Japan holds economic seminar, focus on whether to raise sales tax

Japan holds economic seminar, focus on whether to raise sales tax

Joseph Stiglitz (L), a Nobel laureate and professor at Columbia University, attends an economic seminar with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from front, R side) and members of his Cabinet at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 16, 2016. The seminar, the first of around five or so planned with international experts to analyze the global economy, focused on whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should raise the consumption tax in April 2017 as planned. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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