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Tomoko Otake
Tomoko Otake is a senior writer with a strong interest in health, medical and social issues. A native of Nara Prefecture, she obtained an M.A. in journalism from The University of Montana.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2000
Tradescape.com enters Japan
In a move that could take the nation's online trading boom to another level, U.S. electronic trading broker Tradescape.com will join with Softbank Finance Corp. to launch Japan's first electronic communications network for securities trading as early as this summer.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2000
BOJ's ultraeasy-credit policy a double-edged sword
As the Bank of Japan carries its zero-interest rate policy into the second year, there is no sign that the policy the BOJ itself calls abnormal will end anytime soon.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2000
Loan firms aim to mend image by joining banks
Staff writer Major consumer finance companies, despite their soaring profits and superb risk assessment skills, still lack one thing: a positive image. Hiroki Jinnai, president of top consumer moneylender Promise Co., is well aware of that weakness. And it is exactly why he wants the firm's planned joint...
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2000
Chuo relinquishes helm of merged bank to Mitsui
Top executives of Mitsui Trust & Banking Co. and Chuo Trust & Banking Co. were inundated with questions from reporters Monday as they announced the reversal of an earlier decision regarding the leadership structure of a bank to be set up through a merger of the two firms in April.
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2000
Chuo relinquishes presidency of merged bank
Staff writer Top executives of Mitsui Trust & Banking Co. and Chuo Trust & Banking Co. were inundated with questions from reporters Monday as they announced the reversal of an earlier decision regarding the leadership structure of a bank to be set up through a merger of the two firms in April....
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2000
Domestic banks embrace information technology
Domestic banks, lagging behind their American counterparts in the use of information technology, are stepping up their Internet banking operations and expanding services available to retail customers via the Net.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 1999
Hong Kong's GEM joins race to woo startups
Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1999
Economists give stimulus plan mixed reception
Staff writer
JAPAN
Oct 29, 1999
Auto insurers to offer premium rebates
Staff writer
JAPAN
Oct 25, 1999
Nasdaq is ready to go head-to-head with Mothers
Staff writer
JAPAN
Oct 14, 1999
Sakura-Sumitomo alliance wins rave reviews
Staff writer
JAPAN
Oct 7, 1999
Cabinet Interview: FRC chief favors safe approach
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 30, 1999
Cut in broker commissions to bring unheralded competition
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 28, 1999
Analysis: LTCB sale prelude to industry reforms
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1999
Experts differ over forces behind positive GDP data
Staff writers
JAPAN
Aug 19, 1999
Nippon Life feeling assured of 401(k) role for small firms
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 13, 1999
Pile of bad, yakuza-tied debts awaits new RCC chief
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1999
Analysis: Credit Suisse case seen as a warning
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1999
Prudential to step into Japanese pension market
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 10, 1999
Analysis: Life insurers' credibility shaken
Major and second-tier life insurers' dismal earnings reports for fiscal 1998 have cast yet another shadow over the industry, already shaken by the recent collapse of midsize Toho Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
Yen rally could help end crushing wage decay in Japan
Some economists say a sticky weak yen trend would have a negative impact on Japan's real wage growth.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Terunofuji, as he tends to do, returns to stamp his authority on sumo pretenders
Terunofuji (left) throws down Kirishima on Tuesday to build on his perfect record at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japanese startups advised to internationalize to get some global mojo
Entrepreneurs who participated in the Beyond Japan Zero to X program last year share their experiences in the United States during a meeting in May in Tokyo.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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