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JAPAN
Jan 8, 2013

Razing skyscrapers from the inside

BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2013

Business lobbies urge deregulation, quick budget work, TPP, self-help

The nation's business leaders Monday urged the new government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to pull the country out of its economic doldrums and deregulate more to boost foreign investment in Japan.
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2013

Not all, but sundry find niche in China

Even as anti-Japan rioters were busting the windows of Japanese stores and demolishing Japanese cars in Beijing and other cities in China in mid-September, young fathers in the subprovincial city of Xi'an were taking lessons in how to bathe their newborns with soap and lotion developed by Japanese baby...
BUSINESS
Jan 3, 2013

Abe hoopla aside, key economic challenges loom

Stocks are up, the yen is easing and there is a new prime minister pledging to splash trillions of yen to breathe life into the country's moribund economy: Last year ended on a high note for Japan Inc., and 2013 looks even more promising for some.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2013

LNG gains political value as Japan's needs soar

With Japan's nuclear power future clouded by discoveries of active faults near atomic plants in Fukui and Aomori prefectures, liquefied natural gas has become a critical resource and an area of great potential for strengthening relations with the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2012

Silicon startup success wants to return favor

Seventeen years ago, Anis Uzzaman won an education ministry scholarship and left New York to study at Tokyo Institute of Technology. The American was excited by the chance to learn top-notch technology in Japan, where electronics giants Sony and Panasonic were leading the world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Dec 29, 2012

Software firm releases Burmese phrase book

Software developer Daiichi Computer Resource Co. has compiled a book of common Burmese expressions titled "Active Myanmar" that can also be downloaded on cellphones.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2012

Post-3/11 output drop tops forecast

The nation's industrial output tumbled more than forecast to the lowest level since the aftermath of the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, bolstering the case for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to unleash large-scale stimulus.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 27, 2012

Polar bear hunting, trade sparks global controversy

The polar bear was more than 1 km away and began running toward the dog sled, quickly closing the distance on the frozen Arctic waters of Canada's Resolute Bay.
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2012

Best yen analysts join skepticism of Abe

Shinzo Abe's return to the post of prime minister has fueled speculation his stimulus policies will extend the yen's biggest drop since 2005. Domestic companies and the best currency forecasters aren't so sure.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 23, 2012

Abe is a hawk, the public merely conservative

Commenting acidly on November's U.S. presidential election, American columnist George Will said all it showed was "whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney has the smaller gigantic number of Americans not wanting him to be president." Substitute the names of Prime Minister-elect Shinzo Abe and outgoing Prime...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 21, 2012

Hatsune Miku goes highbrow

On her own, Japanese pop superstar Hatsune Miku can't sing. Nor can she rap, dance or DJ. She is drug- and alcohol-free because she can't indulge in either, and she can't have affairs or engage in offstage shenanigans fit for YouTube scandals or tabloid headlines. Now entering her sixth year as a beloved...
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 19, 2012

Firms move some eggs out of China basket

Anti-Japan riots in Beijing, Shanghai and elsewhere in China in September triggered by Japan's nationalization of the disputed Senkaku Islands brought vandalism and violence to Japanese restaurants, stores and car dealers and a boycott of Japanese products.
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Dec 19, 2012

Win a futsal tournament, receive Liverpool tickets; new Korean Air benefits program

Liverpool FC tickets Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced that it will again cohost the third All England Cup Futsal Tournament in Japan in March with the international banking group Standard Chartered Bank.
COMMENTARY
Dec 19, 2012

Supply surge jolts 'peak oil' theory

The entrenched notion that the world will soon start running short of oil was jolted earlier this year when an expert study concluded that, contrary to what most people believe, oil-supply capacity is expanding so fast that it will outpace consumption by a wide margin in the next few years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2012

Sharp unveils high-resolution '4K' TV

Struggling Sharp Corp. on Thursday unveiled a new line of 60-inch high-end TVs it plans to launch in February at an eye-popping price of ¥2.5 million each.
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2012

ANA eyes United perk

All Nippon Airways Co., the nation's largest carrier, expects to more than double the sales boost it expects from a tieup with United Continental Holdings Inc. this fiscal year as new services and improved connections lure business fliers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 14, 2012

Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo garden views; free gospel concert at Hyatt Regency; Windsor Toya snow festival plan

Garden view bathroom at Chinzanso The Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Chinzan-so in the Mejiro district of Tokyo will change its name to Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo on Jan. 1, as its operating company terminates its business alliance with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2012

Teijin to boost carbon fiber in U.S. for gas, auto needs

Teijin Ltd., a supplier of carbon fiber used in the Airbus SAS superjumbo jet, is considering plans to expand output in the United States to meet demand for the lightweight material in cars and storage tanks for natural gas.

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