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.
National May 21, 2013
Yokohama clears out nursery waiting lists
The city of Yokohama reaches its 2010 goal of clearing all nursery school waiting lists, a feat that could lead to relief for Japan's working parents.
Voices | VIEWS FROM THE STREET May 21, 2013
Yokohama: What do you think of the prime minister's 'Abenomic' strategy so far?
by Paul Nehls
Businesses are getting better, and at least finance types are strong. But in my business salaries are not going up.
National Apr 11, 2013
Yokohama errs, tweets launch alert
by Tomohiro Osaki
The Yokohama Municipal Government mistakenly alerted its Twitter followers Wednesday morning that North Korea had launched a missile, only to apologize 20 minutes later for the error. The city’s crisis-management office sent out the alert around 11 a.m. Tensions with the North continue to ...
National Mar 26, 2013
Rare piano to return to Yokohama's Chinatown
by Kaori Watahiki
A rare piano produced in Yokohama’s Chinatown about 100 years ago is about to return home as a donation to Yokohama Yamate Chinese School. The piano, donated by a 65-year-old woman in Aichi Prefecture, was made by Zhou Xiaosheng, who came to Japan in ...
Events Outside Tokyo Feb 15, 2013
Party picks up in Chinatown this weekend
by Tomohiro Osaki
While it seems politics is all that comes to mind when talking about China these days, the current New Year’s holiday shows what a remarkable breadth of culture the country has. It just so happens that Yokohama is home to one of the biggest ...