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Asako Takaguchi
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Japan Times
JAPAN
May 15, 2013
Wedding services catering to all needs, including 'shotgun' nuptials
A wedding is a major event in life but many couples are unable to hold marriage ceremonies for economic and other reasons.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2013
Women edge into traditional arts, games
Women are increasingly finding opportunities to learn or enjoy traditional Japanese arts and games primarily pursued by men.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2006
TSE under pressure from global consolidation
The Tokyo Stock Exchange has been saying for some time that investors and listed companies could be the biggest winners in a global realignment of the world's major stock exchanges, a shakeup that has been gathering pace, as seen in the TSE's tieup talks with bourses in New York and London.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2006
Drinks featuring medicinal herbs gaining popularity, even with pets
Drinks containing Korean ginseng, chameleon plant -- or "dokudami" -- and other substances used in herbal medicine are rapidly gaining acceptance, not only with health-conscious consumers but also with their pets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2006
Companies melding TV, Web ads
When Toyota Motor Corp. placed a TV ad in December for its new model, it withheld the name of the car, limited the commercial to five seconds and ran it only late at night.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2006
Trading houses join effort to boost economies of regional communities
Trading houses are teaming up with local governments to foster homegrown industries that could revitalize small cities and towns.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2005
Food biz pushes vegetable consumption with U.S. campaign
Corporate Japan is taking a cue from the United States and encouraging the public to eat more than 350 grams of vegetables and more than 200 grams of fruit each day in a bid to promote better health.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2005
Corporate jets attracting more Japanese clients
"Why don't you get into my flying car?"
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2004
Strategic vehicles key to Toyota's dream
NAGOYA (Kyodo) Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., declared at a meeting held Nov. 1 to announce the company's consolidated performance in the first-half of the current business year that his aim is to turn the company into the world's largest.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2003
Savings glut, home ownership, Toyota keep Nagoya on a roll
Deflation is plaguing the entire country with the exception of the city of Nagoya, which is enjoying higher consumer spending and lower unemployment.
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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