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BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2011

Apple reportedly switching to Sharp for displays, new TV

Apple Inc. is shifting production of iPhone and iPad displays to Sharp Corp. and may introduce a television with screens from the same partner as early as the middle of 2012, Jefferies & Co. said.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2011

Suzuki takes VW before arbitration

Suzuki Motor Corp. said Thursday it started arbitration procedures over its partnership with Volkswagen AG as the domestic carmaker seeks to buy back its shares after declaring an end to their 2-year-old cooperation agreement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2011

Gree, KDDI sue archrival DeNA

Gree Inc. and KDDI Corp. are suing DeNA Co. for ¥1.05 billion in damages for allegedly instructing game developers not to offer their titles to Gree's social-networking platform.
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2011

Buffett visit seen as signal to investors to return

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's trip to a Japanese plant Monday may "shine a light" on investment opportunities in a nation hampered by the March earthquake and the global market rout.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 20, 2011

BayStars continue burgeoning baseball tradition in Yokohama

It looks like a go for the sale of the Yokohama BayStars franchise and, assuming all goes well, the team will officially become the Yokohama DeNA BayStars by the beginning of next month. It is good the club will be staying in Japan's second-largest city with its great stadium location and fan base....
EDITORIALS
Nov 17, 2011

Tarnished corporate image

The admission by Olympus Corp., a major maker of cameras and endoscopes, that it has covered up investment losses since the 1990s damages not only the firm but also the image of corporate Japan.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2011

Vowing to revive Sony, Stringer stands firm, says he's 'up for the fight'

Sony Corp. Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer said he'll remain in his post and is determined to turn around the consumer-electronics giant that has predicted a fourth straight annual loss.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 11, 2011

'Sarariman Neo Gekijoban (Warai) (Japanese Salaryman Neo)'

These are hard, uncertain times, especially for young Japanese who have failed to get the right degree from a prestigious university and the right job with a big-name company. If they can find work at all, it is often well below expectations for the rising generation of that onetime economic powerhouse,...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2011

Tohoku teens share views of survival

Asaka Yanada, a 15-year-old high school student from Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, ran as fast as she could toward a hill for 2 km, shepherding elementary school students, when the giant tsunami engulfed her hometown on March 11.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 8, 2011

Late-night restaurants ripe for robbery

"Gyudon" beef-on-rice restaurants belonging to the Sukiya chain have become a favorite target of robbers.
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2011

Olympus delays earnings release pending M&A probe

Olympus Corp. said Friday it was postponing the release of second-quarter earnings pending the results of a probe into $1.4 billion in writedowns and fees related to the company's acquisitions.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 4, 2011

Japan Inc. puts on its social game face

Big corps are getting playful and social while testing the waters of the big Facebook pond.
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2011

MF Global fired 15 employees at Japanese unit before bankruptcy: union

MF Global Holdings Ltd. fired 15 employees from its Japan unit before filing for bankruptcy Monday, said Kazuyuki Sugimoto, secretary general at the Federation of Foreign Bank Employees Union.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2011

Honda logs surprise U.S. sales gain amid pent-up demand

Honda Motor Co. said Monday its U.S. sales were growing in October, defying analysts' projections.
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2011

Nintendo predicts first annual loss on yen woes, 3DS disappointment

Nintendo Co., the world's largest maker of video game machines, forecast its first annual loss on record amid the yen's surge to a new postwar high and weaker than expected sales of the new 3DS console.
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2011

Ripples from Thai floods splash Japan

With Thailand's worst floods in 50 years surrounding the center of Bangkok, economists are warning that the protracted crisis may hurt Japan's economy, which had just started to show signs of recovering from the March 11 disasters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2011

Marubeni swaps trail only Tepco in growth

The cost to insure debt of Marubeni Corp. is poised to rise the most this month of any Japanese company besides Tokyo Electric Power Co., reflecting concern an economic slowdown will make it more difficult to meet forecasts for record profit.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Man arrested in Kobe stabbing had been staying at hotel near victim’s home
Masashi Tanimoto arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in Kobe, is sent to prosecutors on Sunday.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.

Podcast

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

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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