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.
Social Issues Oct 1, 2013
World is not ready for rapidly aging population, global study finds
The world is aging so fast that most countries are not prepared to support their swelling numbers of elderly people, according to a global study going out Tuesday by the United Nations and an elder rights group.
National Sep 6, 2013
Miyazaki vows he won't be idle in retirement
by Tomohiro Osaki
Hayao Miyazaki, the retiring czar of Japanese animation, said Friday that while he will no longer be at the forefront of creating feature-length animated movies, he will be a “freed man” pursuing his own interests as long as he can. “I know I made ...
National Sep 2, 2013
Animation master Miyazaki to retire; fans in disbelief
by Tomohiro Osaki
The abrupt announcement about film director Hayao Miyazaki’s decision to retire triggers tributes and disbelief.
Global-related Jun 14, 2013
Work: secret to good health
by Peter Orszag
The next time you think your job is killing you, consider recent evidence that suggests the opposite — by sticking with it your job may be saving your life.
More Sports | ICE TIME Apr 24, 2013
Mao certain to face massive pressure if she tries to retire
by Jack Gallagher
Mao Asada’s recent proclamation at the World Team Trophy that she “intends” to retire after next year’s Sochi Olympics took many by surprise, but I think the proclamation is far from set in stone.
Social Issues Feb 27, 2013
Seniors forced to go it alone as ranks swell, housing eludes
by Kanoko Matsuyama
Itoko Uchida, 82, was counting on the nephew she raised to support her in old age. He refused, forcing her to pay for a sponsor to join the 420,000-long line of Japanese waiting for a nursing home bed. With no relatives willing to help, ...
Business Feb 19, 2013
French firm touches Dutch nerve by eyeing less pay for older workers
A French multinational’s suggestion in the Netherlands to ask older workers to accept pay cuts as a cost-cutting measure has touched a raw nerve as the Dutch economy faces a slowdown and rising unemployment. Unions see the idea doing away with the principle of ...
National Jan 23, 2013
Teachers retire to dodge benefit cut
Twenty-five teachers in Saga Prefecture retired by the end of December, three months earlier than scheduled, before the prefectural government cut their retirement allowance on Jan. 1, board of education officials said Wednesday. The teachers, as well as 11 school officials, quit before the ...