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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2009

Hermes-touch copter to whisk rich to Narita

Mori Building Co. unveiled a ritzy helicopter Friday with interior appointments provided by French luxury brand Hermes that will be used to shuttle wealthy customers between central Tokyo and Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture in just 30 minutes, brief limo ride included.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2009

Finance lessons still not learned one year on

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Next month marks the one year anniversary of the collapse of the venerable American investment bank, Lehman Brothers. The fall of Lehman marked the onset of a global recession and financial crisis the likes of which the world has not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Jul 9, 2009

United World Karate Association President Daikaku Chodoin

Daikaku Chodoin, 68, is the founder and president of the United World Karate Association, which combines all five iemoto (the traditional branches of the martial art) with an estimated 50 million practitioners around the world. A kyuudan (9th degree black belt) of Goju-ryu, one of Okinawa's "hard-soft"...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2009

NUMMI decision faces bankruptcy delay

Toyota Motor Corp.'s goal of a decision this month to keep or close a California joint venture discarded by General Motors Corp. may be hindered by bankruptcy court.
EDITORIALS
Jun 27, 2009

Japan Post faces the music

Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Tsutomu Sato has approved the retention of Mr. Yoshifumi Nishikawa as president of Japan Post Holding Co. And now, with Prime Minister Taro Aso's endorsement of Mr. Sato's decision, the political turmoil over whether Mr. Nishikawa should remain in his position...
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2009

Most 'zombie' bank funds recouped

Japan recouped much of the public money it pumped into banks during the country's financial crisis last decade, when toxic loans totaled as much as ¥100 trillion, Financial Services Agency Commissioner Takafumi Sato said Wednesday.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Jun 16, 2009

Racing dragon boats in Yokohama

At 8:15 on a drizzly, windy Saturday morning at the end of May, cheerful shouting could be heard coming from Yokohama's seaside Yamashita Park. Even at the early hour, people had already gathered to participate in the 16th Yokohama Dragon Boat Race, spanning four days over two successive weekends.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Jun 13, 2009

Marriage to Aussie 'otaku' found in translation

For Junko Hirose, her Australian husband, Richard Northcott, is pretty much Japanese when viewed from two aspects.
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2009

Tokyo office vacancies climbing

Tokyo's office vacancy rate rose to a four-year high in May as companies in the capital slashed spending and jobs.
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2009

Goldman's Accordia Golf to spend ¥20 billion buying several course operators

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s Japanese golf business unit plans to buy more courses as the recession forces companies to sell off assets unrelated to their main business.
JAPAN / YOKOHAMA AT 150
May 27, 2009

Newspapers opened eyes in Yokohama

Second in a series
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
May 18, 2009

Will second wave of 'price destruction' finally spur change?

A major wave of what could perhaps be called the second round of "price destruction" is accelerating in Japan.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 30, 2009

Architects Klein, Dytham find freedom and fun in Tokyo

Within three weeks of stepping off the plane at Narita, 26-year-old Astrid Klein and 24-year-old Mark Dytham found themselves holed up in an Ikebukuro love hotel, using hastily acquired T-squares to draw up plans for a hair salon in Ginza — one of the most expensive strips of real estate in the world....
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 29, 2009

Rumors about Mullin joining Knicks intensify

NEW YORK — Despite an upsurge of chatter claiming Donnie Walsh only has eyes for Chris Mullin — a couple of NBA observers assert the apparently departing Warriors VP has been promised the GM job — this is untrue, according to the Knicks president.
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2009

Nomura logs record loss of ¥709 billion

Nomura Holdings Inc. said Friday it booked a group net loss of ¥709.4 billion in the last business year, partly due to increased costs from its takeover of parts of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Apr 19, 2009

Potting the pink in Saitama

Thumbing through any of the dozen Tokyo sex-service recruit magazines reveals ads for shops, indexed by region, seeking young ladies to serve in various fuzoku (sex-related) clubs and bars.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2009

Hokkaido town auctions elementary schools on Net

Now that almost everything is available on the Internet, ranging from hard-to-buy tickets to popular rock concerts to one-night stands on murky Web sites for adult users, it takes something special to grab the attention of jaded Internet users.
COMMENTARY
Apr 6, 2009

Infrastructure shortcomings throttling India

CHENNAI, India — India's infrastructure presents a frightening scenario, and some feel it is at the breaking point. One reason for this is that the world's cheapest car is about to hit Indian roads. The Nano's most basic model is pegged at $2,600 — only a little more expensive than a motorcycle....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2009

Imperial Hotel, Halekulani sign up for synergy

It may sound a bit odd to hear about an iconic Hawaiian resort hotel joining forces with a landmark Tokyo inn, but the two share top-flight status and hope to create synergy amid the global recession.
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Trump says India and Pakistan have agreed to 'immediate ceasefire'
A man stands amid debris on the roof of a damaged house, following Pakistan's military operation against India, in Rehari, Jammu, on Saturday.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
Suspect in Tokyo Metro stabbing chose station to highlight ‘educational abuse’
Yoshitaka Toda is escorted out of a police station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Friday to be sent to prosecutors.
Japan stuck at starting line in tariff talks with U.S. as U.K. inks deals
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s top tariff negotiator, speaks to the press on Friday. Japan and the United States are still discussing what to negotiate.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.

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

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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
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