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The consumption tax increase next April will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people's financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the impact of the hike, experts say.
Every parent is all too familiar with The Tantrum. The screaming, the flailing arms, the angry head butting — and the timing (normally in the most inconvenient public place possible).
International events undermine Japan's democracy. Shame on the International Olympic Committee for being a party to it.
Tucked away behind the main museums in Ueno, the Tokyo University Art Museum may not be on most people’s radar, but it is definitely one of the city’s top museums in terms of curatorial quality. Whenever I go there, I am always delighted by ...
Francisco Liriano showed up at PNC Park on Tuesday afternoon in a suit with his suitcase packed for a trip St. Louis. The message reverberated through the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse. After 21 years away from the playoffs, it was time for the best story ...
It’s more than a month before Halloween, but you can get in the spooky spirit at the Cinderella Yume Matsuri (Cinderella Dream Festival), where you’ll get a rare chance to gawk at hundreds of pumpkins of various sizes and carved into different characters. The ...
Kyoto is well-known for temples, geisha and other pieces of Japan’s past. This weekend, though, the city will be abuzz with the country’s present treasured artifacts. The annual Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair (also known as KYOMAF) will be held Sept. 7 and 8 ...
Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood is one of the capital’s top tourist destinations. Sensoji Temple and the shopping arcade nearby offer visitors a glimpse into traditional Japan. This coming weekend, though, the area will be full of Brazilian energy and the passionate rhythm and music of ...
Even if you don’t have 80 days to circumnavigate the globe, two days will be enough for a trip to Europe, kind of. The organizer of Ein Open Department, which will be hosted at the Kobe Winery in Kobe on Aug. 31 and Sept. ...
Smooth grooves will take the spotlight at a Latin music festival in Tokyo this weekend, which brings three popular Latin American acts to Japan for the Animate! event. One such act is Havana D’Primera, a 14-member salsa-music band led by Alexander Abreu, one of ...
To enhance the taste and healthfulness of local delicacies, residents of Oita are said to dip fish in sauce flavored with a locally grown, mildly sour Kabosu lime juice. This weekend, people in Oita will get a chance to savor the summer abundance of ...
Bad news for some (kids) and good news for others (parents), summer vacation is down to its final weeks. If you haven’t traveled overseas or gone to the beach yet, visiting Enoshima this weekend will let you enjoy a little bit of both. Enoshima ...
Take one contemporary-dance choreographer (Mikuni Yanaihara) and apply her cutting-edge work and rapid-fire script to William Shakespeare’s “Timon of Athens” — what do you get? Well, what you get is an award. Yanaihara took last year’s prestigious Kishida Kunio Drama Award for her work, ...
When was the last time you yelled? Anyone in Japan knows that being loud in public isn’t something that happens too often. Train cars are usually quiet and even concerts don’t get too raucous. This weekend, an oogoe taikai (shouting competition) will let visitors ...
Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park is known for its various cultural festivals and one of the most popular is its Brazilian one. This weekend, though, people in Yokohama will get their chance to samba. The three-day Brasil Culture Festival (which uses the Portuguese spelling of Brazil) ...
The African drumming theater is back, providing people with a fun and entertaining way of letting off some steam and experiencing a new culture. “Drumstruck,” a Johannesburg-born musical, is an interactive experience where each member of the audience will be provided with a 61-cm-tall ...
Nara, an ancient capital of Japan, is known for its changing beauty throughout the seasons. If you think you’ve seen the city at its best blanketed in cherry blossoms or autumn leaves, you probably haven’t seen it during the To-kae Festival. The Nara To-kae ...