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Ice church in Hokkaido draws winter lovebirds

SAPPORO, Japan - Salaried worker Hideyuki Osanai (L) and nurse Momoko Tsuta walk arm in arm down the aisle during their wedding ceremony Feb. 11 in a church made of ice including its dome and pillars at the resort facilities complex Alpha Resort Tomamu in the village of Shimukappu on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. As the mercury went down to 9C below zero in the ice church, Osanai who came from Nagoya, 1,000 kilometers southwest of Hokkaido, said, ''Although it was cold, this ceremony will be a timeless memory.'' The resort complex operator said some 40 couples held wedding ceremonies this year.

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(2)Panel eyes cutting tax deductions for salaried workers

TOKYO, Japan - The government's Tax Commission is in session at the Finance Ministry on June 21. The panel unveiled a set of recommendations to reduce tax deductions for salaried workers as part of efforts to fix Japan's debt-ridden finances.

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(1)Panel eyes cutting tax deductions for salaried workers

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromitsu Ishi (C), chairman of the government's Tax Commission, speaks at the opening of the panel's meeting at the Finance Ministry on June 21. The panel unveiled a set of recommendations to reduce tax deductions for salaried workers as part of efforts to fix Japan's debt-ridden finances.

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Upper house panel passes medical reform bills

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition members gather around the chairman of the House of Councillors Health, Labor and Welfare Committee on July 25 to protest what they call a forced voting on government-sponsored bills to raise medical charges to the elderly and salaried workers. The bills were approved with a majority vote by the ruling coalition -- the Liberal Democratic Party, the New Komeito party and the New Conservative Party.

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Medical payments hike in Japan agreed upon

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi is surrounded by reporters at a Tokyo hotel Feb. 11 after the government and ruling coalition agreed to revise the health insurance law calling for a rise to 30% from 20% in the amount salaried workers pay in fees to medical institutions from April 1, 2003.

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Koizumi, Sakaguchi agree to raise medical fees to 30%

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi is surrounded by reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 5 after talks with Prime Minister Juichiro Koizumi. Sakaguchi and Koizumi agreed to boost the share of medical costs paid by patients at medical institutions to 30% from the current 20% for salaried workers from April next year.

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Koizumi, LDP lawmakers reach compromise in medicare row

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi fields questions from reporters at his official residence Nov. 29 after he and lawmakers of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party reached a compromise over medical expenses borne by salaried workers. The compromise removed the final obstacle to completing a health-care reform program.

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High inflation prevents most Turks from vacation

STORY: High inflation prevents most Turks from vacation DATELINE: July 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:50 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of tourists in TurkeySOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): IRFAN KARSLI, Head of the Istanbul-based Ligarba Travel AgencySOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): IRFAN KARSLI, Head of the Istanbul-based Ligarba Travel AgencySOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): IRFAN KARSLI, Head of the Istanbul-based Ligarba Travel AgencySOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): IRFAN KARSLI, Head of the Istanbul-based Ligarba Travel Agency STORYLINE: Foreign tourists are once again flocking to Turkey, with some 42 million visitors expected to arrive this year, an increase of 12 million from 2021. But most Turks, especially the salaried class, are stuck at home this summer because of soaring inflation which rose to nearly 79 percent last month, the highest the country has seen in a quarter of a century. Seven out of 10 Turks made no vacation plans this year, with a summer getaway being out of reach in the face of inflation and a we

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Koizumi, LDP lawmakers reach compromise in medicare row

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi fields questions from reporters at his official residence Nov. 29 after he and lawmakers of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party reached a compromise over medical expenses borne by salaried workers. The compromise removed the final obstacle to completing a health-care reform program.

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(2)Panel eyes cutting tax deductions for salaried workers

TOKYO, Japan - The government's Tax Commission is in session at the Finance Ministry on June 21. The panel unveiled a set of recommendations to reduce tax deductions for salaried workers as part of efforts to fix Japan's debt-ridden finances. (Kyodo)

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(1)Panel eyes cutting tax deductions for salaried workers

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromitsu Ishi (C), chairman of the government's Tax Commission, speaks at the opening of the panel's meeting at the Finance Ministry on June 21. The panel unveiled a set of recommendations to reduce tax deductions for salaried workers as part of efforts to fix Japan's debt-ridden finances. (Kyodo)

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Rooftop yoga in Tokyo

About 50 people, mostly salaried workers, take part in a morning yoga session on the rooftop of the 230-meter-high Shibuya Sky building in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2020, before going to work.

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Rooftop yoga in Tokyo

About 50 people, mostly salaried workers, take part in a morning yoga session on the rooftop of the 230-meter-high Shibuya Sky building in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2020, before going to work.

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Medical payments hike in Japan agreed upon

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi is surrounded by reporters at a Tokyo hotel Feb. 11 after the government and ruling coalition agreed to revise the health insurance law calling for a rise to 30% from 20% in the amount salaried workers pay in fees to medical institutions from April 1, 2003.

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Koizumi, Sakaguchi agree to raise medical fees to 30%

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi is surrounded by reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 5 after talks with Prime Minister Juichiro Koizumi. Sakaguchi and Koizumi agreed to boost the share of medical costs paid by patients at medical institutions to 30% from the current 20% for salaried workers from April next year.