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.
Corporate Sep 27, 2013
S.T. Dupont logs doubled sales on revamped lineup
by Minoru Matsutani
French hand-made luxury goods maker S.T. Dupont’s president said Thursday that sales in Japan have doubled over the past three years after the company reduced its product lineup to mainly pens and lighters. The company’s business here turned a profit in 2011 and has ...