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COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 25, 2011

Tepco's fight for distribution

The regional monopoly enjoyed by the electric power industry in Japan has come under unprecedented criticism since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami damaged the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station, causing radioactive leaks and creating a highly political issue of how to compensate victims.
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2011

Tata eyes $1 billion sales in Japan

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., India's largest software exporter, is seeking alliances with companies in Japan as it aims to increase sales here 20-fold to about $1 billion.
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2011

Shop selling character squid goods debuts

A company in Hakodate, Hokkaido, that developed the squid character Ikaaru Seijin (Man from Planet Ikaaru) has opened an official shop selling related goods, including mobile phone straps and hats in the city.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Jul 13, 2011

Toys for all ages at Tokyo show

The 2011 International Tokyo Toy Show was held last month at Tokyo Big Sight, and Japanese toy-makers were in attendance to show their wondrous wares to potential buyers, not to mention a veritable army of kids. This year saw everything from figures to remote-control vehicles, robots to iPhone games....
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2011

Japan Steel Works sees shift away from nuclear

Japan Steel Works Ltd., a maker of nuclear reactor parts for customers from Areva SA to Toshiba Corp., will shift sales to nonatomic energy equipment and may cut idled capacity as the Fukushima disaster curbs orders.
BUSINESS
May 30, 2011

Aston Martin leather gives Toyota iQ a luxury twist

Aston Martin, the maker of sports cars favored by Prince Charles and driven by James Bond, is departing from tradition with a city car based on Toyota Motor's Corp. iQ subcompact to broaden its appeal and boost revenue.
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2011

Programming people to be better employees

In theory, it is hard to think of any nobler computer service than the typical "Help Wanted" board. It helps people find work that fulfills their potential, and it helps employers find people who can use their infrastructure (whether machines, office equipment or a methodology for service delivery) to...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2011

Tepco may increase LNG imports by 50% amid energy policy shift

Tokyo Electric Power Co., which produces about a quarter of Japan's electricity, may increase imports of liquefied natural gas by 50 percent to compensate for output lost as a result of the loss of nuclear power facilities due to last month's earthquake and tsunami.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 19, 2011

Summer electricity shortage countermeasure: Make your own

Nuclear power? Who needs it, when you've got this free and safe sun and the wind? Right? Right?
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2011

Kodansha International to close doors

Kodansha International Ltd., a leading English-language publisher of translated books on Japan, is closing down by the end of April, sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 4, 2011

It takes innovation, imagination and perseverence to challenge contemporary theater

Recently, while looking through a handful of upcoming production flyers displayed in a cozy, small-scale theater, I noticed to my surprise that one name kept reappearing: Norihito Nakayashiki.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 27, 2011

Skipping the ads gets harder as shows become infomercials

In the late 1990s, I did piece work for a public relations company, translating achievement reports into English for its non-Japanese clients. The reports outlined how and where the company had secured mentions of its clients' products in various media, and included equivalent advertising value amounts...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2011

Aeon eyes China with Parco stake

Retailer Aeon Co. has bought a stake in department store operator Parco Co. as part of its plans to expand in Japan's urban areas and China.
EDITORIALS
Feb 22, 2011

TV broadcasts and the Internet

Two Supreme Court rulings in January on services that allow TV programs to be viewed by people overseas via the Internet highlight copyright problems related to TV broadcasts in the Internet age.
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2011

Toyota sales rebound in U.S. adds to gains by Asia-based carmakers

Toyota Motor Corp. led U.S. gains for Asia-based automakers in January after sales rebounded from a recall that halted some deliveries a year earlier. The world's largest automaker said Tuesday that sales in the U.S. jumped 17 percent last month, beating the 16 percent average of four estimates compiled...
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2011

Facebook and dark matter

HONG KONG — News that Goldman Sachs has taken a $450 million stake in Facebook in a deal that puts a $50 billion valuation on the fledgling company raises interesting and somewhat troubling questions beyond the immediate gawping and jaw-dropping headlines that a spotty-faced Harvard dropout aged 26...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jan 19, 2011

'Tokyo Control': Sony launches its first 3-D drama into the air

If 2010 was supposed to be 3-D's coming-out party, then in 2011 the party is poised to continue as manufacturers do their best to make this trendy technology truly stick.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BY THE GLASS
Jan 14, 2011

Quality is key at Chilean organic winery

When two representatives from Chilean winery Emiliana came to town in October, it coincided with fantastic news. Images of the rescue of the last miner who'd been trapped underground since the Aug. 5 Copiapo mining accident were played out over the giant screens in front of Tokyo Station and, in a nearby...
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2011

'Boring cars' worst of Toyota problems

DETROIT — It would be easy to think Toyota's biggest problem is its damaged reputation caused by sudden acceleration recalls, millions in government fines and massive lawsuits and settlements. But what's hurting the company most is an aging lineup of boring cars.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2011

Haneda's nighttime services falling short with travelers

Opening up Tokyo's Haneda airport to more international flights was supposed to make a lot of sense for travelers.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 16, 2010

Bonenkai season a blast for some, drag for others

A recent survey says budgets for year-end bonenkai parties are up; on the other hand, more companies are opting to take their festivities in-house.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Nov 28, 2010

Education profiteers and the public trough

NEW YORK — A college or university, especially of a private variety, may not be "an eleemosynary institution," as Sen. Sam Ervin, of the Watergate hearings, might put it were he alive, but the American insistence on free-market notions has brought the matter to the other extreme in higher education....
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2010

Dangerous myth of the hero entrepreneur

NEW YORK — Earlier this month, I sat on a panel in Monte Carlo, a hot spot of the establishment, discussing the question, "Why can't Europe be more like the U.S.?" The formal name of the panel was "Silicon Envy: Will Europe ever build the next new media giant?"
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 10, 2010

Rising racket hoodwinks the have-nots

The gap between the haves and the have-nots continues to widen in Japan, and one attendant development is the rise of hinkon bijinesu (poverty businesses), enterprises that are blatant attempts to take advantage of people who are already poor.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2010

Theme restaurants work some magic

A ninja takes you through a dark narrow path, serves you food and drink and performs magic in a restaurant in Tokyo's Akasaka district where the likes of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and famed film director Steven Spielberg have dined.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 20, 2010

McDonald's sticks its Big Mac where it's not wanted

Taking a tip from the gyudon wars earlier this year, McDonald's drops its Big Mac price to a low u00a5200.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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