Japan's consumption tax raised to 10% amid swelling welfare costs english.kyodonews.net

The following is a chronology of major events related to the consumption tax in JapanApril 1989 -- Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita's government introduces a 3 percent consumption tax.
April 1997 -- P…

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Organizers, festival host agree to reopen "comfort women" exhibition english.kyodonews.net

The settlement came after the Nagoya District Court held a hearing on a demand that the exhibit "After 'Freedom of Expression?'"
Related coverage:Artists protest hate underlying attacks on Japan art …

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Discover Central Japan: A Travel Guide to Mie, Aichi, Gifu and Nagano Prefectures blog.gaijinpot.com

This guide was created to help you explore an unknown Japan though trips to the main prefectures that make up much of the central Japan region: Mie, Aichi, Gifu, and Nagano.
Photo: Randiah Camille Gr…

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2019 Top Jobs in Japan Week 40 blog.gaijinpot.com

You will be reviewing online search results in order to improve client content and quality.
You will be required to provide feedback and analysis on content found in search engine results and provide…

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A Japanese MBA Does Not Mean What You Think It Means www.disruptingjapan.com

Yoshi: Well, we have English MBA program and Japanese MBA program.
But in case of Japanese, we don’t need to have full-time in Japanese MBA program because not many people quit jobs to get MBA in Jap…

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10 Things in Tokyo: October 2019 | TABlog | Tokyo Art Beat www.tokyoartbeat.com

This year marks the centennial of the modernist art and architecture movement Bauhaus, and Tokyo is celebrating with an array of events.
Decode / Events & Materials The Work of Art in the Age of …

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Tax Hike Means Items At 100-Yen Shops Can Be Purchased With Two Coins Again www.therisingwasabi.com

People in Japan have welcomed the news that things purchased at 100-yen stores can once again be bought with two coins.
“Sugoi ne,” said 47-year-old housewife Yumiko Kobayashi.
“Yesterday, I had to h…

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Mori Building Digital Art Museum: A Multi-Sensory Experience tokyocheapo.com

The Mori Building Digital Art Museum: teamLab Borderless is billed as the world’s first digital art museum, and was unveiled in Odaiba on June 21st, 2018 to much fanfare.
Sit back for – click here fo…

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Issey Miyake’s latest fashion show is an ode to the beauty of female joy qz.com

Well, not at Issey Miyake’s latest Paris Fashion Week presentation yesterday.
Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes Issey Miyake’s latest Paris Fashion Week presentation.
Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes Issey Miyake, Spri…

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Pager services to end Tues. in Japan after 50 years english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 37 minutes ago - 15:04 | All, JapanJapan's sole pager provider will end its services Tuesday, with the device, first introduced in the country half a century ago, made redundant by mobil…

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