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.
Basketball Sep 28, 2013
Alvark beat Brex to get NBL up and running
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The Toyota Motors Alvark Tokyo got off to a strong start in the inaugural National Basketball League as they prevailed both offensively and defensively in a 86-78 victory over the Link Tochigi Brex at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 on Saturday. Sixth man Keijuro ...
BJ-League Sep 15, 2013
NBL gets ready to begin inaugural season
by Kaz Nagatsuka
With the National Basketball League getting under way in a couple of weeks’ time, league officials, coaches and players expressed their excitement at a news conference in Tokyo on Sunday evening. “We’re finally opening our NBL at the end of this month,” league president ...