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.
Politics & Diplomacy Sep 20, 2013
LDP member's home, office searched
Prosecutors search the Kagoshima home and office of Lower House Rep. Takeshi Tokuda on suspicion of illegal campaigning in December's general election.
Crime & Legal Sep 18, 2013
Tokuda's prior campaigns also under scrutiny
A hospital group suspected of illegally deploying staff to support last year's election campaign for Rep. Takeshi Tokuda allegedly did the same in other elections.
Crime & Legal Sep 18, 2013
LDP Lower House lawmaker Tokuda's suspected illegal campaign prompts raids
Prosecutors on Tuesday raided the Tokyo head office of Tokushukai hospitals and medical facilities on suspicion its employees were illegally involved in December’s general election campaign of Liberal Democratic Party Lower House member Takeshi Tokuda. Tokuda, 42, a third-term House of Representatives lawmaker from ...