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.
Issues | ZEIT GIST: UPDATE Sep 18, 2012
U.S. judge dismisses rapist's bid to halt case over Yokosuka assault
by Simon Scott
Australian Catherine Fisher is one step closer to seeing justice done after a Milwaukee Circuit Court judge decided earlier this month to hear the case against former U.S. serviceman Bloke T. Deans, who raped her in Japan in 2002. Fisher, who lives in Tokyo, ...
Community | ZEIT GIST: UPDATE Feb 22, 2011
Navy removes captain over sex abuse furor
by Richard Smart
The United States Navy has taken action against staff involved in the case of former Lt. Cmdr. Anthony L. Velasquez, a doctor accused of sexually abusing a number of women while based in Japan and Kuwait between 2007 and 2009. “On Feb. 17, 2011, ...
Community | ZEIT GIST: UPDATE Jul 27, 2010
Talks drag on, teachers fired in Berlitz case
by James Mccrostie
After 20 months of legal wrangling, neither side has managed to snag a win in Berlitz Japan’s ¥110 million lawsuit against five teachers and their union, Begunto. On the recommendation of the case’s lead judge, the company and union have been in court-mediated reconciliation ...