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Exploring, rediscovering fine arts

National | IMF-WORLD BANK IN TOKYO Oct 12, 2012

Exploring, rediscovering fine arts

by Chiho Iuchi

While much has changed since Japan last hosted the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group in 1964 — a year that symbolized the nation's achievement of reconstruction after World War II through the hosting of the meeting and the ...

A pair in dire need of a reality check

National | IMF-WORLD BANK IN TOKYO Oct 12, 2012

A pair in dire need of a reality check

by Noriko Hama

Japan is hosting an annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank for the first time since 1964. A lot has happened in the intervening very nearly half a century — to both Japan and the IMF. Yet both Japan and ...

National | IMF-WORLD BANK IN TOKYO Oct 12, 2012

Nearly 50 years ago, Tokyo meetings focused on liquidity

by Minoru Matsutani

For Tokyo, 1964 was definitely one of the biggest years. In October, Japan's volleyball team, dubbed the "Oriental Witches," won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, heating up Japanese spirits. Shinkansen bullet trains began operating that same month. A month earlier, Tokyo hosted the Annual ...

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National | IMF-WORLD BANK IN TOKYO Oct 12, 2012

Sovereign debt, strong yen among tough topics at meetings

by Jun Hongo

When Japan last hosted the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in September 1964, Tokyo was in the midst of preparing for the Summer Olympic Games which were to kick off a month later. The country had overcome postwar ...

National | IMF-WORLD BANK IN TOKYO Oct 12, 2012

National budgets must take climate into account

by Ajay Chhibber

It's the extreme weather season in Asia again. Deadly cyclones, blinding rains, ensuing floods and mudslides are becoming the norm from Nepal to Fiji. During this same time, the world's finance ministers are preparing for their IMF-World Bank meetings in Tokyo. While their discussions ...

National | IMF-WORLD BANK IN TOKYO Oct 12, 2012

Daishichi Sake Brewery makes tradition modern

The Daishichi Sake Brewery Co., located in the castle town of Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, sits at the foot of majestic Mount Adatara. Daishichi was founded in 1752 by Saburoemon Ohta, who hailed originally from a samurai family. Since then, 10 generations of the Ohta ...

National | IMF-WORLD BANK IN TOKYO Oct 12, 2012

Kajima develops technologies to cope with disasters

by Keisuke Okada

As a way to demonstrate its commitment to the growing corporate and social requirements for business continuity plans (BCP), Kajima Corp., Japan's leading general contractor, conducted a large-scale anti-disaster drill on Aug. 30. It was conducted on the assumption that a magnitude 7.3 earthquake ...

National | IMF-WORLD BANK IN TOKYO Oct 12, 2012

KKE starts consultations for evacuation planning

by Keisuke Okada

One lesson learned from the tragic Great East Japan Earthquake disaster on March 11, 2011, is that hardware alone does not suffice to save the lives of so many people in affected areas. Technically, higher breakwaters and higher seawalls could be built, using taxpayers' money, ...

National | IMF-WORLD BANK IN TOKYO Oct 12, 2012

Project lends helping hand to industry, small brewers

Sake, like Japanese fashion, anime or even sushi, can be an acquired taste. Just like those other cultural exports from Japan, sake comes in a wide variety of different styles and flavors, and while your first taste may not be precisely what you're looking ...

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