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Takashi Kitazume
For Takashi Kitazume's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
BUSINESS / U.S. BUSINESS SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM
Jul 27, 2006
U.S. experts urge Japan to embrace transition to postindustrial economy
See related story: Is Japan about to ride an M&A wave, or flounder in just a ripple?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / U.S. BUSINESS SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM
Jul 27, 2006
Is Japan about to ride an M&A wave, or flounder in just a ripple?
See related story: U.S. experts urge Japan to embrace transition to postindustrial economy
Japan Times
BUSINESS / JAPAN-U.S.-CHINA SYMPOSIUM
Jun 5, 2006
Japan, China need to go back to school
See the main story: "Regional tensions cast long shadow" See related story: "U.S. sets negotiating table on Iran for Tokyo, Beijing"
Japan Times
BUSINESS / JAPAN-U.S.-CHINA SYMPOSIUM
Jun 5, 2006
Regional tensions cast long shadow
See related stories: "U.S. sets negotiating table on Iran for Tokyo, Beijing" "Japan, China need to go back to school "
BUSINESS / JAPAN-U.S.-CHINA SYMPOSIUM
Jun 5, 2006
U.S. sets negotiating table on Iran for Tokyo, Beijing
See the main story: "Regional tensions cast long shadow" See related story: "Japan, China need to go back to school"
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 29, 2006
Japanese capitalism proved naysayers wrong, scholar says
Japan has successfully modified and reinforced its own economic model -- rather than surrendering to the American one -- while fighting its way out of the prolonged stagnation it got mired in when the bubble economy imploded in the early 1990s, an American scholar said at a recent seminar in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 27, 2006
Corporate culture of deceit wreaks havoc on wealth and markets
Unethical conduct by corporate executives and employees -- ranging from outright fraud to excessive salaries and perks for CEOs -- can inflict much greater financial damage than deadly terrorist acts, visiting American experts warned in a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2006
EU-Japan ties have big potential to move on to a new dimension
Japan and the European Union need to expand cooperation on multiple fronts, including security, energy and technological innovations, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said at a recent seminar in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2006
No single recipe for facing challenges of globalization
T here are multiple ways for companies to stay competitive in a globalized world, and even firms in what are often perceived as sunset industries have the potential for success, scholars and business executives said at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2005
EU must act in a unified manner to catch U.S., keep lead over China and India
The European Union needs to take a regionwide approach -- in addition to independent efforts by member countries -- as it tries to catch the United States in labor productivity and remain competitive vis-a-vis emerging powers like China and India, a top economic adviser to the French government told a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2005
New power landscape demands sophisticated approach to China
With China firmly on its path toward becoming a top player in the world economy, it is crucial for Japan to work out a relationship with its giant neighbor or risk hampering the rise of Asia as a whole, a renowned U.S.-based journalist told a recent lecture meeting in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ASEAN-JAPAN SYMPOSIUM
Dec 13, 2005
Japan can help ASEAN integration
See related story: Political power plays cloud East Asian economic community vision
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ASEAN-JAPAN SYMPOSIUM
Dec 13, 2005
Political power plays cloud East Asian economic community vision
See main story: Japan can help ASEAN integration
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2005
Economic challenges and opportunities lie ahead for Japan
The rapid aging of the Japanese population is both a challenge and an opportunity as it will force the nation to confront structural problems with its economy and make tough choices, visiting French journalists said at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2005
China far way from becoming global technology powerhouse
China has come a long way to show "pockets of excellence" in some fields of science and technology, but it still has a long way to go before it can become a full-blown innovative power, a China expert at a U.S. think tank told a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / U.S. THINK TANK SYMPOSIUM
Nov 10, 2005
Japan must defuse wartime issues with neighbors
Despite post-9/11 changes in American strategic thinking, the U.S. alliance with Japan today is more important and healthier than ever, but Japan's troubled relations with its Asian neighbors can prove to be a serious problem for the alliance, said Eric Heginbotham, a political scientist with the RAND Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / U.S. THINK TANK SYMPOSIUM
Nov 10, 2005
Demonizing China will accomplish nothing
Protectionist or demonizing views of China as a currency manipulator or as a security threat could endanger the national interests of the United States and Japan, two American think tank experts told a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / U.S. THINK TANK SYMPOSIUM
Nov 10, 2005
Beijing's increase in military spending has multiple targets
Rapid increases in China's defense spending alone do not indicate its future direction -- or what the nation intends to do with its new military strength, Evan Medeiros, a political scientist at the RAND Corp., told the Oct. 28 Keizai Koho Center symposium.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2005
Germany must be determined on reform: expert
Unless the forthcoming German government of conservative leader Angela Merkel bites the bullet and carries out painful reforms in a determined way, there will be no real domestic demand-led growth in the country, and its leadership in Europe will be limited, a German expert told a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2005
EU economic integration rolls on despite political crisis
After voters in France and the Netherlands rejected the proposed European Union Constitution, the bloc no doubt plunged into a deep crisis, but it is a crisis that will lead to "a period of reflection and a stronger European Union at the end," a Brussels-based think tank expert told a recent symposium in Tokyo.
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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