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.
Crime & Legal Sep 25, 2013
Panasonic group exec indicted for price fixing in U.S.
An executive of a Panasonic Corp. group firm has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit for allegedly participating in a price-fixing cartel for auto parts, the U.S. Department of Justice said. From January 2004 to February 2010, and possibly longer, Shinichi ...