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.
Jacques Klopp
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World Aug 28, 2013
Capital's 10,000 foxes a source of joy, bother for Londoners
To some they are a nuisance, even a danger. To others, London’s 10,000 foxes are a delightful reminder that this concrete wilderness is teeming with wildlife. The ruddy brown creatures seem out of place on the streets of the British capital — but they ...