Toyota enjoys preferential tax measures

Toyota donated to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party 64.4 million yen in 2013, up 13 million yen from a year earlier, while enjoying the largest amount of tax cuts for corporate R&D among all companies in Japan, Akahata reported.

People commemorate victims of Great Tokyo Air Raid

Marking the 70th anniversary of the Great Tokyo Air Raid, a memorial ceremony took place on March 9 in front of the monument for victims at Ueno Park in Tokyo, with many people taking part, including schoolchildren.

Mold pollution at temporary housing facilities causes serious health damage to survivors of 2011 Disaster

In cases of prolonged evacuation, many victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami followed by a nuclear meltdown four years ago are suffering from ill health due to mold pollution at temporary emergency housing facilities.