High court rules against taxpayer over stock option income

TOKYO, Japan - Keisuke Yawata, former president of the Japanese unit of Applied Materials Inc., a U.S. computer chip manufacturer, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 18 after the Tokyo High Court endorsed the tax authorities' decision to impose a higher tax rate on his stock option income by treating it as salary. (Kyodo)

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