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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2003

Matsui's success in U.S. hits a home run for Mizuno's sales

New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui drew praise for helping his team clinch the American League pennant and for his contribution, albeit in vain, toward their quest for a World Series victory.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2003

Nissan set to cut sales firms to 100

Nissan Motor Co. plans to reduce the number of domestic sales companies from the current 170 to around 100 as part of the rationalization of its sales structure and cut costs, company sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2003

Nippon TV producer in ratings scam

A producer at Nippon Television Network Corp. has bribed TV viewer rating monitors in a bid to manipulate the viewer ratings of his own shows, it was learned Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2003

Bikini 'campaign girls' exit stage left

In a move likely to disappoint aspiring actresses, many major textile firms are abolishing a decades-old advertising tool -- sexy "campaign girls" in bathing suits.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2003

Kanebo, Kao plan cosmetics tieup

Kao Corp. and Kanebo Ltd. said Thursday they have agreed to integrate their cosmetics businesses by the end of March 2007.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2003

Firms unveil home stereos that can download digital music

Imagine if your stereo system were linked directly to an online music store.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2003

Recruitment exec says change must be embraced

As Japan's economic slump lingers and its once near-universal lifetime employment system collapses, many of the nation's workers are sharing an increased sense of insecurity. But the top executive of a global recruitment consultancy tells them not to fear change.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 21, 2003

Internet bill nightmare, pension payouts, and singing groups

Internet connection I have a problem that concerns with my Internet Service Provider. I was billed for over 100,000 yen for Internet connection and international calls. Most of the bill came from international phone calls, which I thought were free.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 19, 2003

A timeline of protest in Japanese history

Japanese labor is today characterized by "enterprise unions," company-by-company groupings that account for almost all of the country's labor organizations. Lacking the militancy of their forebears, these unions are credited by some with enabling Japan's postwar economic boom but blamed by others for...
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2003

Naigai to reduce workforce by 7%

Apparel maker Naigai Co. said Friday it will cut 50 jobs, or about 7 percent of its workforce, through early retirement by the end of this year as part of a new three-year restructuring program.
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2003

Honda touts new Odyssey

Honda Motor Co. will debut a remodeled Odyssey minivan on Friday in an effort to turn around its sluggish domestic sales.
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.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 12, 2003

Australia living up to its 'lucky country' nickname

TOWNSVILLE, Australia -- Talk about living up to your nickname!
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2003

Pesky spammers sneer at the law

The arrest of a man accused of sending millions of ads for an Internet site is raising questions about the legal boundaries of spam e-mail, which Japan's bombarded public has dubbed "nuisance mail."
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2003

Asahi Glass develops 'crystal ball' to forecast stock price movements

Individual investors have long been searching for a "crystal ball" that can give them an edge in the markets by helping them select the right stock at the right time.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2003

Japan not attacking root causes of abused, exploited foreigners: experts

Many foreigners in Japan have secure lives and careers, but there are also many who, even though here on a technically legal basis, have a more tenuous existence and are abused.
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2003

Tokyo to get world's first IP mobiles

IP Talk Corp. said Monday it will start providing Internet-protocol mobile telephone services in March, allowing free calls between subscribers and extremely low rates for calls to fixed-line numbers and overseas.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / CLOSE-UP
Oct 5, 2003

Winning smile

Think back to 1984, before the Japanese government had recruited armies of foreign-born English instructors to internationalize the countryside and when gaijin commentators on television were all but unheard of.
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 eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
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