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JAPAN
Sep 19, 2008

Foreign magazines stuck in limbo

The National Azabu supermarket in the posh Minami-Azabu district in Minato Ward, Tokyo, offers an impressive variety of imported foods and other goods. But its selection of foreign magazines and books has been sharply curtailed since July 31, when Yohan Inc., which had a virtual monopoly on the sector,...
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2008

Meiji Dairies, Meiji Seika to merge

Meiji Dairies Corp., Japan's biggest dairy company, and confectioner Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd. said Thursday they will merge, creating the nation's second-biggest food maker as prices of ingredients rise.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2008

Coincident index rise too small to dispel economic gloom

The economy is "deteriorating," the government reiterated Wednesday, acknowledging the country's longest postwar expansion has probably ended.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2008

Guide maker blazes trail to success

When Yasuyo Fukui decided to start her own company 11 years ago, she was an inventor, not an entrepreneur.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2008

Make-my-day T-shirt craze gives unsung Fukuda belated celebrity

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's public support was pretty weak for most of his roughly one year in office. But since announcing his resignation Monday, his popularity seems to be recovering — at least for T-shirts bearing his likeness.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2008

Sony to launch new, upgraded PSP

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday it will launch a new PlayStation Portable hand-held game console in Japan on Oct. 16.
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2008

Hino to start selling trucks in India

Hino Motors Ltd., the nation's largest heavy-truck maker, will start selling trucks in India to tap rising demand in Asia's third-largest economy.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 31, 2008

New company casts light on power saving

The use of solar energy to generate power and to heat water is gradually spreading in Japan, but the most basic use of sunshine is yet to come out of the shadows — namely, for lighting.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 21, 2008

Betting on Beijing

In late April this year, two Tokyo galleries set up shop in Beijing just in time for the Olympic fervor, believing that Beijing, rather than Tokyo, was the place to bring contemporary Japanese art to an international audience. Sueo Mitsuma of Mizuma Gallery in Nakameguro opened Mizuma & One and Yumie...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2008

Rice flour on rise as substitute for wheat in sweets

The Swiss roll looks no different from any other at a cafe or patisserie. But take a bite and something in the texture — finer and chewier — proves looks can be deceiving. The difference? The roll is made from rice flour, not wheat.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2008

Heading for global recession

The probability is growing that the global economy — not just the United States — will experience a serious recession. Recent developments suggest that all Group of Seven economies are already in recession or are close to tipping into one. Other advanced economies or emerging markets (the rest of...
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Aug 17, 2008

Electric bikes charge the market

What do you buy for the U.S. president who has everything? When former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi traveled to the United States in 2006 for his "sayonara summit" with George W. Bush, he presented Dubya with a CD of Elvis numbers, sung by his good self, as well as a far more inspired gift — an...
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Aug 17, 2008

Death is big business in Japan

Like it or not, we will all die one day.
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2008

Taiheiyo sees red as demand falls

Taiheiyo Cement Corp. said Monday it turned to a loss in its first quarter as demand waned in Japan and the United States.
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2008

New team to seek tax hikes

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda brought in a new economic team Friday to show his commitment to reconstruct debt-ridden finances through higher taxes, but economists warn it will not be easy for the government to raise taxes when consumer sentiment is already on the skids.
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2008

Top two shippers log hefty profits

Nippon Yusen K.K. and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., Japan's two largest shipping lines, boosted earnings as higher demand for coal, iron ore and grains more than offset hikes in fuel.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 22, 2008

Nation opens its eyes to audiobooks

Seen as a good way for busy people to catch up on their "reading" during commutes or on-the-job breaks, audiobooks are quickly becoming a fixture among time-pressed Japanese.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Jul 20, 2008

What's that smell?

No one in Japan can avoid the sweat and smells of hot humid summer, regardless of sex, age or ethnicity. But a recent survey on body odor reeked of bad news for men.

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