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.
Style & Design May 29, 2013
Loewe goes punk with Junya Watanabe collaboration
by Danielle Demetriou
She is a textbook-perfect bad girl — from her raw-edged purple mullet, scarlet lips and snarling scowl to the black leather jacket, ripped leggings and studded boots. But the model stomping across the runway carries something in her hand that gives the game away. ...