  taxation in japan is based primarily upon a national  and a  based upon one's area of residence.brasor, philip, and masako tsubuku, "the rise and fall of property taxes", japan times, 3 january 2011, p. 9. a consumption tax was introduced in 1989. taxes are administered by the national tax agency. ==history==  ==consumption tax== the liberal democratic party government of masayoshi ohira had attempted to introduce a consumption tax in 1979. ohira met a lot of opposition within his own party and gave up on his attempt after his party suffered badly in the 1979 election. ten years later noboru takeshita successfully negotiated with politicians, bureaucrats, business and labor unions to introduce a consumption tax, the daily yomiuri website reflections on leadership--part 2 / leaders should build network of contacts, keep enemies close retrieved on july 4 2012 which was introduced at a rate of 3% consumption tax in 1989. in april 1997 the daily yomiuri is the âcash payout planâ the most effective solution for stimulating the economy? retrieved on july 4 2012 under the government of ryutaro hashimoto news channel asia aso says raising consumption tax will not aid japan's economy retrieved on july 4 2012 it was increased to 5%. bloomberg website japanâs kan tackles sales tax âtabooâ that obama wonât touch retrieved on july 4 2012 the 5% is made up of a 4% national consumption tax and a 1% local consumption tax. jetro website section 3. taxes in japan - 3.6 overview of consumption tax retrieved on july 4 2012 shortly after the tax was introduced japan fell into recession, east asia forum japanâs aging population and public deficits retrieved on july 4 2012 which was blamed by some on the consumption tax increase, msnbc japan firms want 'safety first' on nuclear restarts: poll retrieved on july 4 2012 and by others on the 1997 asian financial crisis. prime minister junichiro koizumi said he had no intention of raising the tax during his government, but after his massive victory in the 2005 election he lifted a ban on discussing it. electronic journal of contemporary japanese studies [http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/ejc
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