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.
How-tos | LIFELINES Jul 15, 2013
Seeking to return the spoils of war
by Louise George Kittaka
Lifelines takes a step back in time this week with two questions linked to World War II. First, from reader TT in the U.S. comes a request to help identify the owner of a Japanese sword. He inherited it from his late grandfather, along ...