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Junko Suzuki
For Junko Suzuki's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2005
Biometric systems popular with condo buyers
With crime rising, an increasing number of condominiums are being equipped with biometric security systems able to identify people by scanning their faces, fingerprints or other physical characteristics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2005
Brokers pitch the 'affluent life' to baby boomers
An increasing number of financial institutions are offering seminars on health care, travel, wine tasting and food, targeting baby boomers now approaching mandatory retirement age with money to spend and invest.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2005
New Internet advertising vehicle grows
Affiliate programs, an Internet advertising technique, are attracting people who want to earn extra pocket money as well as businesses that want to reduce advertising costs.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2005
Margin forex trading risky despite new rules
Margin trading in foreign currencies had long been considered a market synonymous with lawlessness, with problems ranging from heavy-handed soliciting techniques to rogue dealers swindling investors out of their deposits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2005
Investors train sights on Russia, Eastern Europe
With the investment boom in Chinese and Indian stocks waning, Japanese investors are shifting their focus to Eastern European and Russian shares.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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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

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