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.
Music Jul 17, 2013
DJ Miso Shiru and MC Gohan raps and roasts on 'Mother's Food'
by Patrick ST. Michel
A gig doesn’t double as dinner, but at DJ Miso Shiru and MC Gohan’s shows there’s a good chance food will be involved. Besides a hip-hop set, the audience can sometimes participate in cooking demonstrations. “At one show, I sang about manju (a Japanese ...
Music Mar 29, 2013
Early quake relief project 'Nihon Kizuna' to hold two-year anniversary event
by Shaun Mckenna
Laurent Fintoni was visiting Japan in March 2011 when the Great East Japan Earthquake struck. The 33-year-old writer and DJ quickly contacted friends in the music scene here and abroad to produce “Nihon Kizuna,” one of the first albums to aid disaster relief. Two ...