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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 25, 2011

Are digital newspaper subscriptions worth it?

Japanese newspapers still have cold feet when it comes to embracing their digital editions.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2011

Keeping the eurozone intact

As the economist Mario Monti's new government takes office in Italy, much is at stake — for the country, for Europe and for the global economy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 25, 2011

'Antoki no Inochi (Life Back Then)'

At Hollywood pitch meetings, the pitchers (presenters) typically sell their movie ideas with the "meets" technique, as in, "It's a monster animation for the whole family: 'Bambi' meets 'Godzilla.' "
EDITORIALS
Nov 25, 2011

New Upper House president

The Upper House has elected Mr. Kenji Hirata, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan in the chamber, as its new president to succeed Takeo Nishioka, who died suddenly of pneumonia Nov. 5. Difficult tasks await this little-known lawmaker, the most pressing being quick rectification of the...
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2011

Apple reportedly switching to Sharp for displays, new TV

Apple Inc. is shifting production of iPhone and iPad displays to Sharp Corp. and may introduce a television with screens from the same partner as early as the middle of 2012, Jefferies & Co. said.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2011

Suzuki takes VW before arbitration

Suzuki Motor Corp. said Thursday it started arbitration procedures over its partnership with Volkswagen AG as the domestic carmaker seeks to buy back its shares after declaring an end to their 2-year-old cooperation agreement.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Nov 23, 2011

Ultrabook goes Zen; camera sees double

It will be interesting to see how far the 3-D bandwagon can chug along before it runs out of gas. Consumers don't seem too excited about 3-D TVs or 3-D personal computers anymore, but nevertheless, Panasonic hopes that its new Lumix DMC-3D1 camera will inject some enthusiasm back into the market.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Nov 22, 2011

Universities risk getting what they pay for with English tutors

To the Ministry of Education,
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 22, 2011

Rock star starts a new 'circle of life' with Yoyogi Village

Squeezed between the two central Tokyo hubs of Shinjuku and Harajuku, Yoyogi is rarely a destination for tourists — more of a two-minute halt that breaks up the journey to somewhere else. But this month, ecological troubadour Takeshi Kobayashi, producer of multi-million-selling rock-band Mr. Children,...
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2011

Volkswagen to keep Suzuki stake

Volkswagen AG won't sell its stake in Suzuki Motor Corp. and is looking to the next generation of Suzuki's leadership to improve cooperation, Handelsblatt reported, citing an interview with Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Nov 21, 2011

Primer for decontamination

The potentially lucrative business of decontaminating areas of radioactive substances released from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station may well go to companies handpicked by a government organization that has long played a leading role in promoting the construction of nuclear...
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2011

Improvement in Indian-Pakistani trade ties bodes well for resolving conflict in South Asia

The summit meetings of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation are not the most exciting of gatherings and for years SAARC has been known for not delivering. But the latest summit held in the Maldives will be remembered, not for any substantive achievement of SAARC itself but for the fact...
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 20, 2011

Annals of cheap: Skymark Airlines

For a limited time Skymark Airlines is offering u00a5980 flights to several Japanese cities.
EDITORIALS
Nov 20, 2011

Teachers leaving jobs

The number of first-year teachers who leave their job for health reasons has increased 20-fold over the past 10 years, according to a survey by the education ministry. By "health" most of the teachers mean "mental health."
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Nov 20, 2011

Factories floundering in Thailand; textile master Junichi Arai; CM of the week: Epson

More than 400 Japanese companies have operations in Thailand, most of them manufacturers taking advantage of the country's lower wages and open trade agreement with China. However, these factories have come to a virtual standstill due to rising floodwaters.
EDITORIALS
Nov 19, 2011

Diet action for reconstruction

The Lower House on Nov. 10 passed the supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 to finance reconstruction from the March 11 disasters. This week the Upper House has started deliberations on it. Both the extra budget and related bills are expected to be enacted by the end of the month. But more than eight...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2011

TPP commitment hinged to interests

Despite Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's recent declaration that Japan will join the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, heated debate continues over the pros and cons of participating in the free-trade initiative.
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2011

Resona to up female chiefs

Resona Holdings Inc. aims to help narrow the country's gender gap by adding female managers and appointing a woman as an executive for the first time.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 18, 2011

Holiday season starts with market in Osaka

With Halloween finished it's now, according to the business community, time to start making Christmas preparations.
EDITORIALS
Nov 17, 2011

Elections in disaster-hit areas

Local elections were held Nov. 13 in Miyagi Prefecture and will be held Nov. 20 in Fukushima Prefecture. In Iwate Prefecture, local elections, including the gubernatorial and prefectural assembly elections, were held in September.
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2011

Tepco employees' shares in firm rise

Among Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s biggest shareholders, only one has increased its holdings since the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant: Its employees.
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2011

Olympus investigated by U.K. prosecutors

U.K. prosecutors started a formal probe into accounting irregularities at Olympus Corp. after the company said last week that three executives colluded to hide losses from investors, a source said.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan Post to stop accepting some parcels for shipment to the U.S.
Japan Post's UGX will still be available for many rejected packages.
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Is Kishida plotting a return of the king? Or would he rather stay a kingmaker?
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chairs a plenary session at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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