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 Oct 1, 2013
Osaka Gas to enter U.K. tap water industry
Osaka Gas Co. said Monday it will buy a big stake in a utility supplying tap water to London and surrounding areas from Sumitomo Corp. By acquiring a 50 percent stake in Summit Water U.K. Ltd., the parent of Sutton and East Surrey Water ...
National May 19, 2013
Despite lacking FTA, Japan to get U.S. LNG
The United States will allow exports of domestically produced liquefied natural gas to Japan and other countries to which it is not bound by free-trade agreements.