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CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 11, 2011
A close shave for Japanese women
There's another way for women to brighter, whiter, softer skin: a close shave with a straight razor ... or so cutting-edge estu00e9e salons say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Jan 25, 2011
Personal humidifiers steam things up
Play misty for me: Japan's personal humidifiers keep things dewy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 9, 2010
Caregiving not the unemployment panacea the government hoped for
Premiums for Long-term Care Insurance could be raised again in 2012. Question is, will this translate to higher salaries for low-paid caregivers.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 22, 2010
Japan by the numbers (11.22.10)
This week we toast to your good skincare, personal independence and, of course, the newly arrived Beaujolais Nouveau.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 21, 2010
Japan by the numbers (08.21.10)
Surveys say keitai owners aren't as sharp as their smartphones, and the sun is to be feared.
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Aug 6, 2010
Japan by the numbers (8.5.10)
Big demand in Japan for white skin, hobbies, eye make-up and working mothers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 8, 2010
Assisted living: You can't take it with you
There gold's in the silver sector and everyone wants a piece of the the kaigo hoken (nursing care insurance) system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Nov 3, 2009
Moisturize me
As face-drying winter winds approach, Bandai and Fancl come to the rescue with a portable skin analyzer.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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