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Analysis and argument from the InfoHandle newsroom—our take on the stories behind the headlines.
InfoHandle Editorial argues Japan Sumo Association resale caps on Ryogoku tournament seats protect hometown fans better than blanket price floors that push trade onto anonymous marketplaces.
Election-season grocery subsidies grab headlines, but Japan's borrowing costs near 3 percent on 10-year bonds mean medium-term fiscal anchors matter more than temporary sticker-price cuts that do not change supply capacity.
Sports Day hotel rates split Japan into full urban towers and discounted suburban inns—a pricing gap that rewards families willing to ride regional rail past Shinjuku’s empty sidewalks.
Supplementary budgets after typhoon seasons fail voters when ministries publish totals without crew-level schedules. Local election petitions deserve line-item tables, not another press conference stack.
Back-to-back typhoons are colliding with Sports Day travel and fiscal-year budget locks, leaving little slack for power and road crews.
Upper House lawmakers should not vote on a two-year food tax cut until the government publishes month-by-month offsets for the revenue hole.
