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.
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Jun 11, 2013
Prabal Gurung takes to the sky, Swedish style lands in Osaka and NukeMe creates turbulent fabrics
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
Prabal Gurung is being tapped to design new uniforms for All Nippon Airways group’s 60th anniversary last year. ANA surely chose New York based-Gurung in a bid to show its global aspirations, and it helps that he is one of the hottest commodities on ...
Global-related Apr 6, 2011
Fukushima disaster holds lessons for future
by Akira Tashiro, Kanayo F. Nwanze, Simon Johnson, Robert Dujarric, Mkhaimar Abusada, and Natalie J. Goldring
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) The Japanese people have demonstrated an extraordinary capacity to respond to both natural and human-made disasters with remarkable resilience. Our sympathies and thoughts are with them as they face the aftermath of this disaster. It is far too early to know the ...
Editorial May 23, 2008
The dams must go on
Tokuyama Dam in Ibikawa, Gifu Prefecture, provides the nation’s biggest water reservoir. Beginning full operation May 5, it is a typical example of wasteful public works. This multipurpose dam for water utilization, flood control and power generation was first proposed in 1957. To build ...