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JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES

BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Apr 26, 2004
Antimonopoly Law must be reformed to fit 21st century
The Fair Trade Commission is contemplating making a revision to the Antimonopoly Law in hopes of being able to submit a bill to the Diet, which is now in session. However, the contents of the revision are still up in the air.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Mar 29, 2004
Hooked on China's seven percent solution
For Mr. Sherlock Holmes, a seven percent solution provides solace in times of intellectual inactivity, when the game's not afoot, and his brain craves for stimulus. On those occasions, he turns to a seven percent solution of cocaine injected into the forearm to compensate for the lack of vibrant mental...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Mar 22, 2004
Japanese monetary authorities must take the risk of making sense
Japanese monetary authorities have been trying to keep the yen-dollar exchange rate above 105, and even to push it to 110. While their actions, of course, affect the sentiments of currency exchange dealers, we should realize that exchange rate fluctuations are determined not just by economic factors,...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Mar 8, 2004
Speed key to making most of new tax pact
On Feb. 27, a new Japanese-U.S. treaty on taxation was finally submitted to the Diet for ratification by the legislature. The treaty, if approved, will make dividends and royalties earned by U.S. subsidiaries in which the Japanese parent firm has a stake of more than 50 percent tax-free, doing away with...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Feb 16, 2004
Judging our parties by policy is the best policy
In the United States, it is the routine work of think tanks and business organizations to examine the voting behavior of each legislator.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Feb 2, 2004
The unofficial truth about Japan and its official economic recovery
So it's official. Or so the officials say. The Japanese government's latest monthly report on the state of the economy proudly announces that recovery is now steadily in progress.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jan 26, 2004
Japan's lone intervention effort reveals poor risk management
Just a few weeks after the new year began, the U.S. dollar dropped to the 105 yen range for the first time in three years and four months, and also hit a new low of $1.28 against the euro.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jan 19, 2004
Japan must preserve upswing by allaying public fear with reform
Expectations are growing that Japan will finally achieve a full-scale economic recovery this year.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Dec 29, 2003
Enough monkey biz for year of the sheep
The new year approaches, and according to the Chinese zodiac sign calendar it will be the year of the monkey. Just what kind of monkey business awaits the animal in its namesake year is anybody's guess. The hunch is there will be no lack of such activity.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Dec 22, 2003
Dollar's depreciation due more to towering twin debts than euro
With the euro being quoted above $1.20, the media are now reporting that the euro has advanced against the dollar. But you cannot tell for certain whether you are witnessing the euro's appreciation or the dollar's depreciation, merely by looking at the euro's exchange rate vis-a-vis the dollar. This...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Dec 8, 2003
Think carefully before embarking on tax and pension system reforms
With the House of Representatives election over and the roster for the policy panel of the ruling coalition set, discussions on tax reform for the next fiscal year have finally gotten under way -- half a month later than average. I would like to mention some points we would like to emphasize on this...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Dec 1, 2003
The visionless world of postelection Japan
"Now when you go to look for your left -- when you need them most -- they are nowhere to be found," says Michael Moore in the introduction to the U.K. version of his new book, "Dude, Where's My Country."
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Nov 24, 2003
Japan's economic momentum reveals private-sector progress
Japan's gross domestic product for the July-September quarter, according to preliminary figures released by the Cabinet Office on Nov. 14, grew 0.6 over the previous quarter for an annualized expansion of 2.5 percent. Some have pointed out that this was slower than in the April-June quarter, when the...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Nov 17, 2003
A proper accounting due for IASB's ways
Established in 2001, the International Accounting Standards Board is a body that is trying to develop a single set of high-quality global accounting standards, the ultimate goal being to have the world's other existing standards converge with it.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Oct 27, 2003
Road to stable exchange rates pocked with self-contradictions
By TERUHIKO MANO
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Oct 20, 2003
Japan must rethink trade policy
The outcome of the World Trade Organization's ministerial conference in Cancun, Mexico, in September was extremely regrettable and damaging to multilateral trade liberalization based on rules. However, we should not simply resent past failures. We should turn them into lessons for achieving the goals...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Oct 6, 2003
Why short-circuit ourselves in a battery-operated world?
We live today in a world of information and communications technology. For all the wonders it can work, it is actually quite fragile, dependent on a whole host of things to ensure it operates smoothly.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Sep 22, 2003
Dwindling benefits cast doubt on rigid pension and deposit schemes
An insurance policy is an agreement whereby the payment of premiums and the receipt of benefits are inseparable. However, this fundamental principle is now being challenged by the nation's public insurance systems, which are creating anxiety and discontent by gradually denying policyholders freedom of...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Sep 15, 2003
Antimonopoly Law faces problems with Constitution, implementation
As deregulation proceeds, a greater segment of the economy is being ruled by market principles, and this trend will accelerate with the implementation of structural reforms. Here, the Antimonopoly Law, the watchdog of market principles, will play an increasingly important role, and it must be enforced...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Sep 8, 2003
Taking the blue pill in a deflationary world
"Welcome to the real world," says Morpheus, captain of the hovercraft Nebuchadnezzar. That is how the cult-movie serial "Matrix" first ventured out into its progressively surreal world. Fans avidly await the coming of the third and (supposedly) last installment of the saga later this year.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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