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.
Corporate Sep 26, 2013
Lixil to pay $4 billion for Grohe of Germany
German sanitary fittings maker Grohe said Thursday that housing and building materials company Lixil has agreed to take it over in a deal valuing the German group at €3.06 billion ($4.1 billion). Grohe “has entered into an agreement with Lixil and Development Bank of ...
National Aug 9, 2013
Cyberterror threat stalks Japan's high-end toilet users
by Jun Hongo
Cyberterrorists could strike at your most vulnerable and least expected moment because of a glitch in a smartphone-controlled high-tech toilet system manufactured in Japan. According U.S. security firm Trustwave, high-end Lixil Corp. toilets, which can be controlled with Android smartphones, could easily be hacked ...