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Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2016
'Hometown donation' system emerges as effective way to help quake victims
Amid a flurry of fundraising and charity projects launched in the wake of last week's deadly earthquakes in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures, the "hometown tax donation system" is gaining attention as a way of getting money directly to affected municipalities.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 20, 2016
China suspends G-20 anti-corruption task force, members say
China suspended an international anti-corruption task force after taking over the presidency of the Group of 20 earlier this year, according to six individuals in the group, who called it a setback to efforts to crack down on shell companies used to conceal assets.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 16, 2016
Sanders' tax returns rank him high among Americans but far below Clinton
U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who has made income inequality a top campaign theme, had taxable income of $205,271 in 2014, almost putting him in the top 5 percent of American earners, according to the release of his federal tax return on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2016
Facebook to ditch tax-reducing U.K. sales structure
Facebook said it would stop booking sales to U.K. clients via Ireland, a practice which reduced its taxes, following the British government's introduction of a new tax on profits shifted offshore.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2016
Campaign office says Rubio, wife paid $526,000 in taxes between 2010-2014
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio and his wife, Jeanette, paid $526,092 in taxes on $2.29 million of income from 2010-2014, his campaign said Saturday, in a move meant to pressure billionaire rival Donald Trump to release his taxes, too.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 26, 2016
Japan's government talks of postponing 2017 tax hike
The government is ready to postpone a scheduled hike in the consumption tax if the move looks like it would weaken the economy and reduce total tax revenues, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a regular news conference Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 13, 2016
Japan is losing its drive to get behind the wheel
Even domestic automakers seem to be concentrating on expanding overseas as the market at home looks bleak.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 8, 2016
Let's discuss the 'hometown donation' system
More people are remitting cash to municipalities where they do not live using the tax-deductible hometown donation program.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jan 18, 2016
Let's discuss My Number
My Number, the new personal identification system for social security and taxation matters, kicks off amid data security fears.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Jan 2, 2016
Getting a high rise out of dodging taxes
About a year ago, we talked about using real estate purchases to lower inheritance and gift taxes. Obviously, people who are able to take advantage of these schemes are already well off — the average person doesn't have to worry about paying inheritance taxes when his or her parents die because for...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 28, 2015
Eat-in areas on the rise in Japan’s convenience stores and supermarkets
In the quest for next-level service, convenience stores and supermarkets are increasingly keen to experiment with "eat-in" lounge areas.
EDITORIALS
Dec 25, 2015
Budgeting ahead of an election
The Abe administration appears to be sacrificing budgetary discipline in favor of doling out pork ahead of the Upper House election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 19, 2015
Japanese newspapers' self-interest ensures they toe Komeito's line on tax exemption
The vernacular press has been uncharacteristically unanimous in its support for the exemption of food from the planned consumption tax hike.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2015
Abe's tax compromise raises odds of twin summer polls
Abe may now be able to persuade his ally Komeito to agree to a snap Lower House election on the same day as an upper chamber poll.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2015
Low tax on food will hurt the poor, say economists
Political negotiations between the nation's ruling coalition are approaching a showdown over the unpopular consumption tax, which is set to rise to 10 percent from 8 percent in April 2017. A sweetener being considered has drawn scathing criticism from many economists.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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