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.
Entertainment Sep 14, 2013
New set of Beatles songs, chat to be released
A box set of previously unreleased recordings and studio chat by The Beatles, including early hits and cover versions, is to be released later this year, their record company said Friday. The tracks, taken from radio broadcasts at the British Broadcasting Corp. in 1963 ...
Entertainment Jul 5, 2013
We see ourselves in celebrities
by Bertie Brandes
We are all guilty of harboring certain fascinations with celebrities. I don’t care how many times you might loudly sigh as your friends discuss model and actress Kelly Brook’s most recent holiday snaps, you’d be hard-pushed to find anyone who wasn’t interested in the ...
Entertainment | OBITUARY May 15, 2013
Dr. Joyce Brothers, TV psychologist, dies at 85
Dr. Joyce Brothers, 85, who held a Ph.D. in psychology and was one of the most prominent and widely known of those who provided the American public with personal counseling through the mass media, died Monday in New York City. Her longtime publicist reported ...
Entertainment Apr 17, 2013
Psy 'Gentleman' video smashes YouTube daily record
“Gangnam Style” star Psy’s new music video had received more than 50 million views on YouTube by Monday, rewriting the video-sharing site’s records for single-day hits. The dance video to “Gentleman,” the South Korean singer’s long-awaited follow up to “Gangnam Style,” was only posted ...
Politics & Diplomacy Feb 28, 2013
JFK's daughter top candidate as envoy to Japan
Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, is a leading candidate to become the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, two sources say.
Culture Jan 17, 2013
Fujiwara chases a scoop in news-themed thriller
by Tomohiro Osaki
There aren’t many celebrities who would make good journalists, but something tells me Norika Fujiwara is one. She’s well-traveled, socially active and not constrained by the mechanisms of public-relations strategies. In the new WOWOW mini-series “Onna to Otoko no Nettai” (which is rendered in ...
Digital | TECH_JAPAN Jan 16, 2013
CV frauds revealed by diligent online fact checks
by Akky Akimoto
In recent years, there have been several cases where Japanese media icons, especially those who shine across national and language borders, have been accused of falsifying their personal histories, and they have consequently lost whatever popularity they had gained through the mass media and/or ...