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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 1, 2010

Battery makers in heated rivalries

Powerful, long-lasting rechargeable batteries may be key to a future green society — especially if they can become widely used to power electric vehicles.
EDITORIALS
May 29, 2010

A good time to quit smoking

Japan Tobacco Inc. plans to raise the prices of tobacco products from Oct. 1 following the government's decision to raise the tobacco tax by ¥3.5 per cigarette or ¥70 per 20-cigarette pack. As a result, prices for cigarette packs, now around ¥300, will top ¥400 in what JT calls an "unprecedented...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 29, 2010

Hordes greet iPad debut in Tokyo

Apple Inc.'s much-awaited iPad debuted in Japan Friday with hundreds of people lining up for the device and celebrating its arrival at retail stores in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2010

Sony, KDDI, Asahi, Toppan in e-book tieup

Sony Corp., KDDI Corp, the Asahi Shimbun Co. and Toppan Printing Co. announced Wednesday they will jointly establish a company to sell and distribute electronic books and attempt to launch the service by year's end.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2010

Honda to up China output 28% by 2012

Honda Motor Co. will raise production capacity in China by 28 percent to 830,000 vehicles a year by the second half of 2012 and introduce two new models, Chief Executive Officer Takanobu Ito said Tuesday in Guangzhou.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 25, 2010

Toyama named first coach of Shining Suns

The Miyazaki Shining Suns, one of three bj-league expansion teams for the 2010-11 season, have hired the youngest head coach in league history, it was announced on Monday.
JAPAN
May 20, 2010

Women get rare chance for promotion

It shouldn't be surprising that Panasonic's star manager for developing appliances for women is a woman herself — except that this is Japan, a nation notorious for holding back females in the workplace.
BUSINESS
May 20, 2010

Toyota plans 4,500-Lexus steering fault recall

Toyota said Wednesday it will recall 4,500 Lexus vehicles in Japan to fix a computerized steering problem, with another 7,000 vehicles overseas also likely to be affected.
BUSINESS
May 19, 2010

Softbank debuts handsets with Twitter applications

Softbank Mobile Corp. unveiled new cell phones Tuesday boasting applications for the micro-blogging service Twitter.
BASKETBALL
May 16, 2010

Five Arrows face uncertain future after bankruptcy

The Takamatsu Five Arrows may become the first bj-league team to go out of business.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
May 16, 2010

Reality check, 2010: 'Smoking doesn't cause cancer' (Japan Tobacco)

Every generation has its theme song.
JAPAN
May 15, 2010

Housing glut opens door to foreign tenants

As the country's foreign population keeps growing and the declining birthrate and oversupply of housing result in more and more vacancies, it is time for real estate agents to create a more welcoming environment for foreign customers, according to people who work in the business.
India strikes Pakistan over Kashmir tourist killings
Indian paramilitary personnel stand guard along a road in Srinagar on Wednesday after New Delhi launched missile strikes on archrival Pakistan in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
About 30% of those in de facto marriages refuse to marry over surname change
A survey by a private group found that 30% of people in de facto marriages in Japan have not filed for marriage registration because they or their partners do not want to change their surnames.
Japan's 'ice age' employment generation is at risk of poverty during retirement
Those who entered the job market from around 1993 to 2004, when long-term stagnation started, are likely to struggle even more to make ends meet after retirement.
Man held after two injured in Tokyo Metro knife attack
Police outside Todaimae Station on the Namboku Line on Wednesday evening after a knife attack at the station 　
Driver arrested at scene of Yokosuka crash that injured eight
A 31-year-old man was taken into custody on Monday on suspicion of drunken driving after he caused a multivehicle crash in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
The drive for luxury: Aston Martin Asia's president explains the desire for more
While for Aston Martin, it’s all about delivering luxury, their regional president for Asia Gregory Adams' start in the auto industry in Japan was far more humble.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Plug and Play wants to help Japanese startups go global
Phillip Vincent (right), Japan CEO of Plug and Play, and Ma Jingqian, head of ventures, at Plug and Play's Tokyo office, last month
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.

Podcast

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

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
By Hanako Lowry

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