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LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Jan 7, 2009

Hybrid storage to put new spin on netbook choices

Flash wonder: Netbook makers seem to be particularly keen to shatter the axiom that size always equals power. Their shrunken portables put a premium on being small and light, both in terms of bulk and price, for only a slight tradeoff on performance. Certainly they would also like people to stop describing...
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2008

S. Korean tourists wither with won

The sharp appreciation of the yen and the dramatic fall of South Korea's won has had a big impact on tourism on both sides of the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Dec 31, 2008

Puny netbook hard drives no problem for Logitec

Data box: Designing electronics these days is as much about deciding what to leave out as what features to include.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2008

Sumitomo Life seeking to raise ¥100 billion in capital next month

Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. plans to raise about ¥100 billion in capital as early as next month to strengthen its financial base, a spokesman said Sunday.
Reader Mail
Dec 28, 2008

Apartment hunt shows the score

I am an American who has lived in Japan for the past eight years — five years in Osaka and three years in Tokyo. For the most part it has been a positive experience, but recent events have shown me Japan's underlying legalized racism toward foreigners living in Japan.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 28, 2008

Ekiden pulls them in from around the world

Foreign athletes have been conspicuous in numerous ekiden long-distance relays since the 1980s.
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2008

Sumitomo Metal cuts nickel output

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Japan's largest nickel producer, will cut production of ferronickel next month as the global financial crisis reduces demand.
EDITORIALS
Dec 26, 2008

Replacing nuclear reactors

Chubu Electric Power Co. has announced a plan to decommission two aging reactors at its Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Shizuoka Prefecture and build a new reactor as a replacement. The decision to decommission the No. 1 and No. 2 boiling water reactors with a combined output of 1.38 million kW is reasonable....
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 23, 2008

Tight budgets or not, the year's hit products roll on

As the year rushes toward its finale, Japan's media devotes a lot of coverage to identifying hitto shōhin (ヒット商品, hit products) that have succeeded in capturing consumers' hearts and minds over the previous 12 months.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2008

Fuso joins retreat in production

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp., a unit of Daimler AG, will hike production cuts in Japan as the global recession erodes demand.
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2008

Nation's auto market could see lowest sales in 31 years: JAMA

Vehicle sales in Japan next year may fall to their lowest level in 31 years as unemployment and the economic slowdown keep drivers out of showrooms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2008

Daiwa House to sell at loss to cut property glut

Daiwa House Industry Co., Japan's biggest home builder, said it may sell some houses and apartments at a loss to lure buyers as the recession threatens to prolong the country's longest housing slump.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2008

Takata, Akebono Brake seen as worst hit if Big Three fold

Takata Corp., Japan's largest maker of vehicle safety equipment, and Akebono Brake Industry Co. would lose the most among the country's auto parts suppliers should either General Motors Corp. or Chrysler LLC declare bankruptcy, according to Moody's Japan K.K.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Dec 13, 2008

Pair's flexibility keeps their options open

Smart couples have smart rules.
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2008

Emissions goals to determine Panasonic managers' pay

Panasonic Corp. is getting so serious about being "green," managers will see pay slashed if plants don't meet the electronics giant's internal emissions targets, an executive said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2008

Pan Pacific to cut copper output

Pan Pacific Copper Co., the biggest copper smelter in the nation, will cut production for the first time in 14 years as the global economic slowdown reduces demand.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2008

Daihatsu to recall 111,000 vehicles

Daihatsu Motor Co., the nation's largest minicar maker, will recall about 111,431 vehicles to fix bad accelerator pedals and fuel hoses, the company said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2008

1,000 jobs to go at Nikko Cordial

Citigroup Inc., the U.S. bank that is eliminating 52,000 jobs worldwide, will shed about 1,000 workers at its retail brokerage unit in Japan, two company officials said Wednesday.

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