Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday officially announced a plan to cut the consumption tax rate on food to 1 pct for two years starting next April. The government plans to lower the food tax rate to virtually zero through the envisaged

Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that her administration will shortly submit to parliament a bill proposing a consumption tax cut on…

Tokyo, July 28 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese suprapartisan council gave up reaching a consensus Monday on a proposed two-year consumption tax cut for food items, leaving a decision up…