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 Oct 2, 2013
Joggers told to mind manners around palace
Japanese joggers are being warned to mind their manners when they run around the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo, after a recent spate of rudeness. Officials say tourists and older visitors to the grounds have complained of runners crashing into them from behind and ...
National May 10, 2013
Foreign dignitaries honored with spring decorations
Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, former Namibian Premier Theo-Ben Gurirab and Edgardo Angara, a former Philippine Senate president, received state decorations Thursday along with 20 Japanese from the Emperor at the Imperial Palace. Fillon, 59, Gurirab, 75, and Angara, 78, were selected for ...