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The Japan Times<p>Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is under pressure to take a stronger stance against the United States after it announced 24% tariffs on Japanese exports to the country. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/japan/politics/ishiba-leadership/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">07/japan/politics/ishiba-leadership/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shigeruishiba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yoshihikonoda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yoshihikonoda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kazuyashimba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kazuyashimba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seijimaehara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seijimaehara</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dpp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nipponishinnokai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nipponishinnokai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/komeito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>komeito</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tradewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tradewar</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A Bank of Japan rate hike in May would likely be too early given the need to assess the potential impact of U.S. tariffs and ongoing wage talks, according to the policy chief of the Democratic Party for the People. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/02/economy/boj-may-dpp/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/04/02/economy/boj-may-dpp/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kazuyashimba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kazuyashimba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dpp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boj</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseeconomy</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Democratic Party for the People chief Yuichiro Tamaki has been suspended from his leadership post for three months following his involvement in an extramarital affair. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/04/japan/politics/tamaki-punishment/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/</span><span class="invisible">04/japan/politics/tamaki-punishment/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yuichirotamaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yuichirotamaki</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dpp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/motohisafurukawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>motohisafurukawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kazuyashimba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kazuyashimba</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition Democratic Party for the People took their first step toward working together on economic policies Thursday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/31/japan/politics/ldp-dpp-policy-meeting/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/</span><span class="invisible">31/japan/politics/ldp-dpp-policy-meeting/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dpp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hiroshimoriyama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hiroshimoriyama</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kazuyashimba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kazuyashimba</span></a></p>