[Tax History] Vol. 7 Why was the consumption tax created and why was it raised? — The advantages and weaknesses of a tax that is "shared by everyone, little by little"

In the previous installment, we looked at how the main focus of Japanese taxation shifted from "land" to "earnings," and how ...

The Gap Between the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX: The Contribution of Semiconductor and AI Stocks Not Visible Through Weighting

The Nikkei 225 and TOPIX are both representative indices of the Japanese stock market, but their daily movements do not always align. The background to this lies in the differences in how the indices ...