The ...
Reuters

Japan moves toward first-ever consumption tax cut, adds to fiscal strain

TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Japan is moving toward temporarily ‌cutting its consumption tax on food to 1% in what would be the first effective reduction of its kind, further straining its already ...
AOL

Japan Airlines' CEO got a pay cut after worker misconduct. That's not so unusual in Japan.

Japan Airlines CEO Mitsuko Tottori was among several executives at the company who took a temporary pay cut following the misconduct of two cabin crew members.Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images ...
Nikkei Asia

Japan's ruling LDP proposes food consumption tax cut to 1% from April

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday proposed reducing the consumption tax rate on food and beverages from the current 8% to 1% starting April 2027, rather than ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore

Japan moves toward first-ever consumption tax cut, adds to fiscal strain

TOKYO, June 17 : Japan is moving toward temporarily cutting its consumption tax on food to 1 per cent in what would be the first effective reduction of its kind, further straining its already ...
毎日新聞

Japan's ruling LDP proposes food consumption tax cut to 1% from April 2027

This Sept. 22, 2020 file photo shows the headquarters of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday proposed reducing ...
毎日新聞

Japan decision on food consumption tax cut may not come in June as planned

A statue is placed on a bench near monitors showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index, hanging in a business building in Tokyo, on June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling party led ...
Nippon

Japan Govt to Avoid Deficit-Covering Bonds for Food Tax Cut

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Friday presented a funding plan for the proposed reduction of the consumption tax rate on food items from 8 pct to 1 pct for 2 years starting ...
The Star

Japan PM Takaichi vows to end consumption tax cut on food after two years

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reacts during a press conference of the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 17, 2026. A G7 summit is set to take place June 15 to 17 in the French town ...
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Japan cut off 97% of America’s rubber - then the US panicked

The transcript explains why natural rubber is still critical for tires, aircraft, transport, healthcare, and industry, despite decades of synthetic alternatives. It warns that South American leaf ...