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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 ...
The Chicago Blackhawks watched as their championship banner rose to the rafters at the United Center. They took another look at the Stanley Cup, and soaked in the applause from the sellout crowd. Then Johnny Oduya and Co. went out and reminded the rest of the NHL how they won ...
Sidney Crosby leaned down to unlace his skates in the locker room after a spirited practice at Army’s Tate Rink, ...
A person familiar with the situation says the Winter Classic is coming to Washington in 2015. The NHL’s annual New ...
Russian center Evgeni Malkin has agreed to terms on an eight-year contract extension worth $76 million with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the club announced Thursday. The deal begins with the 2014-15 campaign and runs through the end of the 2021-22 season. Malkin is set to ...
The reigning Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings will play their first outdoor game in 23 years when they face the Anaheim Ducks next January at Dodger Stadium. The Kings and Ducks will play at the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers on January ...
The Nippon Paper Cranes routed the Tohoku Free Blades in a comprehensive 6-2 victory to win their second consecutive title at the national ice hockey championship on Sunday. Nippon paper jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Tohoku tied it 2-all, but Toshiyuki Kito ...
BOSTON AP — Milan Lucic scored two goals and Tuukka Rask made 33 saves to lift the Boston Bruins to a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders on Thursday. Boston extended the Islanders’ futility to 1-15-3 in their past 19 games. New York, ...
One-time NHL goaltender Yutaka Fukufuji said Thursday he is willing to contribute his overseas experience in playing for the Nikko Icebucks of the Asia League Ice Hockey League. “I want to offer my overseas experience for the team. I will give my all to ...
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings had a hat trick, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin added his fifth goal in five games and unbeaten Russia cruised into the ice hockey world championship quarterfinals with a 6-1 victory over Denmark on ...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Winnipeg police are investigating the criminal complaint filed by former NHL star Theo Fleury alleging he was sexually assaulted by his junior ice hockey coach. “Members of the Winnipeg Police Service Sex Crimes Unit have entered into an investigation as result ...
The Seibu Prince Rabbits, an ice hockey team with a 37-year history, is the latest casualty of Japan’s economic crises. The Rabbits were disbanded Tuesday after the club’s parent company, Prince Hotels Inc., was unable to find a new owner. Since announcing its withdrawal ...
An efficient offense carried the Nippon Paper Cranes to a 3-2 victory over the Seibu Prince Rabbits in Game 7 of the Asia League Ice Hockey finals on Monday at DyDo Drinco Ice Arena in Tokyo. With the victory, the Cranes wrapped up their ...
The Seibu Prince Rabbits staved off elimination in the Asia League Ice Hockey finals on Friday afternoon in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, defeating the host Nippon Paper Cranes 7-4 in Game 5. Rabbits captain Takahito Suzuki had a hat trick to lead, including two goals ...
After a one-day break, the Nippon Paper Cranes and Seibu Prince Rabbits return to the ice on Friday afternoon with different goals in mind. The Cranes are one win away from capturing the Asia League Ice Hockey championship. The Rabbits, on the other hand, ...
Hiroo Iizuka scored two goals to lead the Nippon Paper Cranes to a 5-1 victory in Game 3 of the Asia League Ice Hockey finals on Tuesday in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture. Nippon Paper holds a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Seibu Prince captain ...