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April to see sales tax hike

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Tuesday he will raise the unpopular consumption tax from 5 to 8 percent on April 1 as scheduled, breaking a powerful political taboo.
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Eel Ice Cream

I had no idea such a thing existed but Hamamatsu in Shizuoka prefecture is very famous for unagi (eel) pie and they even have eel ice cream…Japanese people
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Crazy AKB48 fans

Teens held in mugging needed cash for AKB48 garb Four teenage boys were arrested earlier this month for allegedly robbing and injuring a man on a Tokyo street
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Japanese minister praising Hitler

News reports that a leading Japanese government minister retracted a controversial statement. Taro Asa is Japan’s Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister is alleged to praising how Germany
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Reverse Phenomenon Issue in Japan

You can’t live on minimum wage-As the number of minimum wage workers increases, the standard has become a problem. In particular, criticisms against what’s called “reverse phenomenon” has
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