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.
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Lifestyle Aug 12, 2013
A high divorce rate means it could be time to try 'wedleases'
We all know that far too many marriages end in divorce, yet the institution does not adapt. Indeed, most Americans today want to expand conventional marriage to include same-sex couples. So why is there no effort to improve the legal structure of marriage, when ...