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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 ...
No. 1 seed Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina strolled past countryman Carlos Berlocq in straight sets to reach the Japan Open quarterfinals Wednesday. In their first career meeting, seventh-ranked del Potro made efficient work of Berlocq in slightly over an hour, going through 6-2, 6-2 to become the first ...
Kohei Uchimura showed he is the overwhelming favorite to win a record fourth all-around world gymnastics championship by qualifying for ...
The Chicago Blackhawks watched as their championship banner rose to the rafters at the United Center. They took another look ...
The Australian Open is increasing its prize money by $2.8 million to bring overall player compensation to $31 million next year. Australian Open organizers did not break down the prize money awarded per round at their launch Wednesday for the tournament Jan. 13-26, but ...
Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel is cautious about the prospects of Red Bull continuing its dominance at this weekend’s Korean Grand Prix, saying the layout of the circuit does not suit the car’s strengths. Vettel leads Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso in the drivers’ championship ...
Women’s ski jumping world champion Sarah Hendrickson, the main rival for Japan’s Olympic gold medal hope Sara Takanashi, said Tuesday she is confident she will be fit enough to jump by mid-January and hopes to make the U.S. Olympic team for Sochi. Hendrickson won ...
David Nalbandian, the 2002 Wimbledon finalist who caused an uproar a decade later by injuring a line judge at another tournament, retired from professional tennis Tuesday because of a shoulder injury. The 31-year-old Argentine player described it as a “difficult day,” but told a ...
Defending champion Kei Nishikori was two points from defeat in his first-round match at the Rakuten Japan Open on Tuesday, but stormed back to beat unseeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-2 with a huge show of will. Playing indoors at Ariake ...
Sam Mikulak competed against his sporting hero at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Monday and it was easy to see why he holds Kohei Uchimura in such awe. The triple defending world and reigning Olympic all-around champion produced his traditional show of ...
Drew Brees made his latest claim to the moniker of Mr. Monday Night. He also gave the Miami Dolphins another reason to regret not making a harder push to sign him when they had the chance seven years ago. Brees passed for 413 yards ...
Benched Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman says he has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and voluntarily entered the NFL substance abuse program more than a year ago after mistakenly taking a medication to treat the condition. Freeman said Monday night in a statement released ...
The end for Lane Kiffin came in the middle of the night at the airport, as his team sped off into the darkness without him. There’s little sentiment left anywhere in college football, but give USC athletic director Pat Haden some credit. At least ...
J.J. Watt’s face was blood-splattered from a gash on the bridge of his nose which required six stitches. His white pants were splayed with crimson from the same injury. But his mangled nose and filthy uniform weren’t as troubling as the rage Houston’s star ...
After helping Oracle to a memorable victory in the America’s Cup, Ben Ainslie wants to win sailing’s premier event with a British team. The four-time Olympic champion says he will hold talks in the coming days about the possibility of entering a team from ...
Using the sun’s rays, the Olympic flame lighting for the Winter Games in Sochi went off without a hitch in southern Greece Sunday, ahead of its journey across Russia’s nine time zones and even a trip to space before the Feb. 7-23 games. The ...