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BY THE NUMBERS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BY THE NUMBERS
Mar 3, 2018
Putting the express in espresso
Three interesting figures we stumbled across online last week.
JAPAN / Media / BY THE NUMBERS
Oct 7, 2017
In vitro fertilization treatments by the numbers
In vitro fertilization treatments
Japan Times
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Jan 5, 2005
Vending machines turn new tricks to make a buck
Japan is a vending machine paradise. They're ubiquitous -- on streets, train platforms, even at the top of Mount Fuji -- and sell about everything.
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Dec 14, 2004
Sake trendy abroad but hard sell here to young
It has a deep, delicate and definitely cultural flavor. Yet sake does not appeal to many of today's Japanese, who would rather clink glasses of "shochu" liquor or wine.
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Dec 3, 2004
1 yen entrepreneurial startup fee sound too easy?
Setting up companies in Japan is getting easier as the government tries to encourage more people to become entrepreneurs.
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Nov 25, 2004
Why recycle PET bottles if China will buy them?
Every PET bottle bears a triangle of arrows with the message: "Yes! to recycling. No! to littering." But it doesn't show where the bottles go.
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / BY THE NUMBERS
Nov 2, 2004
Free the workers to be better consumers
The government is encouraging companies to ensure their employees take time off because it wants workers to get out and be better consumers.
Japan Times
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.
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Jul 30, 2004
Antitheft devices now not just for luxury cars
A few years ago, car-security devices were found mainly in luxury vehicles. But as crimes involving vehicles increase, security gadgets are becoming more widely used, even in economy cars.
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Jul 22, 2004
Forex trading is a popular but risky business
Once considered the exclusive realm of the wealthy and the reckless, foreign-exchange trading is now being touted as accessible to everyone even though it is still a high-risk game.
Japan Times
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Jul 14, 2004
Brewers hope to bask in suds sales as mercury rises
The mood at breweries goes up with the mercury -- when it's blazing hot, ice-cold beer is irresistible and sales skyrocket.
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Jul 7, 2004
Exporting animation a huge Japanese success story
Pokemon, Digimon, Sailor Moon and Yu-Gi-Oh!
Japan Times
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
May 28, 2004
Inconvenience of 2,000 yen bills keeps them a novelty
How often do you come across a 2,000 yen bank note?

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High-end tourism is becoming more about the kinds of experiences that Japan's lesser-known places can provide.
Can Japan lure the jet-set class off the beaten path?