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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CLOUDS AND SUN
Regarding the Sept. 15 article “Japanese media declare ‘dark times’ are on us“: Whenever there is a murder in Japan, especially of a young girl, there is always some kind of fear-mongering and citation of whatever other kinds of crimes and skewing of whatever ...
Regarding the Sept. 15 article “U.S. arsenal offers lesson in chemical arms disposal“: I’ve been waiting a long time to see a story like this because it reminds us that America has its own chemical weapons, too. I already knew it, but it is ...
Regarding the article titled “Seeking to change men’s mind-sets to spur on prosperity for all Japanese” in the Sept. 11 “Summer Davos” Special supplement: Changing men’s mind-sets, in Japan? What sort of quixotic nonsense is this? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it and ...
A good portion of the over-65 age group comprising 1-in-4 shoplifting offenses no doubt has some root in the fact that the over-65 age group is rapidly growing, which cannot be said for that of juveniles. Seems a bit shady to leave that very ...
I quite agree with the Sept. 11 front-page article “Abe’s nuke assurance to IOC questioned.” I am afraid to say that the leaked contaminated water can’t be stopped by simply freezing because the Earth is getting warmer little by little. As a resident of ...
Regarding the Sept. 12 article “Obama gives Syria diplomatic option to avoid U.S. strike“: In a plan jointly developed just over a week ago with Dr. Gordon Thompson, who directs the Institute for Resource and Security Studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts (before U.S. Secretary of ...
Regarding the Sept. 3 editorial “Net addiction a growing problem“: I get a strong anxiety about this problem and its ramifications. In my opinion, Japanese society is likely to dismiss such addiction as a trivial matter and make light of it, to be sure, ...
Regarding the Sept. 5 article “South Korean text lauds Japan colonial rule“: The call for Japan to accept the “correct” view of history is routinely heard from South Korean politicians and most alarmingly, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. This is the rhetoric of the ...
So just since Pope Francis did not vocally speak out against the regime, he is complicit: That’s a non-sequitur! Since speaking out would result in crackdowns and misery all around, the church tended toward discreet and secret acts to try and alleviate suffering. It ...
Regarding the Aug. 31 interview “Naoto Kan speaks out“: I have mixed feelings. During the time that the Liberal Democratic Party was dominating the politics of Japan until it lost power in 2009 and “the traditional triangular network” — or extremely strong ties with ...
Regarding the Sept. 5 commentary by Henry Allen titled “Tragedy of America’s ‘good and virtuous wars’ “: All wars are tragic, perhaps none more so than those fought in the name of civic virtue. The U.S. Navy’s new recruiting slogan boasts that it’s a ...
Regarding the Sept. 10 article “City of Glendale readies another resolution against Hashimoto“: If Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto is taking the position that the enslavement of “comfort women” for the needs of the Imperial Army is justified as much as the use of thousands ...