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.
Reference | FYI Aug 12, 2013
Defense firms pushing to boost role
by Eric Johnston
With pressure mounting from U.S. defense officials and the powerful Keidanren business group on the government to relax arms export restrictions, the military-industrial lobbies in Washington and Tokyo hope the future bilateral security relationship will incorporate their interests more robustly. At the same time, ...
Corporate Jun 14, 2013
Kawasaki Heavy axes president over Mitsui Engineering integration talks
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. said Thursday it has dismissed its president, Satoshi Hasegawa, in connection with his push for integration talks with another company. Together with the surprise announcement regarding the removal of Hasegawa, 65, from his post, Kawasaki Heavy said it will scrap ...
Corporate Apr 23, 2013
Giant shipbuilding merger in works
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. start preliminary talks on a possible business integration.