The Bank of Japan should raise its benchmark rate to support the yen and curb inflation, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker and former minister Kono Taro has said, as uncertainty clouds the outlook for economic policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/economy/kono-boj-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tarokono #boj #ldp #inflation #us #tariffs

Liberal Democratic Party member Taro Kono added his voice to those calling for the Bank of Japan to tighten monetary policy to bolster the yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/economy/kono-urges-boj-to-tighten-monetary-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tarokono #ldp #boj #inflation

Pressure is building around Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama to resign after the ruling coalition lost its majority in the Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/politics/japan-post-election-calls-for-ishiba-resignation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba #ldp #tarokono #hiroshimoriyama #shinjirokoizumi #diet

Before Japan can proceed with trade talks with Washington, authorities must first correct several misunderstandings held by U.S. President Donald Trump, former foreign minister Taro Kono said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/23/taro-kono-us-japan-trade-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tarokono #usjapanrelations #us #trade #tariffs

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday to build out domestic artificial intelligence infrastructure that could fuel a robotics revolution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/22/tech/nvidia-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #nvidia #jensenhuang #shigeruishiba #ai #datacenters #tech #energy #chipmakers #ldp #takuyahirai #tarokono

Former digital minister Taro Kono believes it’s high time for the public to gain a deeper understanding of the country’s pension system and how it could be overhauled. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/17/japan/politics/kono-study-group/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tarokono #ldp #pensions

In Japan's tradition-steeped parliament, digital transformation is taking hold gradually amid continued calls for digital reform in other facets of society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/04/japan/politics/digitalization-japan-parliament/ #japan #politics #digitalization #diet #tarokono

The LDP’s presidential election happens Friday, with three front-runners leading a field of nine in a race that will determine the country’s next prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/26/japan/politics/ldp-curtain-raiser/ #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #shinjirokoizumi #tarokono #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #yokokamikawa #takayukikobayashi #sanaetakaichi #katsunobukato

Recent polls have shown digital minister Taro Kono trailing behind his eight other rivals in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential race. Why is he so unpopular now? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/25/japan/politics/kono-unpopularity/ #japan #politics #tarokono #ldp

Candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party's Sept. 27 presidential election face two basic, but politically difficult, choices about the country’s energy future: They determine what role nuclear power plays in the government's long-term strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/19/japan/politics/ldp-energy/ #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #shinjirokoizumi #tarokono #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #yokokamikawa #takayukikobayashi #sanaetakaichi #katsunobukato