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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Olympics Sep 9, 2013
Syrian war factored into Istanbul's failed bid, IOC members say
The bloody Syrian civil war cost Istanbul votes over Tokyo to host the world’s biggest sporting event in 2020, two influential International Olympic Committee members said. Istanbul — which had been trying to bring the Olympic Games for the first time to a predominantly ...