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BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2011

Mitsui O.S.K. bullish on car exports

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., operator of the world's largest merchant fleet, said its car exports may rise from September as Toyota Motor Corp. and other automakers restore production disrupted after the March 11 earthquake.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2011

Takeda's Actos diabetes pill needs new cancer-risk warning, Europe says

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.'s Actos diabetes drug may be kept on the market with new warnings, the European Medicines Agency said after reviewing research showing the drug carried a slightly increased risk of bladder cancer.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2011

Toyota targets over 16,000 U.S. plug-in Prius sales

Toyota Motor Corp. said it expects U.S. sales of at least 16,000 plug-in Prius hatchbacks in 2012 after the model debuts early in the year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 22, 2011

The nostalgic and sweet life of Kyoto

The world of wagashi, traditional Japanese confectionery, can be a little difficult to decipher. Not a few people are rather underwhelmed by their first taste of a typical wagashi such as daifuku, a sticky rice dumpling filled with an, sweet adzuki bean paste. Even if you can get over the strangeness...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 21, 2011

From the favelas of Brazil come street-style dancers supreme

In a weeklong festival of street-dance performances and competitions being held at Kanagawa Arts Theatre (KAAT) in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, starting from July 30, one dance group perhaps stands out in particular for its emotionally charged performances.
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Jul 19, 2011

Japan's incompatible power grids

Dear Alice,As Japan sweats through this summer of inadequate power, many more people now know that there are different electrical supply systems in eastern and western Japan, and that the two systems are incompatible. This is such a crazy situation that I'd really be interested to know the history behind...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Jul 17, 2011

Tezuka on iPad represents shift in manga biz

Manga is an integral part of the entertainment industry in Japan, and has been for decades. There are numerous weekly and monthly manga anthologies. Series carried in those magazines often become bestsellers in paperback form and are adapted into anime, live-action TV shows and films. However, with fewer...
JAPAN / WEEK 3
Jul 17, 2011

Volunteering with three teens in Tohoku

Many people want to go to the Tohoku region to help in the colossal clean-up following the magnitude-9 Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 and the resulting tsunami that hit some 400 km of the coastline.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2011

Honda cuts most North American plant waste to zero

Honda Motor Co. said 10 of its North American plants now send no waste to landfills and four others in the region have cut scrap and trash to "virtually" nothing as the carmaker seeks to curb manufacturing-related pollution.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2011

Buyers warned of 'illegal' Geiger counters

In Tokyo's Akihabara electronics district, a Geiger counter sold under the brand name of Shanghai Ergonomics Detecting Instrument Co.'s DP802i costs ¥65,000.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 15, 2011

Celebrated U.S. ballet to tour Japan

Local audiences will have the chance to see premier ballet when the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) and its international cast of dancers return to Japan this month.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 14, 2011

Hummer don't hurt them: Are Japanese consumers allergic to big cars?

Does GM's plan to sell small cars in Japan make sense?
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2011

GE plan followed with inflexibility

Second of two parts
Reader Mail
Jul 14, 2011

Volunteers get wrong message

Regarding Tomoko Otake's July 10 Timeout article, "Company team helps fill Tohoku gap": I am a "long-term" volunteer who has been in Ishinomaki (Miyagi Prefecture) for almost a month, and have no plans to return to my home in Osaka in the near future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2011

Lender urges quick passage of Tepco bill

The Diet must pass a nuclear compensation bill within two months before banks including Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. offer new loans to the owner of the radiation-spewing Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant, the nation's banking lobby said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 10, 2011

Marvelous Minakami: the great year-round escape

Face it, you need to get out of Tokyo during the dog days of summer, when it gets like a fetid sauna.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2011

Sony restores full network services

Sony Corp. restored full PlayStation Network and Qriocity online services in Japan, closing a 2½-month chapter in which hackers forced the company to shut down its global video game and movie streaming operations.
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2011

NEC looking to boost sales in Brazil by 30%

NEC Corp. plans to increase sales in Brazil by 30 percent this year, boosted by rising demand as the country prepares to host the World Cup and the Olympics, according to the company's top executives in Latin America.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jul 5, 2011

Disunited 'English-speaking diaspora' bites back

The Community Page received a large number of emails in response to Debito Arudou's June 7 Just Be Cause column, headlined " 'English-speaking diaspora' should unite, not backbite."
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2011

Nissan Leaf pulls ahead of GM Volt

Nissan Motor Co.'s Leaf, the first mass-produced electric car sold in the United States, took an early lead in the budding market for rechargeable autos by pulling ahead of General Motors Co.'s plug-in Volt in the first half.
EDITORIALS
Jul 2, 2011

Spreading anti-nuclear sentiment

Tokyo Electric Power Co. and three other power companies held shareholders' meetings on Tuesday and six more on Wednesday. The shareholders' meetings were overshadowed by the crisis at Tepco's Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jul 1, 2011

Cool foods for a chilled-out summer

Chefs and food manufacturers are inventing new ways to enjoy the summer staple of cold noodles.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
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.
Japan ranked one of the most peaceful places in Asia as global tensions rise
Visitors look at paper cranes hung at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of the city.
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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