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WEALTH 3

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BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 11, 2023
Adam Silver determined to keep individuals in control of NBA franchises
Per the NBA"s investment rules, the controlling owner of an NBA franchise must own at least 15% of the franchise.
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SOCCER
Jul 4, 2023
Neymar fined $3.3 million for building lake at mansion
Authorities cordoned off the site and ordered all activity to cease, but Brazilian media reported that the PSG star threw a party there and bathed in the lake.
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JAPAN
Jul 3, 2023
Japanese lawmakers' average income falls to ¥21.5 million
In the House of Representatives, the average income stood at ¥22.15 million, while that of the Upper House was ¥20.16 million.
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BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2023
Top auto executives in Japan are paid a lot, but not as much as their U.S. counterparts
Japan boasts some of the world’s biggest carmakers, but pay packages for their executives pale in comparison to industry leaders in the United States.
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JAPAN
Jun 25, 2023
Japan's population of superrich to shrink in next five years, report says
As the overall population declines, Japan is the only G7 nation that"s projected to see its number of ultrawealthy individuals fall.
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JAPAN
May 28, 2023
Japan to ease airport rules for foreign private jet arrivals
Japan will ease landing and other access procedures at airports for foreign private jets that arrive in the near future in hopes of attracting more big-spending tourists.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 5, 2023
Fewer luxury shoppers but bigger spenders as Chinese return to Europe
Those trickling back to Europe are mostly business travelers and wealthier people who have the means to travel "a bit differently."
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 26, 2023
Buffett and other billionaires say Tokyo is worth revisiting
Interest in Japan from some of the U.S.’ richest investors is reviving talk of the nation"s capital as a financial center. It’s a good start.
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BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2023
Singapore push for all-EV future faces a love of crazy, rich combustion
The city-state"s bid to stop the purchase of combustion-engine cars from 2030 has bumped up against an entrenched love of supercars and other luxury rides.
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WORLD
Mar 10, 2023
Biden's $6.8 trillion budget challenges Republicans and raises taxes on rich
The president challenged Republican opponents on fiscal responsibility, highlighting plans to cut U.S. deficits nearly $3 trillion over 10 years by raising taxes on high earners.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2023
Good financial advice hasn't changed in 300 years
With so much published on making money, and it all seemingly straightforward, why aren’t we all rich?
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JAPAN
Feb 20, 2023
Undeclared income of wealthy in Japan hits record high
The undeclared income totaled ¥83.9 billion in the year through June 2022, up 72.3% from the preceding year.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2023
Putin cronies and criminals gear up to steal Russia
Owing to Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine and the West’s response, hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of assets are up for grabs in Russia.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 4, 2023
China's mega-rich move their wealth — and parties — to Singapore
Singapore is seeing an influx of ultra-wealthy families from China looking to protect their wealth from a Communist Party that increasingly views them with suspicion.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 26, 2023
Exodus of wealthy Chinese accelerates with end of 'zero-COVID'
Many rich Chinese have begun traveling overseas to check out real estate or firm up plans to emigrate, threatening a brain drain in the world’s second-largest economy.
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JAPAN
Jan 4, 2023
Assets of Japan's new Upper House members average ¥25.67 million
The figure is 38% higher than the average for Upper House members who won seats in the 2019 election.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2022
I’ve seen Trump’s tax returns and now you can, too
Former President Trump's questionable practices are hardly news. But these tax returns may point to a bigger question: Did the White House corrupt the IRS?
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WORLD / Politics
Dec 22, 2022
Trump’s taxes: Red flags, big losses and a windfall from his father
The congressional Joint Committee on Taxation reviewed the Trump returns and found dozens of red flags that it believed required further investigation.
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BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2022
Japan plans higher taxes, but only on small group earning over ¥3 billion
The idea of imposing higher taxes on the wealthy stems from the fact that the tax rate on overall earnings begins to decrease once an individual's income exceeds u00a5100 million.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 13, 2022
Japan to raise taxes for rich with annual income of ¥3 billion
The government and the ruling coalition plan to offer the superwealthy a tax break for reinvestment of capital gains in startup companies to encourage investment.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world