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JAPAN

Jul 21, 2007

Japan pulls out stops to woo high-end U.S. tourists

Taking advantage of the popularity of luxury tour packages in the United States, Japan is aiming to promote the high-end tourism sector in a bid to boost not only the number of foreign visitors to Japan but that of higher-yielding tours as well.

JAPAN

Jun 16, 2007

Sudoku 'godfather' wants to puzzle more

The self-proclaimed godfather of sudoku wants to cultivate a specialized logic-game market of puzzle fans worldwide who appreciate handcrafted games.

Japan Times

JAPAN

May 14, 2007

Toto hoping Americans will warm to bidet-toilet

When she visited Japan in December 2005 for the first time in 12 years, Madonna said she had missed the warm toilet seats.

BUSINESS

Mar 6, 2007

Higher growth seen in Japanese-U.S. M&As, Daiwa exec says

NEW YORK (Kyodo) With the lifting of a ban on triangular mergers set for May, the outlook for Japanese-U.S. mergers and acquisitions is strong, and there will be more activity on the part of U.S. buyers in Japan, predicts the head of M&A at Daiwa Securities America Inc.

Japan Times

JAPAN

Mar 2, 2007

Impresario orchestrates Japan food fest in N.Y.

As New York City kicks off a weeklong event celebrating Japanese food culture Sunday, few people would make the connection between traditional culinary delicacies and glittering musicals on Broadway.

JAPAN

Feb 27, 2007

Boston, Big Apple brace for baseball fan boom

A strong rebound is expected this year in the number of Japanese tourists to post-9/11 New York -- and Boston -- thanks to three Japanese rookies in U.S. Major League Baseball, a New York official at Japan's biggest travel agency said. Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima signed last year to play for the Boston Red Sox. Kei Igawa joined the New York Yankees, while veteran Yankees outfielder Hideki "Godzilla" Matsui has recovered from an injury sustained last year.

Japan Times

JAPAN

Feb 16, 2007

Brush with N.Y. jazz pumps up painter

Entrepreneur-turned-painter Kazuo Ooka takes his inspiration from the musicians of the New York jazz scene. His solo exhibition, Musicians' World, at the Nippon Club gallery from Feb. 22 to 28, showcases New York's range of musicians with some 30 oil paintings of young unknowns and famous performers, including Toshiko Akiyoshi, Shunzo Ono and Lew Tabackin.

Japan Times

JAPAN

Feb 9, 2007

Avid angler lands big one in, where else? Big Apple

Dropping his line in the water last December, Jun Nakashima finally reeled in what he had only dreamed about for years -- a rare 7-kg blackfish that gave him a quite a fight.

JAPAN

Jan 5, 2006

Underweight Japan looks to boost U.N. staffing

NEW YORK (Kyodo) Japan's presence at the United Nations Secretariat remains low relative to its financial contribution, and it appears boosting its representation sharply over a short period will be no easy task.

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.

[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.

The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores

By Alex K.T. Martin

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