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.
Editorial Sep 24, 2013
'To infinity and beyond!'
Earlier this month, scientists confirmed that the Voyager 1 probe, launched nearly four decades ago, has left our Solar System and has reached interstellar space.
Science & Health Aug 23, 2013
After 18.7 billion km, Voyager 1 boldly goes on ... but just where in space is it?
by Ed Helmore
It’s 36 years since Voyager 1 was dispatched in 1977 on a mission to send back images of Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere and volcanic eruptions on one of its moons, Io. Then it was due to travel on to Saturn to examine that planet’s intricate ...
Science & Health Mar 22, 2013
NASA denies report of Voyager's departure
NASA on Wednesday denied a claim made in a scientific study that its Voyager 1 spacecraft had left the solar system, describing the report as “premature.” Scientists at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration are eagerly awaiting signs that the craft, launched in ...