■Sales Tax Increase
Sales tax will increase on April 1(Tue) from the current 5% to 8%. For example, change from \80 to \82 for a postal stamp (25g or less), and from \50 to \52 for a postcard. The current price applies until March 31st.Please note that, in addition to this, various prices, usage charges, train and bus fares will increase.

■Labor Law Consultation
Phone consultation about labor by lawyers is available.
Date: April 6(Sun), 2014  14:00-19:00
Available Languages: Japanese, English, Portuguese, Spanish and Chinese
Free of charge for consultation and interpretation
Phone number: 03-6427-5902 (Tokyo) for Portuguese, Spanish and English/06-4708-3637 (Osaka) for Chinese