Kyodo: Prime Minister Takaichi told the upper house she is considering additional subsidies for electricity and gas bills amid the Middle East situation, saying any extra assistance for households ahead of winter will be taken "as appropriate" based on close monitoring of future energy price fluctuations.

2026-10-08

Kyodo: Prime Minister Takaichi told the upper house she is considering additional subsidies for electricity and gas bills amid the Middle East situation, saying any extra assistance for households ahead of winter will be taken "as appropriate" based on close monitoring of future energy price fluctuations.