As Japan approaches the Fiscal System Council’s “autumn recommendation,” a notable shift is taking shape. The Ministry of Finance (MOF),…
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Touching on the change of administration clinched by a landslide victory in the Lower House election for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai) and president of Takeda Pharmaceutical, at…
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