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.
Baseball | BASEBALL BULLET-IN Jul 20, 2013
Teams jockeying for playoff position to battle Giants, Tigers
by Wayne Graczyk
At the All-Star break for the 2013 NPB season, the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers appear to have a lock on finishing in first and second place in the Central League pennant race. Unless there is total meltdown by one of them, we will ...
Japanese Baseball Mar 28, 2013
2013 Central League Preview
by Jason Coskrey
In order of predicted finish: Yomiuri Giants Manager: Tatsunori Hara 2012: 86-43-15, 1st The Giants led the CL in runs, home runs and stolen bases last season, and there’s more where that came from. Reigning MVP Shinnosuke Abe is unlikely to replicate a monster ...