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The consumption tax increase next April will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people's financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the impact of the hike, experts say.
Every parent is all too familiar with The Tantrum. The screaming, the flailing arms, the angry head butting — and the timing (normally in the most inconvenient public place possible).
International events undermine Japan's democracy. Shame on the International Olympic Committee for being a party to it.
Tucked away behind the main museums in Ueno, the Tokyo University Art Museum may not be on most people’s radar, but it is definitely one of the city’s top museums in terms of curatorial quality. Whenever I go there, I am always delighted by ...
Francisco Liriano showed up at PNC Park on Tuesday afternoon in a suit with his suitcase packed for a trip St. Louis. The message reverberated through the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse. After 21 years away from the playoffs, it was time for the best story ...
The acquittal of three ex-presidents of JR West in the 2005 Amagasaki train derailment that killed 107 people does not absolve the corporate culture thought to have led to the accident.
Three former presidents of West Japan Railway are acquitted in the horrific Amagasaki train derailment in 2005 that killed 107 people.
An English-language version of portions of an investigation report on the deadly 2005 train crash in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, has been released. It is believed to be the first-ever English translation of an investigation report on a railroad accident in Japan. Aircraft and ship ...
West Japan Railway Co. is considering running luxury sleeper cars for trips of several days covering Kyoto, Hiroshima and other places in the region in fiscal 2017, a top JR West official said. In an interview, President Seiji Manabe said he is considering pricing ...