Speaker: National Council on Social Security
National Council on Social Security
has 58.3% among speakers.
BS Score: 41.8%.
Articles analyzed: 2.
Words analyzed: 91.
Analyzed articles
The Japan Times
- By No Author
- 6/26/2026, 11:59 PM
Unattributed Quote 30.2% - Pessimism Bias 19.8% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 19.1%
The government has presented a funding plan for its proposal to reduce the 8% consumption tax rate on food items to 1% for two years starting next April, stating that it will avoid relying on deficit-covering bonds. The plan was shown at a working-level meeting of the suprapartisan National Council on Social Security on Friday. The plan... more
The Japan Times
- By Michael Macarthur Bosack
- 6/4/2026, 1:54 AM
Negativity Bias 56.6% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 40.7% - Biased Writer Voice 40.7%
What began as a popular idea to ease household financial pressures is becoming a policy headache for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Temporary consumption tax cuts on food products emerged as a prominent campaign pledge ahead of February’s Lower House election, and the Takaichi administration has carried forward its promise to realize... more