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.
Stage Aug 10, 2013
Japanese co-producer shares in Tony win for Lauper musical
by Yuki Takahashi
Yasuhiro Kawana, 52, exchanged high fives with American pop icon Cyndi Lauper when “Kinky Boots,” a Broadway show he co-produced, was declared the winner of this year’s Tony Award for Best Musical. “It was like a blue sky appeared on the ceiling” of Radio ...