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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 ...
Clinching the Pacific League pennant a little early gave the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles a chance to really enjoy the moment. Ace Masahiro Tanaka, 22-0 this season, was on the mound for the last inning of the PL pennant race on Sept. 26 at ...
Nippon Professional Baseball has crowned its 2013 league champions and most of the spots in the Climax Series have already been spoken for. Even so, there are still a number of questions remaining and storylines to be wrapped up as the season enters the ...
Kan Otake threw seven shutout innings en route to notching double-digit wins for the second year in a row in the Hiroshima Carp’s 4-0 blanking of the Yomiuri Giants on Sunday. Otake (10-10) struck out five and walked one. Yuki Koyama (0-1) allowed two ...
The playoff scenario for the Cleveland Indians is simple: win Sunday and they are in. The Indians moved into sole possession of the AL wild-card lead on the next-to-last scheduled day of the regular season, beating the Minnesota Twins 5-1 Saturday behind Scott Kazmir’s ...
Andy Pettitte completed his career in a most fitting fashion. The 41-year-old left-hander pitched a five-hitter for his first complete game since 2006, leading the New York Yankees over his hometown Houston Astros 2-1 Saturday. “It couldn’t end any better,” Pettitte said, trying to ...
Junji Ogawa is set to stay on as manager of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows next season, club sources said Sunday. “I think he will accept the offer (to stay),” a source said of Ogawa, who was on a one-year contract for this season, his ...
Chiba Lotte Marines right-hander Yasuhiko Yabuta, who had a stint in the major leagues with the Kansas City Royals, will retire at the end of this season, the club said Sunday. The 40-year-old Yabuta has been hampered with a right shoulder problem and has ...
Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. Louis Cardinals sprayed champagne, showing a wide smile he could not contain. “It’s a good feeling,” Lynn said after the Cardinals clinched their first NL Central title in four seasons with a ...
If he had to do it all over again, Brian Sabean insists he would sign Barry Zito to that highly scrutinized $126 million, seven-year contract. “As crazy as this sounds, it might to you folks, if I had to do it over again, I ...
Seattle manager Eric Wedge has told the Mariners he will not return for next season. The Mariners said on Friday that Wedge will manage the final three games of the season against Oakland. “I accept Eric’s decision not to return and thank him for ...
Rookie Shoichi Ino threw his first career complete game, Takayuki Kajitani hit a two-run homer in a seven-run fourth inning, and the Yokohama BayStars routed the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants 7-2 on Saturday. Ino (5-7) yielded two runs on four hits over nine ...
Could a new wave of Cuban baseball players be headed for the majors in America without having to defect from the communist island? Cuba announced Friday that athletes from all sports will soon be able to sign contracts with foreign leagues, a break with ...