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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 10, 2015
Code + culture: New Internet artists from Japan
If the Internet is an ocean, why do we spend so much time floating on its surface? What's really going on down there? Not just in the deepest, darkest trenches, but among the forgotten protocols, faulty algorithms and emerging parameters outside the busy shipping lanes and far from the crowded life rafts...
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 9, 2015
Economy likely to log 0.5% contraction in real terms
In a reversal, the government now expects the economy to shrink around 0.5 percent in real terms for fiscal 2014, downgrading its July forecast of 1.2 percent growth, sources said Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2015
Boehner douses gas tax hopes
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday he doubted there were enough votes in the new Republican-majority Congress to raise gasoline taxes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2015
Toronto traffic validates carbon tax opposition
For opponents of a carbon tax, traffic in the Greater Toronto Area, which includes fast-growing suburbs, offers plenty of ammunition.
BUSINESS
Jan 3, 2015
87% of big firms expect economy to expand in 2015
A survey of unspecified kinds of companies says many are optimistic that Japan's shrinking economy will post growth in 2015.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 30, 2014
Ruling bloc OKs tax reform plan favoring wealthy Japanese
With an eye on propping up sluggish household spending and boosting business investment, the ruling coalition adopts tax reform policies entailing corporate tax cuts and expansion of tax breaks for the wealthy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Dec 28, 2014
2015: Make or break year for 'Abenomics'?
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to pursue a variety of policies that may hold the key to Japan's economic recovery in 2015.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2014
LDP proposes shaving three points off business tax over two years
The Liberal Democratic Party tax panel plans to cut more than 3 percentage points off Japan's effective corporate tax rate of 35 percent in fiscal 2015 and 2016, members of the party said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2014
'Luckiest city' offers lottery tickets for donations
Are you feeling lucky?
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 24, 2014
France waves discreet goodbye to 75% super-tax
When President Francois Hollande unveiled a "super-tax" on the rich in 2012, some feared an exodus of business, sporting and artistic talent. One adviser warned it was a Socialist step too far that would turn France into "Cuba without sun."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2014
Sales tax hike stymies domestic car sales: JAMA
Major Japanese carmakers may have benefited from the yen's sharp decline this year, but they were also hurt by the consumption tax hike and prospects for the domestic market appear dim, Fumihiko Ike, chief of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Dec 5, 2014
Keep safety nets in place
Postponement of the consumption tax rate hike must not be used as an excuse to reduce funding of social security programs for low-income people, children from poor families and child-rearing households.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 2, 2014
Inflation-adjusted wages continue falling
Wages for salaried workers adjusted for inflation dropped 2.8 percent in October, marking the 16th consecutive month of decline, government data showed Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2014
Tax revenue may reach highest level in 17 years
Central government tax revenue may reach its highest level in 17 years in fiscal 2014 on the back of the April 1 consumption tax hike and growth in corporate and individual income tax receipts, Finance Ministry officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 27, 2014
Japan Communist Party chief outlines election planks, calls 'Abenomics' a failure
Japanese Communist Party Chairman Kazuo Shii pledged Thursday to scrap the second stage of the consumption tax hike as he outlined the party's platform ahead of the campaign for the Dec. 14 Lower House election.
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JAPAN
Nov 27, 2014
Delay of tax hike will hit elderly hardest: experts
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to postpone the second stage of the sales tax hike is likely to wreak havoc on health care provisions for the elderly.
WORLD
Nov 27, 2014
Switzerland's wealthy expats braced for vote on tax break
Many of Switzerland's foreign millionaires will be watching nervously on Sunday as voters decide whether to scrap one of the country's biggest tax perks for expatriates.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 26, 2014
JCP releases campaign platform, vows to cancel consumption tax hike to 10%
The Japanese Communist Party has announced a set of campaign pledges for the Dec. 14 lower house election, promising to "cancel" the planned consumption tax hike and seek other ways to secure funds for social security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 26, 2014
OECD downgrades growth forecast for Japan amid recession
The OECD has downgraded its projections for Japan's economic growth in 2014 and 2015, acknowledging that the country has slipped back into recession in the wake of the April 1 consumption tax hike.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 25, 2014
Abe consumption tax backfiring with more debt, not less
What started as a plan to reduce the national debt is turning into a reason to issue more bonds.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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