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CULTURE / Books
Jul 24, 2011

March 11: nation transformation?

REIMAGINING JAPAN: The Quest for a Future that Works. Edited by McKinsey & Company; executive editors Clay Chandler, Heang Chhor and Brian Salsberg. VIZ Media, 2011, 464 pp., $38.99 (hardcover) Read any business report on Japan of recent times and there is a familiar theme: economically eclipsed by China,...
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 24, 2011

Setsuden and the magic number 28

Japan's summer has started off with a bang, weather-wise.
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 24, 2011

Distribution gridlock restricts renewables

Dial the clock forward a decade or so, and Japan will be getting a lot more of its electricity from renewable resources and a lot less from nuclear power and fossil fuels — that is, if you go by recent government announcements proclaiming 2011 an energy watershed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2011

Export drop slows as output recovers

Exports fell less than economists expected as the decline in auto shipments slowed, government data showed Thursday, underscoring the economic recovery from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
EDITORIALS
Jul 21, 2011

A Nadeshiko moment

Nadeshiko Japan won the Women's World Cup by defeating the heavily favored United States on Sunday in Frankfurt. It was a great feat. Japan's women's national team became the first Japanese as well as the first Asian team to become the World Cup winner, irrespective of men's or women's soccer.
EDITORIALS
Jul 21, 2011

Step 2 of nuclear crisis control

The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Tuesday announced the start of Step 2 of the road map to bring the crisis in the stricken reactors of Tepco's Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant under control.
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2011

Jogmec may boost gas exploration

The government-owned Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. may increase investments in natural gas next year as it expects demand to rise as the nation cuts dependence on nuclear power amid the ongoing the Fukushima atomic crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 19, 2011

All reactors off by spring — a once unthinkable scenario

As the crisis continues at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant and thousands of people remain evacuated due to radiation fears, public sentiment has turned against allowing reactors idled for regular checks at power stations nationwide to be restarted.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 19, 2011

Biker trio's Belgium-Japan jaunt over; hurdles cleared

The idea of a transcontinental motorcycle trip came up when Carl Tricke, a 41-year-old Belgian, was drinking beer with his biker friend and fellow countryman Johan Cole, 43, in Singapore in April last year.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 18, 2011

Nadeshiko Japan obviously doesn't do it for the money

Will victory mean more money for women's soccer in Japan?
BUSINESS / THE VIEW FROM EUROPE
Jul 18, 2011

German energy study offers framework for Japanese policy chaos

Pure chaos is reigning over Japanese energy policy and the future of its nuclear power industry.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2011

Reactor stress tests heavy on redundancies

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency on Friday submitted the outline of a two-stage stress test for the nation's reactors, focusing on four categories, including earthquakes, tsunami, loss of power sources and loss of cooling systems for fuel rods.

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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?