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.
More Sports Mar 30, 2013
Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid committee failing to meet private funding goals
The managing director for Tokyo’s bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics said earlier this week that private funding for the bid effort was falling far short of its target. Bidding for the Games was expected to cost ¥7.5 billion, and it was anticipated ...
Olympics Mar 7, 2013
Wrestling icons Yoshida, Icho promote Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid
by Jack Gallagher
The International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission continued its tour of venues for Tokyo’s bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics on Wednesday with a visit to Tokyo Big Sight. The sprawling complex next to Tokyo Bay would play host to wrestling, fencing and taekwondo if ...
Olympics Mar 6, 2013
Tokyo support for 2020 Olympics now at 70 percent: IOC
by Jack Gallagher
Support is rising nationwide for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid, according to International Olympic Committee officials, and support is now at 70 percent in Tokyo, it was announced.
Olympics Feb 20, 2013
200-day countdown event held for Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid
The Tokyo Olympic bid committee held a commemorative event Tuesday to mark 200 days before the vote to decide the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The event was held jointly with the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the international terminal ...