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Reference | EXPLAINER Feb 27, 2017

Tax break for OTC drugs seeks to get Japanese managing their health, not swarming clinics

by Tomoko Otake

Buying medicine at a drugstore can now save you taxes. On Jan. 1, the "self-medication tax deduction" system kicked off, allowing people who buy designated over-the-counter (OTC) drugs to apply for a tax refund. The move, intended to promote use of OTC drugs and discourage ...

Reference | EXPLAINER Feb 20, 2017

Overworked Japan slowly adopting fixed rest hours to put an end to 'karoshi'

by Kazuaki Nagata

Amid intense pressure to reform the country's work culture, the government and businesses are looking at mandating a "rest" period between the end of one workday and the start of the next. Some companies have begun testing a rest interval system, while the administration of ...