TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Sunday the government would decide on tax cuts in autumn to encourage companies to boost capital expenditure as part of sweeping reforms to revive the economy from nearly two decades of stagnation. The government will also work on legislation to scrap regulations hampering corporate research and investment and secure passage in parliament in autumn, he said. "We'd like to decide on bold tax cuts for capital expenditure in autumn," Abe told public broadcaster NHK.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday he will visit Poland and Ireland on the occasion of the June 17-18 summit of the Group of Eight nations in Northern Ireland. Abe revealed the plan in a stump speech in Tokyo. "I would like to promote Japanese technology in the two countries," he said. As part of its growth strategy, the Abe administration plans to expand Japan's infrastructure and medical technology exports to revitalize the moribund economy.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will announce Wednesday that his government will aim to boost Japan's per capita gross national income by more than 1.5 million yen ($14,970) in 10 years under the upcoming economic growth strategy, sources close to him said. In his speech about the strategy later in the day, Abe will also pledge to allow online sales of more than 99 percent of over-the-counter drugs in Japan and set up special economic zones in which deregulation can be promoted, the sources added.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday his government aims to boost Japan's per capita gross national income by more than 1.5 million yen ($14,970) in 10 years under the upcoming economic growth strategy, centering on the leveraging of private investment. In his speech at a Tokyo hotel to announce the last elements of the strategy, Abe also pledged to allow the online sales of over-the-counter drugs in Japan and set up special economic zones in which deregulation can be promoted, emphasizing the vigor of the private sector is vital for growth.