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BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2003

METI to punish exec players

The vice minister of economy, trade and industry said Monday that METI will punish two officials who allegedly obtained unlisted shares from a Hong Kong firm and earned dividends on them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2003

IRCJ takes salvage target list up to six

The Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan announced Friday that it will bail out Matsuya Denki Co., an Osaka home appliances retailer, and Meisei and Co., a chemical trading company also based in Osaka, under its corporate resuscitation scheme.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 26, 2003

A seductive spin on 'Swan Lake'

Five pairs of Japan Times readers are invited to attend the dance drama "Rottobaruto -- Yuwaku no Dokusaisha (Rothbart -- A Dictator of Seduction)" to be performed Oct. 10 in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2003

SK Telecom, Tokyo firm in tieup

Mobile phone operator SK Telecom Co. of South Korea and Tokyo-based Mobile Broadcasting Corp. signed a deal Thursday for co-ownership of a broadcast satellite that will beam digital voice signals and graphics to cell phones and other mobile devices.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2003

Shizuoka pulls out all the stops in bid to woo foreign investors

Shizuoka wants you badly -- if your company is considering building a base in the prefecture or doing business with any of the 100 or so local firms.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 21, 2003

An endless supply of meat for loan sharks

Half the job of solving social problems is getting the word out. This is especially true when it comes to criminal activities like fraud. Victims of fraud are by definition people who don't know enough about fraud to realize when they're being ripped off.
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2003

Low-quality beans allegedly used in UCC Kona 100%

A Hawaiian affiliate of UCC Ueshima Coffee Co. is suspected of mixing premium Kona coffee beans with cheaper beans and selling the mixture as Kona 100%, according to an accusation document obtained by Kyodo News.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2003

Starbucks looks to hot food for Japan sales boost

Starbucks Coffee Japan will offer hot food items at its outlets next month in an attempt to woo back customers, the company said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2003

Nissan Diesel in talks with creditors over bailout

Nissan Diesel Motor Co. has begun negotiations with Mizuho Corporate Bank, Nissan Motor Co. and other lenders on a bailout plan, sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2003

Suzuki Motor eyes China engine production tieup

Suzuki Motor Corp. is in talks with Changhe Aircraft Industry (Group) Corp. of China to jointly manufacture car engines, a company spokesman said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2003

Fashion guru takes helm at sock firm

Fukusuke Corp. has named noted fashion buyer Yukio Fujimaki as president of the time-honored sock maker, which is undergoing court-supervised rehabilitation, company officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Sep 17, 2003

Small Tokyo-based firm challenges bigger rivals in artificial heart sector

One might think that the list of companies playing a leading role in the development and manufacture of artificial hearts would be limited to major suppliers of medical equipment.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 14, 2003

Television stands test of time

It seems every band that broke up in the decade prior to, say, 1985 has reunited in the past few years to take advantage of whatever shred of nostalgia still dangles from its reputation. Television, the guitar band that emerged from the underground New York scene centered on the Bowery dive CBGB's in...
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2003

Saks Fifth Avenue to open in Japan

The Japan unit of upscale U.S. department store Saks Fifth Avenue said Friday it will open its first Japanese outlet in Tokyo in the fall of 2005.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2003

Clothing manufacturers create new fad: nutritional T-shirts

Japanese fabric and clothing makers are competing fiercely in a brand new field: T-shirts and other clothing containing popular dietary supplements.
CULTURE / Books / THE BOOK REPORT
Sep 11, 2003

Naoki Prize winner asks Japan to put more faith in the young

For the past several years, the Japanese public has been wringing its hands over the new phenomenon of 13- and 14-year-old killers. However, an evocative portrayal of a group of ordinary, young boys, "4teen," by Ira Ishida, was selected as cowinner of this year's Naoki Prize, showering money and fame...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 9, 2003

Scootering, start-ups and an update

Scooter licenses Maynard never learned to drive in Canada before moving here in 1972 ("yes, 31 years ago, sigh"). Living and working in Tokyo's Yoga district, he has had no need to drive a car, and is put off by the 250,000 yen starting price for local driving schools.
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2003

McDonald's roasted over illicit pies

Ltd. said Monday it will change its apple pie supplier after learning that its current supplier uses a coloring agent banned under the Food Sanitation Law. Pies containing the banned agent azorubin were sold to McDonald's, with food-processing firm Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd. acting as an importer.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2003

Daiei seeks IRCJ's assistance to revive Fukuoka operations

Struggling retailer Daiei Inc. has sought assistance from a governmental corporate revival body in the reconstruction of its baseball operations and real estate business in Fukuoka, sources close to the case said Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Sep 6, 2003

Antiques enthusiast tracks treasures to the source

Spring 2000, and Hiroko Kido is poking around in one of the gigantic warehouses in Beijing where the antique remnants of China's past lie rescued but in sadly in cultural limbo. Suddenly she spots a stack of 10 tall narrow doors, covered in dust. Told they came from a 1920s cafe or restaurant, a hotel...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2003

Demand rises for goods from legally logged trees

The popularity of products made from trees certified as having been legally logged is spreading in Japan as consumers become more environmentally aware.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2003

Obscenity trial prompts freedom-of-speech outcry

Motonori Kishi was bemused when he was arrested in October on suspicion of distributing obscene material -- despite the fact that his firm's comic books feature uncensored scenes depicting sexual intercourse.
EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2003

Deteriorating job environment

The unemployment rate in Japan remains at a disturbingly high level of more than 5 percent, although the overall economy shows some signs of recovery. Particularly hard hit are workers in their 40s and 50s, who continue to bear the brunt of corporate restructuring. Once out of work, those who have passed...
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2003

KHI gets Taipei subway-car order

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. said Tuesday it has received an order from the Taipei city government for 321 subway cars, worth 53 billion yen, to be delivered between 2005 and 2009.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Sep 2, 2003

Matsushita hopes to pad DVD lead with new Diga recorder

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. on Monday released the latest in its Diga series of DVD recorders, hoping to consolidate its position as the nation's No. 1 shareholder in the rapidly expanding market.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Aug 31, 2003

Tips from the top

Feeling lucky? This time, you're certain, you just know the takarakuji is as good as yours.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

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
By Mai Yoshikawa

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
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