一 | TOKYO -- Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he is preparing to take bold economic measures, including an income tax cut for households hit by inflation and tax breaks for companies to promote investment, in what's seen as a move to lift his dwindling public support.In his speech to start a new Parliamentary session, Kishida said it was time to shift from an economy of low cost, low wages and cost-cutting to one backed by growth led by sustainable wage hikes and active investment.“I'm determined to take unprecedentedly bold measures,” Kishida said, pledging an intensive effort to achieve stronger supply capability in about three years. “I will put more emphasis on the economy than on anything else.”He said he is determined to help people ride out the impact of soaring prices for food, utilities and other costs that have exceeded their salary increases, by implementing income tax cuts. He also pledged to introduce corporate tax incentives to promote wage increases, investment and optimization. Previously, Kishida had been considered reluctant to cut taxes because his government must find the funds to double Japan's defense budget within five years as planned while also trying to counter the impact of Japan’s low birth rate and rapidly declining population.Kishida's pledge on tax breaks has been criticized by opposition leaders as a vote-buying attempt because the proposals surfaced just before two by-elections held on Sunday that were seen as a litmus test for potential snap elections. His Liberal Democratic Party secured a parliamentary seat representing Nagasaki in Sunday's vote but lost in a combined district in Kochi and Tokushima to a candidate backed by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. “The results clearly show that many voters are dissatisfied by the government's delayed economic measures to tackle rising prices," said Jun Azumi, a senior CDPJ lawmaker. Kishida told reporters that he takes the results seriously and that he will tackle important policies one by one. “Now is the time for me to focus on that, and I'm not thinking about anything else,” Kishida said, denying that his tax cut proposal was related to elections.The tax cuts would be part of a new economic stimulus package he plans to announce by the end of the month. On the diplomatic front, Kishida in his speech reiterated the need to strengthen Japan’s military, given conflicts that are underway elsewhere, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the war between Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers. Kishida also urged China to immediately lift its ban on Japanese seafood imports imposed in August when the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant started releasing the treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. The government is working to find new markets for the Japanese fishing industry that are less reliant on China, Kishida said.。 심상·서클 넘어 인간의 ‘업’ 탐구스크래치 기법으로 관계망 형상화 김영미 작가의 ‘2-3.circle’(2025). 캔버스에 아크릴과 돌가루, 130.3×162.2㎝. 김영미 작가 제공. 김영미 작가의 개인전 ‘업:業:UP’이 오는 29일부터 다음 달 13일까지 서울 목동 구구갤러리에서 열린다. 이번 전시는 김 작가가 오랜 시간 탐구해 온 심상(心象)과 서클(Circle) 시리즈를 넘어 인간의 숙명과 인연, 관계망을 ‘업(業)’이라는 주제로 풀어낸다. 홍익대학교 동양화과와 동 대학원을 졸업한 김 작가는 한국화를 전공했지만, 사실적 묘사보다 내면의 이미지와 감각적 움직임에 주목해 왔다. 특히 캔버스에 아크릴 물감과 돌가루를 여러 겹 덧입힌 뒤 조각도로 긁어내는 ‘스크래치’ 기법을 일관되게 구사해왔다. 쌓고 긁어내는 반복적인 행위를 통해 화면에 시간의 흔적과 내적 질서를 만든다. 이번 전시에서는 다양한 원과 선이 서로 교차하고 겹치며 유기적인 관계망을 이룬다. 굵게 긁어낸 면과 가느다란 실선의 조화, 과감한 색채 변화가 두드러진다. 화면을 가로지르는 원들은 클러스터나 뉴런의 연결망을 연상시키며 생명감과 움직임을 드러낸다. 작품 속 원은 단순한 기하학적 형태를 넘어 사람과 사람, 개인과 세계, 보이는 것과 보이지 않는 것의 관계를 상징한다. 원과 선이 만들어내는 흐름과 균형을 통해 인간이 어떤 인연과 관계 속에서 존재하는지 질문한다. 김 작가는 “모든 창조적 원리는 무에서 유가 됐다가 다시 유에서 무가 되는 순환을 한다”며 “인간은 그 순환 속에서 숙명적인 삶을 살아내면서도 우주의 질서 안에서 빛나고 싶은 연약한 존재인지도 모른다”고 말했다. 전시를 기획한 구자민 구구갤러리 대표는 “이번 전시는 넓고 굵게 긁어낸 흔적과 가느다란 선이 조화를 이루고, 과감한 색채 변화도 두드러진다”며 “수많은 원과 선의 결합이 하나의 우주를 만들고 있다”고 설명했다.。
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