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BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2010

Nippon Yusen may beat container forecast

Nippon Yusen K.K., Japan's largest shipping line by sales, said it may beat the annual profit forecast at its container-carrying unit as rebounding demand allows the introduction of peak-season surcharges.
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2010

Sakata Seed foresees higher India share on 'F1' demand

Sakata Seed Corp. is betting that rising demand for its disease-resistant hybrid "F1" seeds will help the company triple its market share in India.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 18, 2010

Matsuzakaya finds a reason to have a sale

Do department stores need a reason to sell discounted goods across the board? They do now, and it's called wakeari.
COMMENTARY
Jun 17, 2010

U.S. military has Chinese seeing red

Although China voted with the United States and other countries to impose another round of sanctions against Iran in the United Nations Security Council, there is still little political trust between the two countries, especially between their militaries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Jun 12, 2010

Giving the gift of experience

Why give Dad another tie when you could give him the gift of experience?
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2010

Australian politics heat up

SYDNEY — An angry advertising campaign over a proposed super-tax is pushing usually placid Australian voters toward one of the closest, most divisive elections in memory.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2010

Itochu plans to sell 30,000 tons of Emirates aluminum

Itochu Corp. said Thursday it plans to sell at least 30,000 metric tons of aluminum produced by Emirates Aluminium Co. in Japan and in other Asian markets as buyers seek an alternative to Russian supply.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Jun 3, 2010

Sony steps up its e-publishing game

On the heels of Apple's iPad, Sony fires a shot over Apple's bow with the announcement of a new e-publishing distribution service.
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2010

Nintendo to cut DS price in Japan as much as 21%

Nintendo Co., the world's biggest maker of portable video-game players, said Wednesday it plans to cut the price of its DS hand-held device for the first time in Japan on June 19 to bolster stagnating domestic sales.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 30, 2010

Summer gift season tests Miyazaki meat rep

Dept. stores worry that Miyasaki's foot and mouth disease outbreak could put a chill on chugen sales.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
May 30, 2010

Does democracy still count if it's conditional?

NEW YORK — With Barack Obama's military policy in the Middle East getting murkier by the day, his predecessor George W. Bush's stated goal of democratizing the region through violence has to be judged to have failed. The thought prompts the reflection that forced democratization could entail considerable...
BASKETBALL
May 29, 2010

Five Arrows to return

The cash-strapped Takamatsu Five Arrows will return to the bj-league for the 2010-11 season. The decision was announced on Thursday night at a news conference at Takamatsu city office.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 26, 2010

Lottery administrators get their comeuppance (so what?)

A government reform unit says money gathered from the lottery might be have been misused but should the Takurakuji itself take the blame?
BUSINESS
May 22, 2010

Trust in Toyota's tainted brand to be tested when incentives end

DETROIT — U.S. buyers were willing to overlook Toyota Motor Corp.'s safety troubles the last few months thanks to zero-percent financing and other deals, but as the lure of incentives fades, the carmaker has a tough job: Winning over consumers who no longer trust the brand.
JAPAN
May 19, 2010

NPOs' social roles still in stage of infancy

When he set up a nonprofit organization 35 years ago to sell organic vegetables, Kazuyoshi Fujita never expected his pursuit would grow into a big business.
BUSINESS
May 11, 2010

Ford wins favor among parts suppliers, tops Nissan

Ford Motor Co., following its first annual profit since 2005, became the only non-Japanese automaker ever ranked among the top three in a survey of suppliers.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
May 4, 2010

Eikaiwa on the ropes after fall of Geos

RICHARD SMART Special to The Japan Times A chain of English conversation schools is closed down. Thousands of employees are left worrying whether they will get paid or keep their jobs. Students are told refunds will not be given on advance payments for lessons. G.communication steps in to pick up the...
COMMENTARY
May 3, 2010

Plans for 'small' reactors nudge waste-disposal concerns to fore

Imagine a world in which midsize cities, factories and towns in many countries have their own small nuclear reactors to generate electricity and heat. Some would be in remote locations unconnected to the national grid but others would be in densely populated zones that need local sources of constant...
Typhoon Halong to cause windstorms, heavy rain and high waves on the Izu islands
Typhoon Halong is moving north near the Izu Islands, with strong winds, high waves and heavy rain expected as it passes early on Thursday, prompting warnings from the weather agency.
Japan to move toward five-year integrated bachelor's-master’s programs
Japan plans to introduce nationwide five-year bachelor's-master's programs to raise graduate school enrollment and train more highly skilled professionals amid a shrinking workforce.
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.
After 26 years, Komeito may be showing signs it will break with LDP
Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito (left) and LDP counterpart Sanae Takaichi meet in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Bear injures two in Japan supermarket; man killed in separate attack
A bear seen in security camera footage taken Tuesday inside a supermarket in Numata, Gunma Prefecture
With nuclear sub proposal, Japan faces array of political and tech challenges
The Jingei, the third of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Taigei-class submarines, was commissioned in March last year. It is equipped with lithium-ion batteries, enabling it to have a longer diving time and cruising distance than older models with lead-acid batteries.
OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese 'AI slop'
OpenAI has rolled out a social app powered by Sora 2, its artificial intelligence video generator, which was quickly flooded with videos featuring iconic Japanese intellectual property.
Trump has his eyes on the prize — but a Nobel win looks unlikely
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the words "Nobel" written on it, as supporters and family members of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demonstrate to demand the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages, outside the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv, on Sept. 2.
‘Takaichi trade’ stalls as political reality calls for wait-and-see approach
Tokyo stocks staged a powerful rally on Monday. On Tuesday, they rallied again, then retreated.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.

Podcast

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

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
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