A potential scandal involving the abuse of a tax incentive program for companies has come to light. It is suspected that a group of companies used the corporate version of the “furusato nozei” ...

Inside her home in Southern California, Mary Izumi sits at her piano flipping through the yellowed pages of her old songbooks. Along with her high school yearbook, they are the last remaining ...

FuruSato Bento has opened in Columbia’s Five Points shopping and nightlife district. Photo by Chris Trainor There’s a new place to grab food in Columbia’s Five Points shopping and nightlife district.

Let’s face it: doing your taxes is no fun. This is especially true if you live in Japan, where it can come with all sorts of complications due to the language and an unfamiliar tax system. However, ...

The internal affairs ministry said Friday that it will bar four municipalities from taking part in the country's furusato nōzei hometown tax donation program for two years from Monday due to their ...