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COMMENTARY
Nov 3, 2010

Asia warily watches China

Asia's festering Cold War-era territorial and maritime disputes highlight the fact that securing long-term regionwide peace depends on respect for existing borders. Attempts to disturb Asia's territorial status quo are an invitation to endemic conflict — a concern that led Asian states to welcome the...
MULTIMEDIA
Nov 3, 2010

BOJ board bullish on ETFs, REITs

Bank of Japan Policy Board members said purchases of exchange traded funds and real estate investment trusts could increase transactions by supporting investor sentiment, minutes of their Oct. 4-5 meeting showed Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 27, 2010

No one wins devaluation race

In their meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, last week, finance ministers and central bank governors from the G20 developed and emerging economies agreed to "move toward more market-determined exchange rate systems that reflect underlying economic fundamentals and refrain from competitive devaluation of...
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 26, 2010

Taxation about striking the right balance

With the country mired in fiscal debt, the government is depending more than ever on finding stable sources of tax revenue.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2010

Contract loophole opened door for Nomo's jump

Second in a four-part series
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2010

BOJ cuts its key rate to zero

The Bank of Japan cut its key interest rate effectively to zero Tuesday, pledging to hold that line until the end of deflation is in sight.
COMMENTARY
Oct 1, 2010

The center of Asia's divide

NEW DELHI — Japan may have created the impression of having buckled under China's pressure by releasing the Chinese fishing trawler captain. But the Japanese action helps move the spotlight back to China, whose rapid accumulation of power has emboldened it to aggressively assert territorial and maritime...
CULTURE / Books
Sep 26, 2010

Caught in the jaws of Japan's justice system

The Recruit scandal dominated the media in the late 1980s and has become a notorious symbol of money politics in Japan. The image of "government for sale" undermined public faith in politicians while raising questions about values in a society uncomfortable with the unbridled materialism associated with...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Sep 26, 2010

Yakuza groups shoveled aside by Japan's frustrated contractors

News organizations have consistently celebrated the steady rise of the Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. Yet the most interesting aspect to the building project, set to reach a height of 634 meters, might be taking place at ground level.
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 16, 2010

Orix to expand overseas as home market slows

Orix Corp. aims to expand its overseas assets by 12 percent this year to tap growing demand for machine tools, aircraft and ships in Asia as the domestic market slows.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2010

Potash holds lessons for China on how to grow its economy

HONG KONG — The hostile takeover bid by Australia's BHP Billiton for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Canada, is worthy of a case study by Harvard Business Review, but it is also a fascinating example of the adventures and misadventures, opportunities, and considerable failings of global capitalism at...
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2010

ANA to launch budget airline

All Nippon Airways Co. said Thursday it has teamed with a Hong Kong investment group to launch a budget airline, aiming to tap the growing but competitive Asian market.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Aug 24, 2010

Carp outfielders turning heads

Fans sitting in the first few rows along the outfield wall at Hiroshima's Mazda Stadium can leave their gloves at home.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2010

Age of stunted expectations

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — As the United States and European economies continue to struggle, there is rising concern that they face a Japanese-style "lost decade." Unfortunately, far too much discussion has centered on what governments can do to stimulate demand through budget deficits and monetary policy....
COMMENTARY
Aug 5, 2010

China's claims make waves

Befitting its status as a rising global power, China says it is the third-largest country in the world, after Russia and Canada, with a land area of about 9.6 million square km. However, although China is a continental giant, it is a maritime minnow compared to other big countries.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2010

Safeguarding financial stability

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Central bankers around the world failed to see the current financial crisis coming before its beginnings in 2007. Martin Cihak of the International Monetary Fund reported in July 2007 that, of 47 central banks found to publish financial stability reports (FSRs), "virtually all" gave...
EDITORIALS
Jul 28, 2010

A new era for U.S. finance

The U.S. Congress on July 15 approved the most substantial reform of the country's financial system since the Great Depression. The measures, put into place to prevent another crisis like the one that slammed the global economy in 2008, have been hailed by supporters as a virtual overhaul of the financial...
EDITORIALS
Jul 17, 2010

A Cold War redux

Cold War buffs slipped into nostalgia last week as the United States and Russia swapped spies. For some, the hasty exchange of 10 Russian "sleepers" convicted in the U.S. for four men held as spies in Russian jails seemed too familiar, prompting speculation that the arrests might have been intended to...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 22, 2010

How do you think the Japanese government could improve?

Charlotte Warren, 32Translator (British)The politicians all seem faceless and interchangeable. The project started by Junichiro Koizumi to reform the nation needs to go further. Politicians like Yuriko Koike need to take a more active role.

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan