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Mayumi Negishi
For Mayumi Negishi's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2005
North Korea trade can slip through any sanctions cracks
Five a.m. in Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market: A Setagaya Ward sushi chef chooses a 4,800 yen box of sea urchin from North Korea over a 6,500 yen box shipped from Hokkaido.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2005
Underground economy expected to boom
"No money and you're dead" is essentially what yakuza characters in novels and comic books say, and they mean that literally.
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JAPAN
Dec 25, 2004
Cuts should start with civil service: experts
The Cabinet approved a 82.18 trillion yen budget Friday for fiscal 2005 that experts say falls short of the drastic cost cuts needed to curtail spiraling public debt.
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2004
Oil prices cause 28% hike in value of imports
A surge in crude oil prices caused the value of imports in November to jump to a record 4.55 trillion yen, up 28 percent year on year, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2004
Japan throws 10 billion yen at China gas exploration dispute
The Finance Ministry on Wednesday said it will allocate 10.1 billion yen in the fiscal 2005 budget to build a ship for gas exploration in the East China Sea, where Japan and China are embroiled in an energy dispute.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2004
82.18 trillion yen budget drafted
Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki on Monday proposed a draft budget for fiscal 2005 worth 82.18 trillion yen, up 0.1 percent from the initial 2004 budget, as higher debt-servicing costs outpaced cuts in discretionary spending.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2004
Ruling bloc agrees on tax hikes
The two ruling parties formally agreed Wednesday on fiscal 2005 tax changes that will raise income and residential taxes for the first time in six years.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2004
Tax hikes could be recipe for recession, analysts say
Books and Web sites devoted to the art of economizing describe the savings per month from "recycling" leftovers by putting them in stews and tempura (2,600 yen), taking shorter showers (540 yen) and flushing toilets at low-intensity (720 yen).
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2004
Banks' new service ploy a flop: Matsui
The latest strategy of banks to raise revenues via one-stop, across-the-board financial service shops is doomed to fail, the chief of online securities firm Matsui Securities Co. said Wednesday.
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BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2004
Japan gets intellectual on property rights
From the witness stand, patent manager Hiroshi Ikeda of Asia Manufacturing Co. stares at a copy of a critical e-mail. In it, AMC managers instruct engineers to procure 10 samples of a golf club grip marketed by Sports Grip Co. of the United States for "reverse engineering."
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2004
Japan and Philippines sign basic agreement on FTA
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed a basic accord for a free-trade agreement Monday but left tough talks on stickier issues for the months ahead.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004
Tax panel pushes hikes in 2005
The Tax Commission recommended Thursday that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi raise both income and residential taxes in fiscal 2005 in what would be the first significant tax increases in six years.
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2004
Koizumi puts off final decision on contentious subsidy reforms
Blocked by fierce opposition from his own party, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Thursday postponed finalizing a plan to give more fiscal freedom to prefectural and municipal governments.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2004
Consumers help GDP edge up just 0.1%
Slumping corporate spending and exports caused the economy to slow to a crawl in the July-September period, with real gross domestic product expanding just 0.1 percent from the previous quarter, Cabinet Office data showed Friday.
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Nov 12, 2004
Credit card firms face one cold foe: hard cash
One credit card offers miles and points for clothes purchases. Another beckons with travel insurance and discounts at movie theaters and fancy restaurants.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2004
Buddhism, Calvinism molds execs
OYAMA, Shizuoka Pref. -- Japanese executives are satisfied with lower pay than their Western counterparts because wealth is not considered proof that a person has been chosen by God, the president of a think tank on business ethics said Friday.
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JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Oct 19, 2004
Law of probability proves bid-rigging is rife
The bid-rigging took place at breakfast, recalls the son of a former official at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Port and Harbor Bureau.
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BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2004
Daiei fix followed twisted path
It took one phone call from auditor Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to convince Daiei Inc. to accept help from the state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan and end a lengthy standoff between the retailer and major banks.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2004
FSA targets UFJ over attempts to block probe
The Financial Services Agency filed a criminal complaint against UFJ Bank and three former executives Thursday over their attempts to block inspections by concealing documents and refusing to answer questions, the bank regulator said.
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Oct 5, 2004
IRCJ to stop accepting new projects in March
Seiichiro Murakami, newly chosen state minister in charge of industrial revitalization, said the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan will stop accepting new turnaround assignments in March, as scheduled.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.

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