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BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2009

Toyota to halt NUMMI in March

Toyota is pulling out of a California factory joint venture it had previously run with General Motors — the first time the Japanese automaker is closing a major auto assembly plant.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2009

In 'sinking world,' geisha turn barmaids

In the stifling summer heat at the roadside Yebisu Beer stall in Kyoto's Gion district, Sakiko, dressed in a thick floral kimono, face plastered in white makeup, looks flustered as two foreign tourists photograph her. "Pouring beer here is different but fun," said Sakiko, one of about 90 apprentice geisha,...
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2009

Sony TV sales may exceed target

Sony Corp.'s domestic television sales may exceed its estimate, helped by government incentives to buy energy-saving home appliances, an executive said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2009

Skymark mulls Okinawa-Taiwan service starting in 2010: chief

Skymark Airlines Inc., Japan's largest discount carrier, may start its first regular overseas flights in the first half of next year as the company seeks to broaden its customer base.
BASKETBALL
Aug 26, 2009

Five Arrows may skip season over finances

Just days before bj-league teams begin playing preseason games, the Takamatsu Five Arrows' season and future existence are in limbo.
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2009

Nintendo settles with Hillcrest, averts U.S. import ban on Wii

Nintendo Co. has settled a trade fight that could have resulted in a U.S. import ban of its popular gaming system. Nintendo and Hillcrest Laboratories Inc. filed a notice with the U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday that they reached a settlement of patent-infringement claims. Financial details...
EDITORIALS
Aug 23, 2009

Copyright law and online books

The concept of "books" is undergoing transformation as attempts are made to digitize them and make them available online. A new copyright system needs to be created that can accommodate this trend while upholding the rights of authors and publishers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Aug 22, 2009

Activist preaches global education

Given the current global racial and religious tensions, it may sound utopian to envision a world in which people of diverse nationalities and cultural backgrounds live in peace and harmony by honoring the differences of others.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TAKING A CHANCE
Aug 20, 2009

Starting up Net portal for women turns into lifetime career choice

Kikuko Yano was searching for a job she could do her entire life, and found it in the Internet firm she started on her own.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Aug 19, 2009

Offhand but on record

Facebook recently made changes to its service agreement in order to make members' data more accessible to other computer users. Amuse, Inc. announced last week that hackers stole credit-card information from about 150,000 clients. Hackers broke into the social network Twitter's system and stole documents....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2009

Former AIG manager cooks up new career as chef

The collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and other U.S. financial giants changed people's lives around the world, and David Cisan, a former manager at American International Group in Japan, is one of them.
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2009

Lehman moves to block Shinsei

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the investment bank liquidating in bankruptcy, said it may be out of pocket by $500 million if Shinsei Bank Ltd. gains control of the reorganization of an Asian Lehman unit, Sunrise Finance Co.

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