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Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe has confirmed he intends to delay a planned consumption tax hike by another two and a half years, and he vowed to do it without dissolving the lower house for a snap election. Abe told his plans to senior members of his liberal Democratic Party and its Coalition Partner komeito on monday. The tax is supposed to rise from 8 to 10 in april, but the government will need to pass another bill to approve the delay. He also met with finance minister taro aso, who had until now taken a cautious stance on the idea, and had called for an election to get the approval of...

Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe has confirmed he intends to delay a planned consumption tax hike by another two and a half years, and he vowed to do it without dissolving the lower house for a snap election. Abe told his plans to senior members of his liberal Democratic Party and its Coalition Partner komeito on monday. The tax is supposed to rise from 8 to 10 in april, but the government will need to pass another bill to approve the delay. He also met with finance minister taro aso, who had until now taken a cautious stance on the idea, and had called for an election to get the approval of...

Media are reporting they believe this could be a terror attack. The asp news agency quoted officials as saying that president Francois Hollande was headed back to the capital for emergency talks. Security had been on high alert throughout france in the leadup to the celebration. The leaders of the u. S. And britain have also reportedly been briefed on the incident. Well continue to update this story. On to other stories. The japanese air selfdefense forces a evacuated four Embassy Officials from south sudans capital juba. This came after intense fighting between rival factions. A transport air...

But the decision by the court of arbitration for sport, or cas, makes it highly unlikely shell be allowed to compete in rio. The court of arbitration for sport has dismissed the request filed by the Russian Olympic Committee and 68 russian athletes. Reporter the Russian Olympic Committee had appealed the ban put in place by the world track and field governing body in november. It bars russian athletes from International Competitions because of doping concerns. The ioc maintains 68 Clean Athletes should still be allowed to take part in the games. Officials in moscow criticized the decision agai...

Showa whose given name was hirohito. He wants to step down before hes too frail to carry out his duties. Hes already informed his family. One possible date for his address is august 8th. They say the emperor will express his feelings after the extraordinary session of the diet and an expected reshuffle of the cabinet. They say Agency Officials are considering a live tv broadcast so the emperor can speak to a wide audience. Hes expected to speak for around ten minutes from the imperial palace in central tokyo. There are no Legal Provisions for abdication under the japanese law governing the sta...