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BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2009

Softbank set to debut new iPhone

Softbank Corp. said Tuesday it will begin offering Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone in Japan on June 26.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2009

Nomura ups firms' profit outlook

Nomura Holdings Inc. narrowed its profit decline forecast for Japanese companies in the 2009 business year, citing benefits from favorable currency-exchange rates and cheaper oil.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 9, 2009

University of Hawaii reaching out to Japan

The University of Hawaii athletics department is trying to build a bridge to Japan through sports, hoping it shines as brightly as a rainbow.
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2009

Goldman's Accordia Golf to spend ¥20 billion buying several course operators

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s Japanese golf business unit plans to buy more courses as the recession forces companies to sell off assets unrelated to their main business.
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2009

Nomura gets Qatar bank license

Nomura Holdings Inc. said Monday it has received a license to provide investment banking and capital markets services from the Qatar Financial Centre.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2009

Pandemic test eyed for cell phones

A few months from now, a highly contagious disease will spread through a Japanese elementary school. The epidemic will start with several unwitting children, who will infect others as they attend classes and wander the halls.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL: KEYES' POINT
Jun 3, 2009

Back to basics: The choice of seihin or kinben

"You're up very late," says Reiko.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2009

Hitachi still beset by inventory

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. needs three more months to shed excess inventory after demand fell more than anticipated.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2009

Fallout to hit Japan, parts makers acutely

General Motors Corp.'s filing for bankruptcy protection Monday will have a wide impact on Japan's economy, ranging from further reduced U.S. consumption and car sales to fallout hitting the nation's parts makers, experts said.
JAPAN
May 30, 2009

Roos may have green-tech agenda

OSAKA — John Roos, the lawyer President Barack Obama has picked as next U.S. ambassador to Japan, will likely emphasize closer public and private cooperation on developing clean and "green" technologies and take an interest in bilateral health care issues, U.S. sources close to him said Friday.
JAPAN
May 30, 2009

University to use iPhones on truants

A prestigious university is giving away hundreds of iPhones, in part to use its Global Positioning System to nab students that skip class.
JAPAN
May 28, 2009

Kurosawa's creativity goes on line

Photos of nearly 20,000 items related to renowned filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, including his handwritten storyboards, scripts and production notes, were put on the Internet in an online archive Tuesday.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2009

Success of LDP stimulus to be short-lived: Citi strategist

The government's record stimulus measures should fuel a stock rally and clinch an election victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, even as it sets up the economy for a downturn next year, according to Nikko Citigroup Ltd. strategist Tsutomu Fujita.
BUSINESS
May 27, 2009

Rio agrees to 33% iron ore price cut with Nippon Steel

Rio Tinto Group, the world's second-largest iron ore exporter, agreed to a 33 percent cut in contract prices with Japanese steelmakers, the company said Tuesday, making it the first decline in seven years as the global recession slashes demand. Nippon Steel Corp. agreed to pay Rio 97 cents a dry metric...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 26, 2009

'Manga': heart of pop culture

From "One Piece" and "Naruto" to "Doraemon" and "Sazae-san," comic books have been the heart of Japanese pop culture.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2009

Eco-point plan helps retailers' share prices

Bic Camera Inc., Kojima Co. and other appliance retailers advanced in Tokyo trading Monday after a government program prompted higher sales of environmentally friendly goods.
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.
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Dollar’s decline is fueling dislocations across Asian currencies
A worker counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2022.
Worker shortage forcing home care providers to turn away clients, survey finds
A survey by a labor union of home care business operators and care managers found that nearly 90% of facility managers had turned down service requests at least once during the past year, citing insufficient staffing.
Tariff talks with U.S. seen influencing Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters about Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations at his official residence on Saturday.
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
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.
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.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.

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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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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