Guest Post: Japan Edging Towards Sales Tax Hike by Imogen Reed

Life in Japan could be about to get more expensive. Ichiro Ozawa Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, in a move that could prove how little power ...

Breaking! Ichiro Ozawa is Elected Japan's New Prime Minister on a "No Sales Tax Increase Platform"

Okay, that headline is a bit premature.... But mark my words... The groundwork is done. Ichiro Ozawa is about to become Japan's next pri...

100% of Japanese Public Surveyed Against Sales Tax Increase - Noda is Toast!

Well, I've been saying for a long time that Japanese prime minister Yoshihiko Noda, who has called for Japan's sales taxes to be dou...

Japan's Noda Government Passes 200% Tax Increase - Look For Noda to Be Out by July - September at the Latest

Two interesting articles out this morning. The first one concerns the government of Japanese Prime Minister Noda approving a 200% Sales Tax ...

Japan's Government Headed for Ouster? Good. The Sooner, the Better.

Well, in my New Year's predictions, I said he'd be out by June 1st, so my prediction seems to be off. But the voices to kick Japanes...

Cigarette Sales in Japan Up 88% Before Tax Rise - To Drop Off Cliff After

Yesterday, I went to the store to buy two packs of cigarettes for my friends. They were ¥440 yen per pack! I quit smoking when they were ¥30...