The best Buzz word of the 1st half of 2014

Ameba, one of the most famous SNS company in Japan, announced that the research through blogs in Japan found that the most buzz word for the 1st half of the year was; INCREASE OF THE COMSUPTION TAX RATE'. From this April, the consumption tax for all goods/services sold are taxed 8% consumption, regardlesss what goods or services they are, including foods and utility services. This is because of the effort of Japanese Governement to reduce the national debt. Consumption tax is supposed to be raised by 10% again, from next September of 2015. Ameba is a good company, though.