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.
Lifestyle | CHILD'S PLAY Apr 17, 2013
Give the kids a dose of culture and fun at Tokyo Midtown
by Jason Jenkins
Since the 1950s, the Roppongi entertainment district has been synonymous with drink, debauchery and the like ... or so people tell me.
Art Mar 14, 2013
On the ubiquity of great design
by Stuart Munro
Originally made as a program broadcast on NHK’s education channel, “Design Ah!” — led by graphic designer Taku Satoh, Interactive designer and artist Yugo Nakamura, and musician Keigo Oyamada — has gone one step further to become an interactive exhibition. Taking the films and ...