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BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2003

Seiyu loss for first half -- 8.4 billion yen

Seiyu Ltd.'s group net loss for its business first half through Aug. 31 narrowed to 8.43 billion yen, thanks to the absence of hefty one-time losses booked a year ago, the troubled retail giant announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2003

Making the pitch in English: dry mouth and lots of practice

Everything hangs on the first three minutes of a pitch, whether in Tokyo or New York.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2003

Resona to post 1.76 trillion yen loss on writeoffs

Resona Holdings Inc. said Friday it will post a first-half net loss of 1.76 trillion yen, a stark reversal from originally projected net profits of 22 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2003

BOJ further loosens easy monetary stance

In a furious attempt to keep interest rates down while simultaneously acknowledging signs of economic growth, the Bank of Japan said Friday it will increase the maximum amount of money it means to pump into banks.
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2003

Honda fuel cell can start at subzero temperatures

Honda Motor Co. said Friday that it has developed a fuel-cell power generator, known as a stack, that enables a hydrogen-powered vehicle to start up at temperatures below freezing.
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2003

Japan Tobacco buys back shares

The government sold part of its stake in Japan Tobacco Inc. to the tobacco manufacturer Thursday in response to the entity's offer to repurchase its shares, the Finance Ministry said.
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2003

Mizuho outlook brighter following Nikkei surge

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Monday it has raised its earnings forecast for the fiscal first half, citing the recent stock market advance, lower-than-expected credit costs and special tax returns.
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2003

Over-39 crowd out of luck at SMBC

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co. said Monday they will jointly issue automated teller machine cards with credit functions targeting people in their 20s and 30s, starting Nov. 10.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2003

DPJ adds five pledges to election manifesto

Pledging to take power in the upcoming general election, the Democratic Party of Japan and the Liberal Party celebrated their merger Sunday at a national convention in Tokyo.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Oct 5, 2003

Reviewing reviews of Richie

JAPANESE LITERATURE REVIEWED, by Donald Richie. ICG Muse Inc, 2003, 490 pp., 2,800 yen (cloth). Like photographers, writers who stick at their trade long enough may find themselves in possession, without having realized it, of a substantial body of work, one that has accumulated silently like a snowdrift....
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2003

BTM creates new loan unit for small firms

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi said Friday it has created a section tasked with overseeing strategies related to financing for small and midsize firms and with creating loan products targeting these firms.
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2003

Home energy unit developed by Honda

Honda Motor Co. said Thursday it has developed a home energy station that generates hydrogen from natural gas for use in fuel cell motor vehicles while supplying households with electricity and heat.
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2003

NTT DoCoMo files suit over heavy tax burden

NTT DoCoMo Inc. has filed a lawsuit against tax authorities, claiming it was inappropriately taxed on roughly 30 billion yen it paid for acquiring the lines for its personal handy-phone system, a company official said Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2003

Public largely unaware of new helper dog rules

Hotels, restaurants and other public facilities are required by a new law to let disabled people bring their helper dog along, but apparently few people know about it.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2003

'Tankan' shows optimism in manufacturing sector

Large manufacturers feeling confident about business conditions outnumbered those who are pessimistic in September for the first time in 33 months, a Bank of Japan "tankan" survey showed Wednesday. But analysts said it is still too soon to cheer.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2003

Vodafone chief looks for more subscribers

Vodafone President Darryl Green said Wednesday the company will take aggressive measures to increase the number of its mobile phone service subscribers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2003

New law requires recycling of PCs at consumers' expense

Starting Wednesday, new legislation takes effect that compels personal computer manufacturers to collect used PCs from households and recycle their parts, with consumers footing the bill. The following are basic facts about the recycling process:
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2003

Mitsubishi Research bilked ODA supplier for millions

Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc. swindled the government-run Japan Bank for International Cooperation out of 8 million yen in official development assistance earmarked for Southeast Asia, JBIC officials said Saturday.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Sep 28, 2003

Taisho Sophisticates

EXPLOITING PATENT RIGHTS AND A NEW CLIMATE FOR INNOVATION IN JAPAN, edited by Ruth Taplin. London: Intellectual Property Institute, 2003, 124 pp., £35 (paper). Intellectual property rights (IPR) is a hot issue in Japan. The government has implemented a series of related legal and institutional reforms...
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2003

Takenaka to keep pushing banks on loans

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's controversial reappointment Monday of Heizo Takenaka as financial services minister means banks will still be under pressure to clean up their bad loans.
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2003

Convenience store sales fall 3.4%

Sales at convenience stores around the nation fell 3.4 percent on a same-store basis in August from a year earlier for the sixth straight monthly slide, the Japan Franchise Association said Monday.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2003

DoCoMo plans Japan-U.K. 3G videophone deal

Users of NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s FOMA service will be able to make and receive video calls between Japan and Britain beginning Oct. 1.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2003

Nomura unit may beef up theme park investment plan

Nomura Principal Finance Co. may revise upward the size of its planned equipment investment in failed theme park operator Huis Ten Bosch Co., an executive of the investment arm of the Nomura Securities group said.
COMMUNITY
Sep 14, 2003

Plenty of ways to escape debtors' hell

Lenders loathe him, and Hiroyuki Yagi, Buddhist monk-in-training and president of consultancy Central Research Institute, Inc., loves this reputation.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
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.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
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.

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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