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.
Voices | HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO Aug 19, 2013
Abe and his ministers give anti-foreigner rallies tacit green light
To the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: I read with sadness The Japan Times of July 11. In it, an article (“Politicians silent on curbing hate speech” by Eric Johnston) spoke of the demonstrations taking place, largely in Osaka and Tokyo, which demonize ...
Social Issues Jul 10, 2013
Politicians silent on curbing hate speech
by Eric Johnston
Calls in the Diet for legislation to curb hate speech targeting foreign residents of Japan are being made even as the issue barely registers on the campaign trail for the July 21 Upper House poll.
Crime & Legal Jun 18, 2013
Anti-Korean rally in Shin-Okubo turns ugly; several suspects held
by Tomohiro Osaki
The latest in a spate of anti-Korean demonstrations in Tokyo’s Shin-Okubo district turned into an ugly melee Sunday between two rival groups, resulting in eight arrests, including the leader of an ultra-rightist organization and a leftist rival. Makoto Sakurai, 41, who heads the Zainichi ...