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.
Crime & Legal Sep 27, 2013
Olympus reaches first shareholder settlement over accounting scandal
Olympus reaches its first settlement in a series of shareholder lawsuits over a bubble-era accounting fraud that gutted its value after it came to light.
Financial Markets Jun 21, 2013
Japan's ranks of individual shareholders hit record high in fiscal 2012
The number of individual shareholders trading at five major stock exchanges in Japan hit a record high in fiscal 2012, rising 0.1 percent to 45.97 million, the bourse operators said Thursday. The figure broke the previous record of 45.92 million set in fiscal 2010, ...