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.
National Aug 22, 2013
Japan Olympic Committee probes physical abuse of gymnast by her coach
The Japan Olympic Committee is moving to investigate a report that a female gymnast was physically abused by a coach, it was learned Wednesday from a source. It will be the first probe carried out since the JOC in March established an office to ...
Gymnastics Jun 10, 2013
Teramoto, Kato earn worlds berths as Uchimura wins 5th NHK Cup
Kohei Uchimura became the first five-time consecutive men's champion of the NHK Cup.
Editorial May 26, 2011
Helping hands to Mr. Kan
The perseverance that people in northeastern Japan have shown after the massive earthquake and tsunami devastated their communities March 11 has impressed many people around the world. In Northeast Asia, anti-Japan feelings in China and South Korea seem to have receded since the catastrophe, ...
Editorial Oct 16, 2010
NHK reporter crosses the line
Public broadcaster NHK announced Oct. 8 that a reporter in its news department’s sports section warned a Japan Sumo Association official that the Metropolitan Police Department would conduct raids on sumo stables to search for evidence indicating that sumo wrestlers had gambled on professional ...