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FACTORY

Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 30, 2022
Can industrial tourism help revitalize Japan’s manufacturing regions?
From metalworking tours to u201cwashiu201d paper-making workshops, a number of prefectures are holding events to welcome visitors interested in local businesses and craftspeople.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Oct 10, 2020
The many layers of Cheese Dish Factory’s towering Mont Blanc parfaits
This autumn-appropriate sweet comes in four varieties u2014 marron and tiramisu, berry and berry, fromage and rare cheese, and green tea and black kinako.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 9, 2019
Back to 'The Factory' in a new era of meaningless work
Hiroko Oyamada's award-winning debut novel, "The Factory," measures out in terse detail an indictment of contemporary work culture. Set in modern Japan where the norms of underpay and overwork are well-known, the novella evokes the worst of the Silicon Valley-type tech campuses and asks the question: How can we find meaning if the meaningless directs our days?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 29, 2019
Industrial JP: Bringing Japan's factories to the dancefloor
Industrial JP has embarked on a project to document the sounds of Japanese factories and turn them into music fit for the dancefloor
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Mar 17, 2019
Fly into action and take the kids on an airline tour
For anyone who loves planes, a 'factory tour' of of one of Japan's biggest airlines can offer an exciting journey into aviation education.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 2, 2018
Fantasy island: Collaborative multimedia project in Nagasaki seeks to augment the natural world
A young girl's voice rings through the forest, drawing me further into the darkness. "Koko ni kite," the voice calls again in a whisper from the right, using a Japanese phrase that means "come this way."
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2018
Japan's Yaskawa to increase its investment in Slovenia
Electrical equipment-producer Yaskawa, which is building an industrial robot factory in Slovenia, has decided to build another factory in the country to produce electrical components.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 23, 2018
Former Japanese chip plant gets new life as cutting-edge winery
A former semiconductor plant in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan's main wine-producing region, has made a fresh start as a winery, with the company's owner driven to explore a new industry by fierce competition from Asian tech rivals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Apr 22, 2017
Sandwich Factory: curious atmosphere, huge selection
Using the word factory to describe a restaurant lends a sort of industrial, rugged feeling. You're ready for something heavy duty.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 10, 2017
Are indoor farms the next step in the evolution of agriculture?
You've probably heard of farm-to-table, or even farm-to-fork, agricultural movements that emphasize the connection between producers and consumers. But what about factory farm-to-table?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2016
Some Japanese firms encouraging enterprising staff to moonlight
As the government pushes flexible working arrangements under its labor market reforms, more and more firms are letting employees take on second jobs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 23, 2016
'Young Folks in Metropolis' is a great showcase for Japan's indie acts
Various artists "Young Folks in Metropolis" (Self-released)
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2016
Environment minister urges Eurus to scale back Hokkaido wind project
Environment minister Koichi Yamamoto is urging the planners of a wind development project on the northern island of Hokkaido to scale back the operation out of concern for how the plan would affect rare birds found in the area.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 2, 2016
Bags of innovative design
Bags exist in that limbo between fashionable and functional. They carry a purpose but elements of design and style make all the difference.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 21, 2016
Sharp to close Tenri LCD plant in bid to boost efficiency, competitiveness
Sharp Corp. has decided to close its Tenri plant in Nara Prefecture to help reorganize its money-losing liquid crystal display business, a move it hopes will boost efficiency and competitiveness, sources close to the matter said on Sunday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jan 2, 2016
The little things in life
Now that the season of extravagance is over, it's time to kick back and enjoy some of the little things in life.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2015
Jakarta police say Iwatani exec in Japan, local subordinate are suspects in fatal Mandom plant fire
Indonesian police on Tuesday declared that two people, including a Japanese national, are suspects in the case of a fire that broke out at a factory run by a subsidiary of Japanese cosmetics maker Mandom Corp. in Indonesia that killed 28 people and injured 31 others.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2015
Toshiba mulling sale of washing machine factory in Indonesia
Toshiba Corp. is considering selling its washing machine factory in Indonesia as part of efforts to improve its finances, company sources said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2015
English-immersion share house offers cultural experience
On any given weekday some 15 to 20 residents of a four-story apartment building in the Tokyo suburb of Fuchu converge in the Scandinavian-style cafe-lounge at around 9 p.m. to converse in English.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2015
Reconsidering man's dominion over animals
If Pope Francis can change people's views of animal welfare, he will have done more good than any other pope in recent history.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world