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.
Crime & Legal Sep 27, 2013
Olympus reaches first shareholder settlement over accounting scandal
Olympus reaches its first settlement in a series of shareholder lawsuits over a bubble-era accounting fraud that gutted its value after it came to light.
Crime & Legal Sep 17, 2013
More Japanese nuclear refugees sue Tepco, government
A total of 171 people from Fukushima Prefecture who had to flee their homes because of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant sued Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the central government Tuesday for ¥1.62 billion in damages. The plaintiffs, from 60 ...
National Feb 9, 2013
Evacuee suits target Tepco, government
by Mizuho Aoki
Fukushima residents forced out of their homes by the nuclear crisis plan to file group damages suits against the government and Tepco on the second anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.