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.
National Sep 16, 2013
Successful Olympic bid thrusts Tokyo into spotlight, fencing star says
by Sayuri Daimon
For Olympic fencer Yuki Ota, Tokyo's successful bid for the 2020 Summer Games and Paralympics was like winning the gold medal he's always wanted.
Art Sep 2, 2013
Artist Hibino drums up Olympic bid support with five-colored 'mikoshi'
by Tomohiro Osaki
About 140 people parade through Tokyo's Ueno Park Saturday with handmade portable shrines as part of the events designed to support the city's to host the 2020 Olympics.
Olympics Feb 20, 2013
200-day countdown event held for Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid
The Tokyo Olympic bid committee held a commemorative event Tuesday to mark 200 days before the vote to decide the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The event was held jointly with the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the international terminal ...