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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 ...
Japan's abnormal weather this summer, including tornadoes, demands that the Meteorological Agency be ready to issue more public warnings than has been customary.
Damage to people and property by tornadoes made headlines over the past week, with the latest in Tochigi Prefecture injuring three people while destroying houses and other buildings. Here are some questions and answers regarding twisters: Are twisters common in Japan? About 17 were ...
The Meteorological Agency introduced a new system Friday for issuing alerts for extreme weather that could become “life-threatening.” The new system applies to powerful typhoons, torrential rain, tsunami, high waves, blizzards and potentially destructive winds. The system incorporates existing alerts for 3-meter tsunami or ...
The severe heat wave continued Tuesday to engulf wide areas of Japan, with temperatures in one western city reaching 40 degrees for the fourth day in a row, the Meteorological Agency said. The city of Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, which on Monday logged the country’s ...
Get ready to be warned. Beginning Aug. 30, Japan's Meteorological Agency will introduce a new "special warning" system for saving lives during a natural disaster.