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BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2008

Chrysler extends guarantee, after-sales service on new cars

Facing fierce competition from Japanese automakers, Chrysler Japan Co. said Tuesday it will improve its after-sales service beginning Friday by extending the guarantee on newly purchased models to five years from three years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2008

New cram school blurs public and private line

Cram schools have long played an important complementary role to classroom education, but a new type opening Saturday in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, is causing a stir among educators.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 4, 2008

Urban night cruise; special buffet at New Otani; and dinner for two

Urban night cruise The Conrad Tokyo has put together an exclusive accommodation and nighttime cruise package for small groups.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 30, 2007

Need something to read in the new year?

OUR SHARED JAPAN: An Anthology of Contemporary Irish Poetry, edited by Irene De Angelis & Joseph Woods (Dedalus Press)
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 30, 2007

Need something to read in the new year?

SHADOW OF THE SILK ROAD, by Colin Thubron (HarperCollins)
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 30, 2007

Need something to read in the new year?

THE SHANGHAI UNION OF INDUSTRIAL MYSTICS by Nury Vittachi (Polygon)
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2007

Japan eyes PAC-3 interceptor test in New Mexico in '08

Japan will conduct its first test of land-to-air missile interceptors in the United States in the coming months, an official said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2007

Defect-finding autoworker blows whistle on new 'Toyota way'

The California autoworker who is suing Toyota and others in a whistle-blower lawsuit said Tuesday she was merely carrying out the quality-conscious "Toyota way" in spotting defects when managers cracked down on her efforts and demoted her.
EDITORIALS
Nov 18, 2007

New wine in old bottles

Seasons change in Japan in two ways, according to nature and according to marketing. This last week started the season for Beaujolais Nouveau, the freshly harvested wine that has become an annual worldwide phenomenon. Marketing and traditional values, the two major forces on Japanese consumer behavior,...
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2007

Suit against new education law gets short shrift

A group of 245 people suing the government and five lawmakers over the constitutionality of the 2006 revision to the Fundamental Law of Education said at the trial's first session Wednesday that teaching patriotism in school violates freedom of thought and promotes nationalism.
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2007

New terms for Nikko

Citigroup Inc., which wants to make Nikko Cordial Corp. a 100 percent subsidiary, agreed Wednesday to revise its share-swap contract with the Japanese brokerage after its stock price plunged amid the ongoing U.S. subprime mess.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 9, 2007

Indulge in kushiage at New Otani and Kizan wines at Niki Club

Roast Beef and Kushiage Fair The Hotel New Otani is holding an Autumn Roast Beef and Kushiage Fair at the Top of the Tower buffet restaurant on the 40th floor of its Garden Tower through Nov. 30.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 28, 2007

Having rebuilt Fighters, Hillman faces new challenge in K.C.

Outgoing Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager Trey Hillman obviously has only one thing on his mind right now — beating the Chunichi Dragons again and winning a second consecutive Japan Series title.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2007

Lower House takes up new MSDF bill

The Lower House began deliberating a bill Tuesday to enable the Maritime Self-Defense Force to continue refueling naval ships in the Indian Ocean engaged in counterterrorism operations.
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2007

Suzuki to splurge on new factory

Suzuki Motor Corp., the nation's second-largest minicar maker, said Tuesday it will almost double spending on a factory it is building in Shizuoka Prefecture as it adds diesel engine production and buys more land.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 2, 2007

When women wield the DS

Imagine your typical video gamer. Male, aged 18-35, right?
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 21, 2007

Miraikan's new moon

Why go to the moon when Miraikan brings the moon to you? To celebrate the season of the harvest moon, the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan), located in Tokyo's Odaiba, will turn its 6.5-meter-diameter spherical LED display — usually reserved for same-day representations...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2007

LDP factions huddle to choose new leader

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party scrambled to find a successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday as former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda and Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga expressed their intention to vie for the LDP presidency and thus the prime ministership.

Longform

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