Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Chananthorn Kamjan
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Social Issues Jul 3, 2013
Former Thai sex slave decries visa-free entry to Japan
A Thai woman who spent several months in Japan as a sex slave in the early 2000s said in a recent interview she fears visa-free entry for short-term Thai tourists to Japan could be a double-edged sword. The woman, who declined to be named, ...