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Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 11, 2013

Carmakers seen heading for big year

Japanese automakers are expected to reap further profits, possibly at record levels, in the current business year to next March thanks to the yen's decline and the positive U.S. economic outlook, experts said.
BUSINESS
May 11, 2013

Nishimuro tapped to take over Japan Post

The government has asked former Toshiba Corp. Chairman Taizo Nishimuro to take over as president and CEO of Japan Post Holdings Co., which controls the giant government-owned Japan Post conglomerate, government officials said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2013

Universities lure students with upscale dorms

Universities in Japan are doing everything they can to attract students amid the aging society and decline in young people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
May 11, 2013

Rise and study: Nagoya school helps workers to help locales

A new type of school for office workers, Nagoya Morning University, was established in mid-April in the city's business district.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2013

Genesis of a brawl: Decades of Sherpa resentment fuel confrontation on Mount Everest

It's an irresistible contrast. On the one hand, modern mountaineering superstars with their blogs and sponsorship deals, scrapping with outraged Sherpas on the slopes of Everest. On the other, one of the defining images of the 20th century, the photograph of Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary standing...
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 11, 2013

Defending champion Ryukyu big favorite against Kyoto

The Ryukyu Golden Kings are one of three bj-league franchises with two or more championships. But the other two — the Osaka Evessa (three titles) and Hamamatsu Hiagshimikawa Phoenix (two) — are not playing in the conference semifinal round of the playoffs.
WORLD
May 11, 2013

Fannie Mae to pay $59 billion bonanza

Fannie Mae said Thursday that it would make a $59.4 billion payment to taxpayers based on its growing financial strength, a move that budget forecasters say will most likely push back the deadline to raise the federal debt limit until at least Oct. 1.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 10, 2013

Taisei designer found guilty in fatal 2007 spa explosion in Shibuya

Six years after a deadly explosion ripped through a spa in Tokyo's bustling Shibuya district, the facility's chief designer is found guilty of negligence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2013

Nation fails to make most of refugees

Refugees in Japan are acutely underutilized and the nation should stop turning a blind eye to their skills and potential if it wants to generate economic growth, according to freelance journalist Kaoru Nemoto, who describes them as "professionals of survival."
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / EVERYMAN EATS
May 10, 2013

Chains that bring local dishes to you

Thanks to Japan's comprehensive network of bullet trains and regional airports, it's easy for the culinary adventurer to sample local specialties at their point of origin.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2013

High-tech hangers offer shopping tips

Normally when a customer shops for, say, a jacket or a shirt, it's up to the salesclerk to suggest matching items to generate a bigger sale.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2013

Kuroda stimulus policies backfire as mortgage costs rise

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's stimulus policies are backfiring in the housing market, where mortgage rates are rising even as the central bank floods the financial system with cash.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
May 8, 2013

Social clubbing takes off with iFlyer service

Clubbing in Japan is a kick. The country's zeal for global pop trends and its prominent club scene draws big-name DJs and performers from the international circuit. Japan's hodgepodge approach to urban planning means that clubs seem to blossom nearly anywhere — in the back alleys of unsung neighborhoods...
LIFE / Digital
May 8, 2013

Google Glass, half full or half empty?

The Chinese name their years after animals — the year of the goat, the rat and so on. In the tech world, we name years after devices. Thus, 2007 was the year of the iPhone and 2010 was the year of the iPad. It's beginning to look as though 2013 will be the year of Glass. This prediction is based on...
BUSINESS / Markets
May 6, 2013

Street's 'political intelligence' firms draw Federal scrutiny

The Washington-based firm Height Securities is a small player in a burgeoning financial field where companies seek to acquire valuable information about even the most minor of federal actions and provide it to investors.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 5, 2013

The first kiss of death for a single society

Let us pause for a moment to consider ... the kiss.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 3, 2013

Roppongi Hills gets love on its 10th anniversary

Roppongi Hills was unlike anything Tokyo had ever seen before. Until it opened 10 years ago, Roppongi was more often seen as a 'High Touch Town,' where businessmen partied with foreign hostesses and off-duty soldiers packed the nightclubs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 3, 2013

Cafe 104.5: The delicious upside to urban development

Onward and upward: Tokyo's ever-changing skyline sprouts new high-rise buildings like bamboo shoots in spring.
JAPAN / Politics
May 3, 2013

Amending Constitution emerges as poll issue

As it marks its 66th anniversary, the fate of Japan's Constitution is set to become the focus of a political battle both in and beyond July's Upper House election.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 2, 2013

'Chocolate project' teaches kids volunteerism

Most Japanese teens have little exposure to issues of worldwide poverty or the volunteerism that seeks to end it.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years