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.
Events Outside Tokyo Jun 7, 2013
Train company to monkey around with riders
Who says “monkey business” is bad for tourism? Not the Hojo Railway Company. Two baby macaques, who act as honorary station masters at Hojomachi Station in the city of Kasai, Hyogo Prefecture, will guide passengers from that station to Ao Station in the city ...
National May 18, 2013
New textile able to absorb more influenza antibodies
Researchers have come up with new technology that lets textiles absorb more flu antibodies, a development likely to make face masks more effective in warding off the flu bug, the Textile Industry Research Institute of Gunma said. Textiles with influenza antibodies aren’t new on ...