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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 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 ...
Kiyoshi Fujita and Daisuke Obara scored second-period goals to lift the Seibu Prince Rabbits to a 3-2 victory over the Nippon Paper Cranes on Saturday in Game 2 of the Asia League Ice Hockey finals at DyDo Drinco Ice Arena. The best-of-seven series is ...
The Nippon Paper Cranes earned a 4-2 win over the Seibu Prince Rabbits in Game 1 of the Asia League Ice Hockey finals on Friday at DyDo Drinco Ice Arena. The best-of-seven series continues on Saturday at the Tokyo arena. After the Rabbits’ Ryuichi ...
Former NHL center Joel Prpic scored a game-tying goal in the first period on Tuesday in the Seibu Prince Rabbits’ 4-2 victory over the Oji Eagles in Game 1 of the Asia League Ice Hockey playoff semifinals at DyDo Drinco Ice Arena. The Rabbits ...
Former Boston Bruins forward Joel Prpic set up the winning goal as Seibu Prince Rabbits rallied to defeat the Nippon Paper Cranes 6-5 in Sunday’s final of the Japan ice hockey championship and the team’s last appearance. Sunday’s win was the 11th national title ...
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs honored former captain Doug Gilmour on Saturday night before their 5-4 victory over Pittsburgh, raising his No. 93 to the Air Canada Centre rafters to chants of “Dougie! Dougie!” “You guys cheered us each and every night,” Gilmour ...
OMIYA, Saitama Pref. — Maybe it was the jet lag. Maybe it was the adjustment to new head coach Ivan Hlinka’s system. Whatever the reason, it took the Pittsburgh Penguins a game and two-thirds to break out of their Japan doldrums and rally for ...
YONO, Saitama Pref. — The smallest man on the ice had perhaps the biggest impact in the game Saturday afternoon as Cliff Ronning and his Nashville Predators skated to a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Saitama Super Arena. The game marked the ...