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Mayumi Negishi
For Mayumi Negishi's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2004
FTA concessions needed: Nakagawa
Japan may have to make more concessions to push forward free-trade negotiations with Southeast Asian nations, according to Shoichi Nakagawa, minister of economy, trade and industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2004
Tax increases on the table: Tanigaki
With the economy relatively steady, Japan is ready for debate on tax increases and government program cuts to put the nation's finances in order, according to Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 29, 2004
Takenaka vows to get LDP members on board for Japan Post privatization
Heizo Takenaka, just named to the brand-new post of minister of postal reform, said Tuesday he will "keep talking" to Liberal Democratic Party politicians until he wins their support for privatization.
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2004
Koizumi to get specially heated water via fuel cell
The government said Thursday it will make the world's first purchase of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell to help supply electricity and heated water to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's new residence.
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2004
SESC targets Citibank over bond misdeeds
The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission said Tuesday it has urged the Financial Services Agency to take punitive administrative action against the Tokyo branch of Citibank over violations of Japanese security law.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2004
Fear of losing out to China prompts FTA stampede
Panicking suddenly over the specter of being left behind by its Asian neighbors, Japan is rushing to conclude bilateral free-trade agreements, with ministers striving to get stalled talks restarted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2004
Toothless SESC rues failure to protect investors
Teruko Noda, a commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission, has a cabinet full of letters, mostly telling the same story: brokers who allegedly lied and individual investors who lost their life savings.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2004
FSA asks for more funds
The Financial Services Agency on Tuesday formally asked the Finance Ministry to increase funding by 14.2 percent in fiscal 2005 to enable it to hire more inspectors to monitor financial institutions and markets.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2004
Governors OK subsidy cuts, including for teacher salaries
Prefectural governors voted Thursday to adopt a list of 160 subsidy cuts as part of a 3.2 trillion yen central government subsidy-reduction plan, including the controversial 850 billion yen for junior high school teacher salaries.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2004
Japan hopes opening bond sales to foreigners will solve woes
The Finance Ministry is increasingly hoping to sell Japanese government bonds to foreigners. And the economic recovery is forcing this effort to be accelerated.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2004
0.4% GDP rise rains on parade
Japan's economy expanded 0.4 percent in the April-June quarter from the previous quarter, sharply slowing on lackluster corporate investment and consumer spending, Cabinet Office data showed Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2004
0.4% GDP rise rains on parade
Japan's economy expanded 0.4 percent in the April-June quarter from the previous quarter, sharply slowing on lackluster corporate investment and consumer spending, Cabinet Office data showed Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2004
Current account surplus hits record 9.64 trillion yen
Japan's current account surplus for January to June grew 31.9 percent from the same period a year ago to a record 9.64 trillion yen, topping the previous high set in the second half of 2003, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2004
Nation's forestry workers cashing in their chips
A tree falling in a forest may not make a sound in Japan, at least not in the cash register.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2004
Japan Post faces four-way split under compromise plan
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's top policy panel unveiled plans Friday to split Japan's mammoth postal operations into four separate entities by 2017 at the latest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2004
Cabinet OKs 48.2 trillion yen outlay cap
The Cabinet on Friday approved a 48.2 trillion yen ceiling for core policy-related outlays in the fiscal 2005 budget, kicking off the annual scramble by government ministries and agencies for public funding.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2004
2005 budget outline promises 'effectively' lower outlays
The government's key policy-setting panel released a general outline Tuesday for the nation's core fiscal 2005 budget that aims at keeping general outlays "effectively" below levels seen this year.
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2004
Japan, China urged to cooperate on energy
OYAMA, Shizuoka Pref. -- Japan and China must find ways to cooperate over energy resources, business leaders said Friday during an annual Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) forum.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2004
Business chiefs blame officials for shortcomings of Japan
OYAMA, Shizuoka Pref. -- Business leaders must lead the nation in soul-searching debate on Japan's security, diplomacy and constitutional issues, Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren), said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2004
GDP growth forecast revised sharply higher
The Cabinet Office on Wednesday revised upward its official economic growth forecast for fiscal 2004 to 3.5 percent in real terms from the initially projected 1.8 percent, citing strong private-sector demand and exports.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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