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 Aug 27, 2013
Ban shouldn't hit Abe's views: Suga
by Ayako Mie
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga rebuffs criticism by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon over Japan's revisionist views of its wartime history.
Politics & Diplomacy Jul 2, 2013
Suga urges continued dialogue with S. Korea
With no foreseeable prospect of a summit between its leaders, Japan and South Korea must continue to hold talks to address mutually significant issues, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says.
Politics & Diplomacy May 14, 2013
Suga rushes to smother LDP's latest brush fire over war
by Reiji Yoshida
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga leaps into damage control mode after the LDP's policy chief says President Shinzo Abe disagrees with the findings of the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal.
Politics & Diplomacy May 14, 2013
Abe war views erode trilateral unity on N.K.
The stance of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet on issues related to Japan’s wartime history has begun to overshadow its trilateral cooperation with the United States and South Korea in dealing with defiant North Korea. During a bilateral summit in Washington on Tuesday, U.S. ...