PM Abe Will Announce Plans to Hold Snap Polls, Postpone Tax Hike While his efforts to turn Japan’s economy around may have failed thus far, Prime Minister…
PM Abe Stares at the Horns of a Tax-Hike Dilemma Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is facing an economic dilemma: aggressively tackle his nation’s massive…
Sales Figures Drop Following Tax Hike The adrenaline rush from spending ahead of the tax hike has apparently worn off, and…
Wagyu Beef Producers Look to Asian Markets Japanese cattle farmers are looking for greener pastures abroad as the tax rise makes for…
Business Confidence on a Slide Due to Tax Increase Concerns Japanese business sentiment inched up in the three months ending March, a central bank survey…
Japanese Consumers Go On Last-Minute Shopping Sprees ahead of Tax Hike Clothes, electric toothbrushes, refrigerators and washing machines are selling like hotcakes in Japan as consumers…
Japan Sales Tax Hike Sparks Gold Rush Gold buyers in Japan are stocking up on the precious metal as the planned sales…
