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Mayumi Negishi
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2003
Executive, academic to head revival body
The Cabinet decided Friday to appoint a former Nomura Securities Co. executive and a high-profile academic to lead a proposed government-backed entity tasked with restructuring indebted firms and revitalizing industries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2003
Koizumi names moderate Fukui as central bank chief
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday nominated former Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Toshihiko Fukui, who is not considered an aggressive deflation fighter, as the new BOJ chief, according to government sources.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2003
Cuts to guaranteed yields only hope for insurance industry
Keiko Horikoshi, 41, sought out a financial planner last month to make sense of her and her husband's life insurance coverage.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2003
Inflation-targeting: facts behind the hyperbole
Academics, central bankers and politicians are divided over the issue currently occupying the center stage of public debate: a monetary policy tool known as inflation-targeting.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2003
Slump has silver lining: Cosmo chief
The economic slump offers unprecedented opportunities for new firms looking to carve out a niche in Japan, according to Kumi Sato, president of Cosmo Public Relations Corp., a Tokyo-based marketing consulting firm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2002
U.S. has learned from Japan's inaction: Quayle
As the United States keeps an eye out for signs of deflation there, it has learned one lesson from Japan's battles.
Japan Times
JAPAN / INTERNATIONAL RATIONALE
Nov 23, 2002
Recession opens lucrative doors for foreign lawyers
Hideo Norikoshi was 10 years into his diplomatic career when a partner at a British law firm offered him a chance to throw it all away and study law in England.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2002
Analysts skeptical over 'industrial revival body'
It might work. But probably not.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2002
State's handling of banks under scrutiny
All eyes are on how the government will try to prop up the nation's banks and get them to shed their nonperforming loans. With many experts viewing capital injections as a key step in this regard, we take a closer look at the issue:
Japan Times
JAPAN / THE OKINAWA FACTOR
Sep 14, 2002
Okinawans look to tackle problems on own terms
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. -- Every third Monday, members of an underground community bank gather in a bar in downtown Naha.
Japan Times
JAPAN / THE OKINAWA FACTOR
Sep 13, 2002
Okinawa's free-trade zones failing to attract companies
GUSHIKAWA, Okinawa Pref. -- The Acrorad Co. factory in Okinawa's Nakagusuku Free Trade Zone looks out on more than 100 hectares of empty lots.
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2002
Tokyo share price slide spells trouble for banks
The tumble in Tokyo share prices to 19-year lows Wednesday is likely to deal a severe blow to the finances of Japanese banks and corporations.
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2002
Zero-interest account plan poised to solve nothing
Banks don't want it. Most depositors don't need it. Many politicians oppose it. A compromise plan financial regulators are preparing is supposed to appease critics, help save the nation's weakest banks, and protect one of the key reform pledges of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. It may accomplish none...
Japan Times
JAPAN / WEEKEND WISDOM
Sep 1, 2002
'Dialect broadcaster' leads revival of Okinawan tongue
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. -- Fumiko Ikari used to spend hours listening to Japanese radio, mimicking broadcasters' inflections and trying to purge all traces of the Okinawa dialect from her speech.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2002
World Bank to push for effective aid use
Amid increasing public scrutiny of Japan's overseas aid policies, the World Bank will increase cooperation measures to ensure that official development assistance from Tokyo is used more effectively to fight poverty, according to Yukio Yoshimura, newly appointed head of the World Bank's office in Tokyo....
Japan Times
JAPAN / THE OKINAWA FACTOR
Aug 15, 2002
Postwar legacy holds key to identity of Okinawans
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. -- Akira Hamamatsu, 75, recalls Emperor Hirohito's surrender broadcast on Aug. 15, 1945, as little more than a garbled voice mixed with static.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2002
Time said ripe for colleges to regroup
Two students spend an hour each week with a professor; one presents a paper while the other critiques.
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2002
Change at banks starts in personnel departments
Bankers once rode high as the elite of Japan. Along with top-notch bureaucrats in the Finance Ministry, they represented the best the Japanese education system had to offer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2002
Comparing Botswana, Japan unfair: ambassador
In many ways, Botswana is an African success story, boasting the world's fastest-growing income per capita over the past 35 years.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2002
Misumi's 'management of emptiness' anything but hollow
At Misumi Corp., the president makes no beginning-of-the-year speeches. There are no long-term sales goals, praise or scoldings.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Onosato's yokozuna promotion causes rare quirk in new sumo rankings
Newly promoted yokozuna Onosato holds a copy of the latest banzuke ranking in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Over 900 earthquakes strike Tokara islands in space of two weeks
A screenshot shows many quakes occurring in the Tokara islands over the past 30 days, in this image taken from the U.S. Geological Survey website.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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