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ANALYSIS

BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 19, 2012
Greek outcome only step in right direction
The yen fell against the euro and Asian stocks rose after proausterity New Democracy won the national elections in Greece on Sunday, but pundits warned that it is too early for Japan to breathe a sigh of relief.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jun 14, 2012
Mainali case exposes flaws, bias in judicial system
Facing retrial, exoneration and freedom after spending 15 years in prison for the 1997 murder of a Tokyo woman — a crime for which he was initially acquitted — Govinda Prasad Mainali could be a case study in the flaws in the nation's judicial system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 19, 2012
Voluntary power-saving plan risky if heat, economy collide
In anticipation of tight electricity supply conditions this summer without nuclear energy, the government has taken the unusual step of setting numerical targets for power usage in extensive areas served by seven of the nation's 10 utilities.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
May 17, 2012
Kansai power crunch just political rivalry?
The confrontation between the central government and Kansai area leaders over the restart of two nuclear reactors in Oi, Fukui Prefecture, has more to do with the growing power struggle between Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda than with safety or objective attempts to determine how much electricity will be available this summer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
May 15, 2012
Three-way FTA talks have key hurdles to surmount
The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea have announced their countries will launch negotiations on a trilateral free-trade agreement by year's end. But the prospects are far from rosy.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 13, 2012
Shrinking market forces tieup
Bic Camera Inc., the nation's fifth-biggest retailer of home electronics, is buying a majority stake in Kojima Co., the seventh-largest, to create what will be the No. 2 player in the industry following behemoth Yamada Denki Co.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 11, 2012
Tepco survival plan depends on restarts
Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s special 10-year turnaround plan has been officially endorsed by the government, but industry observers are skeptical it will work.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
May 2, 2012
Obama, Noda seek close ties amid skepticism over goals
With concerns growing over China's military buildup and strains on the Korean Peninsula, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda became the country's first leader to formally meet U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House since the Democratic Party of Japan swept to power in 2009.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 27, 2012
Jury out on if inquest system lived up to role
The prolonged trial of former Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa marked the first time a Diet member has been tried after being subjected to mandatory indictment by a panel of ordinary citizens who received authorization to review a case prosecutors gave up on.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 27, 2012
Political showdown, and possibly poll, loom
Now that Ichiro Ozawa has been acquitted of funding irregularity charges, experts said one thing is certain at this stage: he will try to regain power within his Democratic Party of Japan and send Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda packing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 27, 2012
Solar industry beaming; wind sector deflated
The government's proposed incentives to boost renewable energies will probably see growth in the solar and geothermal power industries, but have disappointed operators in the wind energy sector, lobby groups said.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 23, 2012
Analysts query value of IMF contribution
The leading role Japan played in convincing the Group of 20 major economies to almost double the resources of the International Monetary Fund highlighted Tokyo's fear of losing its global presence to emerging economies such as China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 21, 2012
North sees Japanese wives as leverage
North Korea appears to be considering using home visits by Japanese women who moved to the isolated state with their Korean husbands in a 1959-1984 repatriation project as leverage to improve relations with Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 18, 2012
Governor seen as goading administration into action
Though quick to get a reaction from experts and lawmakers Tuesday, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's intention to purchase the Senkaku Islands will likely have little impact on the territorial dispute between Japan, China and Taiwan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 13, 2012
Postal privatization comes off back burner
The Lower House's passage Thursday of a bill to revise the Postal Privatization Law is a key development in an issue that was relegated to the back burner for years, experts said.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 31, 2012
Passage hinges on Ozawa, opposition
Despite the Cabinet's approval Friday of a sales tax hike bill that sparked months of dissent and resistance from the ruling party's ranks, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda may find that in the deadlocked Diet, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Mar 29, 2012
Elpida failure to hasten industry consolidation
Elpida Memory Inc., the last domestic maker of DRAM chips, was delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday in the biggest corporate failure in Japanese manufacturing history.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 27, 2012
Old guard see despot in Hashimoto
Toru Hashimoto's push to fundamentally reform Japan picked up steam Saturday with the opening of Ishin Seiji Juku (Restoration Political Institute), as criticism grows in Tokyo that the outspoken Osaka mayor is leading not only a national revolt against established parties but also a mass movement reminiscent of Nazi Germany.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 28, 2012
Yen's historical rise slows, but relief may not last
The yen's historic surge since last summer has taken a breather, particularly in light of the Bank of Japan's expansion of monetary easing earlier this month, lessening exporters' pain and boosting stock prices.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 18, 2012
Fiscal ills not DPJ's doing but it's holding the bag
The tax and social security reform outline adopted by the Cabinet on Friday indicate the government has run out of options and must finally address welfare costs and public finances that have been spiralling out of control for years.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Yen’s fragility raises specter of a new currency war in Asia
Suspected intervention to drag the yen off a 34-year low against the dollar is already seen as unlikely to have a lasting effect if Japan continues alone.
Online booking for Mount Fuji climb to open on May 20
Visitors climb the slopes of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters. From May 20, climbers will have access to a new online booking system for Mount Fuji's most popular Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
Ex-METI bureaucrat given 10-year sentence for drugging and raping women
The Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced a former industry ministry bureaucrat to 10 years in prison for drugging six women with sleeping pills and then raping or groping them in 2022.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.

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