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WEALTH

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2021
China’s youth are embracing Mao's message
The chairman's call for struggle and violence against capitalists is winning over a new audience of young people frustrated with long work hours and dwindling opportunities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2021
Wealthy residents and workers jump vaccine queue in India's financial hub
India began vaccinating front-line workers and over 60s against COVID-19 in January but hit a hurdle in May when all adults became eligible for a jab, amid major supply shortages.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 11, 2021
World’s richest face tax squeeze after 40% boost to fortunes
The proposals form part of a global revival of initiatives to target the rich, including new taxes on capital gains, inheritances and wealth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 5, 2021
G7 nations 'just 1 millimeter' from historic tax deal
Some of the world's richest nations are within touching distance of a historic deal to close the net on large companies that do not pay their fair share of tax.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2021
Hong Kong parking spot sells for $1.3 million, setting record
Hong Kong's luxury home market has seen record-breaking transactions as buyers' confidence comes back.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 29, 2021
If not now, when? COVID-19 spurs global push to tackle wealth gap.
Governments worldwide, facing strong evidence that fallout from COVID-19 has widened wealth gaps as well as wrecking economies, have expanded social safety nets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 27, 2021
SoftBank’s top eight executives made $64 million after record profits
Simon Segars, who heads the company's chip unit Arm Ltd., topped the list with a $17 million paycheck in the year ended March 31.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2021
Old-school tycoons of Hong Kong are losing to China’s moguls
The past few years have seen a remarkable shift in fortunes between China's tech-savvy moguls and their old-school Hong Kong counterparts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 9, 2021
More young Japanese look to Marx amid pandemic and climate crisis
An associate professor at Osaka City University has ignited interest in the German thinker with books and TV appearances.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2021
Biden tax rule would take billions from biggest fortunes at death
Ending the current practice of stepping up the tax basis of inherited assets and raising the capital gains tax rate would amount to the biggest curb on dynastic wealth in decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 4, 2021
Samsung windfall gives richest South Korean woman $7 billion fortune
Hong Ra-hee boosted her fortune after receiving billions of dollars in stocks in the much-awaited transfer of her husband's assets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 4, 2021
Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce with $146 billion at stake
The announcement has the power to ripple through the tech industry and a vast portfolio of business, and into the realms of global health, climate change policy and social issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2021
Wealth of Japan's richest surges nearly 50% during pandemic
Japan's richest people accumulated more wealth over the past year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, with their collective wealth jumping nearly 50%, Forbes Asia reported Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 15, 2021
For victims of Bernie Madoff, 'tragedy goes on’ after scammer’s death
Madoff's death in prison doesn't change much for his victims, many of whom are still waiting to be made whole on their share of $20 billion that vanished.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 12, 2021
Wealthy Japanese flying private in greater numbers, ANA says
Due in part to change in habits as a result of virus fears, ANA Holdings Inc.'s private jet charter business is expecting sales of u00a51 billion in the 2022 fiscal year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2021
COVID-19 cuts jobs and boosts stocks, widening economic gap in Japan
Job losses, especially in the dining and travel industries, have devastated many, while stock and other asset markets are booming on the back of global monetary easing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2021
In 2020 the ultrarich got richer. Now they're bracing for the backlash.
The plans being discussed by the ultrarich range from philanthropy to shifting money and businesses into trust funds, and relocating to other countries or states with favorable tax regimes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2021
Morgan Stanley doubles down in Japan to back MUFG’s wealth push
The New York-based lender has dispatched Darren Spencer, former chief operating officer of Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, to Tokyo to train staff.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2021
Tax havens are sabotaging the sustainable development
In 2015, Gabriel Zucman estimated that at least $7.6 trillion of the world's private wealth was held in tax havens, equivalent to 8% of global household financial assets.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 6, 2021
Rich Americans got richer as pandemic unfolded, Pew study shows
Many wealthy Americans are poised to emerge from the pandemic in better shape than they entered it, widening the gulf between the rich and the poor, a new study suggests.
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.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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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