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BUSINESS

Sep 12, 2005

'Disruptive technology' key to creating growth, scholar tells Japan

If you want to beat the industry leaders, you shouldn't try to outperform them in an established market, but "disrupt" them by creating a situation where they want to flee from you.

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BUSINESS

Aug 1, 2005

Germany and Japan: parallels in reform

Japan and Germany can learn from each other as two major industrialized economies that have faced similar structural problems since the 1990s and are now trying to overcome them with reforms, a leading German economic scholar told a recent symposium in Tokyo.

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BUSINESS / U.S. BUSINESS SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM

Jun 16, 2005

Flexible labor policies raise worker loyalty, satisfaction

Ongoing moves for a greater flexibility in the labor market will increase effective labor supply -- a good news as Japan faces a declining population, said James Hosek, professor at Pardee RAND Graduate School.

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BUSINESS / U.S. BUSINESS SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM

Jun 16, 2005

The unfinished business of recovery

Japan needs to keep up the momentum of economic reforms and accelerate them in the face of long-term challenges such as an aging population and increased global competition, scholars from U.S. business schools said at a recent symposium in Tokyo.

BUSINESS / U.S. BUSINESS SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM

Jun 16, 2005

Financial innovations should preserve market discipline and trust

The country's reforms in the financial sector have had mixed results so far, with progress on the domestic front lagging behind Japan's growing contribution to Asian financial stability, according to Charles Calomiris, a Columbia Business School professor.

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BUSINESS

Feb 7, 2005

Japan must end silence on structural problems to escape stagnation, economist says

Japan's economy is trapped in a vicious circle caused by excessive corporate domestic investment and debt that leaves exports as its only option for avoiding another, more serious, recession, a British economist told a recent seminar in Tokyo.

BUSINESS

Nov 22, 2004

Latest EU expansion poses more economic problems than benefits

Despite the political significance of completing the reunification of Cold War-divided Europe, this year's enlargement of the European Union creates few near-term economic benefits and poses major challenges for the region, an expert with a British institute told a recent symposium in Tokyo.

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JAPAN

Nov 2, 2004

Weak-dollar policy said needed by 2008

The U.S. administration to emerge from Tuesday's presidential election will have to shift to a weak-dollar policy at some point in the next four years, a U.S. expert on trade issues told a recent symposium in Tokyo.

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JAPAN

Jul 6, 2004

Kerry has potential to further ties, scholar says

If Democratic Sen. John Kerry is elected president of the United States in November, the first half of his administration will be extremely important for Japan-U.S. relations, a prominent U.S. scholar told a recent seminar in Tokyo.

Events

Mar 31, 2004

South Korean economy bedeviled by serious woes: writers

While Japan's economy may finally be bidding farewell to the "lost decade" of the stagnant 1990s, growth in South Korea, once noted for its rapid recovery after the 1997 Asian crisis, is slowing down amid serious problems like mounting household debts.

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Events

Mar 31, 2004

Journalists cautious on FTA talks

Is Japan ready to become a leader of Asia by opening its market to the rest of the region in ways commensurate with its status?

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Events

Mar 12, 2004

Diagnosing what really ails Japan, Germany

BERLIN -- Japan and Germany, once the powerful engines of the global economy together with the United States, have had stagnant years since the 1990s.

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BUSINESS

Nov 24, 2003

East Asia needs a stable yuan: banker

Despite mounting international pressure for revaluating the yuan, a sharp fluctuation in the currency would only destabilize the Chinese economy, whose rapid expansion has aided not only Asian growth but global growth as well, a Chinese banker told a recent symposium in Tokyo.

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BUSINESS

Nov 17, 2003

U.S. should restore corporate governance market: Niskanen

The collapses of Enron and other major U.S. companies in recent years are highlighting the need to amend corporate governance rules that overemphasize management protection so that an effective market for corporate control can be restored, said William Niskanen, head of the Cato Institute, a U.S. think tank.

BUSINESS

Aug 18, 2003

Japan missing out on Chinese legal advice: lawyer

Japanese firms should make better use of local legal services to control the risk of doing business in China as the country continues its progress toward the "rule of law," a Shanghai-based lawyer said at a recent seminar in Tokyo.

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BUSINESS

Apr 21, 2003

Can markets defeat global uncertainty?

With the Saddam Hussein regime effectively ousted, the world is a lot less jittery than when the U.S.-led war in Iraq began, but that doesn't mean clear skies for the global economy, according to Edwin A. Finn Jr., editor and president of Barron's magazine.

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

When trying to trace your lineage in Japan, the "koseki" is the most important form of document you'll encounter.

Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree

By Alex K.T. Martin

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