On October 24, 2025, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first policy speech since taking office, declared that combating rising prices—which are weighing heavily on household finances—would be “the government’s top priority.” As a central pillar of that effort, she strongly committed to reducing the gasoline tax.
There are global companies in the water business so called water majors. For a long time from the 19th to the 21st century, Veolia Environment , Suez both of France, and Thames Water of the U.K. were the three companies called water majors.