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BUSINESS

Sep 23, 2004

Nissan returning to roots in bid to catch Toyota

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Nissan Motor Co., Japan's second-largest automaker, will pull up stakes in Tokyo and return to its Yokohama roots by 2010 in a bid to catch up with rival Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's No. 1 automaker, partly by lower costs.

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JAPAN

Mar 20, 2003

Rash of theme park failures blamed on lack of vision, poor management

As large theme parks go bust across Japan, Tokyo Disneyland and its affiliate, Tokyo DisneySea, are exceptions, attracting more than 20 million visitors every year with the help of their innovative business strategy.

JAPAN

Feb 8, 2003

Small Osaka firms pool their dreams of building satellite

Owners of small businesses in western Osaka Prefecture have teamed up in hopes of putting a small satellite into orbit in 2005, aiming to develop a local-level space industry and revive the sagging economy. "There are businesses using satellites for such purposes as surveys of river contamination and various scientific studies in space," said Toyohiko Aoki, president of Aoki Co. during a regional forum arranged by the Cabinet Office earlier this year. Aoki Co., a firm in the ironworks business, is based in Higashi-Osaka.

JAPAN

Jun 6, 2002

Foreigners flock to Aichi town to learn Japanese

Japanese generally know two things about the city of Okazaki in Aichi Prefecture.

JAPAN

Apr 18, 2002

Wilderness to yield to 'Silicon Sea Belt Fukuoka' campus

Kyushu University here is building an international hub for the information technology industry jointly with other parts of Asia and business enterprises. "We call 'Silicon Sea Belt Fukuoka' the sea-linked Asian route from Singapore to Kyushu via Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea, and are pushing ahead with our plan," remarked Hiroto Yasuura, pointing to a map in his study at the public university.

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.

[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.

The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores

By Alex K.T. Martin

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Students ‘study abroad’ on island of Suo Oshima

Students ‘study abroad’ on island of Suo Oshima

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