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JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES

BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Sep 25, 2006
Many fears, few hopes haunt Japan's transition
"Children should be seen and not heard."
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Sep 18, 2006
China's tight yuan grip signals shortcomings as a global team player
Revaluation of the yuan, along with high oil prices, deceleration of the U.S. economy, and the euro's rise against the, yen was among the major topics discussed at the Group of Seven finance ministers' meeting in Singapore over the weekend.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Aug 7, 2006
From Poland to Japan: a contrasting tale of two central bankers
Two central bankers have been catching intense media attention over the past couple of months. One is Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui. He is in a bit of a dog house for his investments in the now notorious Murakami Fund, as well as for some of the other ways he has been moving his money about.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jul 31, 2006
BOJ should have based hike on consumer needs, worldwide inflation trend
The Bank of Japan raised the unsecured overnight call rate from virtually zero to 0.25 percent at the end of its July 13-14 Policy Board meeting and hiked the official discount rate from 0.1 percent to 0.4 percent.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jul 24, 2006
Cutting corporate taxes best course for Japan
The government's 2006 basic policy on economic and fiscal management and structural reforms, approved by the Cabinet on July 7, established two national pillars of economic policy for the coming decade -- the pursuit of growth in a shrinking population, and the rebuilding of state finances to reinforce...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jul 3, 2006
Inflation, Japanese monetary policy and global imbalances
Here are three questions to ponder over in the summer season: Is inflation back? When will Japanese interest rates start rising? Do global imbalances matter?
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jun 26, 2006
Laws, morals and the delay of the financial products trade law
A mid the public uproar over insider trading prompted by the arrest of investment fund manager Yoshiaki Murakami, the Diet quickly enacted a new law to regulate transactions involving financial products on June 7. The legislation combines the previous Securities and Exchange and other laws in an attempt...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jun 19, 2006
Keidanren to use same play book under Mitarai
On May 24 the Keidanren started anew under the leadership of Canon Inc. Chairman Fujio Mitarai, who has declared his goals to be the "innovation of Japan" and the continuation of the organization's drive for structural reforms under his predecessor Hiroshi Okuda.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jun 5, 2006
A sleuth's Marple-lous take on takeover bids
In the novel "A Caribbean Mystery," Miss Marple asks Mr. Rafiel about takeover bids. She sounds like someone who is talking about a word in a foreign language.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
May 29, 2006
Getting to the bottom of foreign currency reserves
In recent months, news about sharp rises in foreign currency reserves held by emerging economies has been making headlines in Japanese papers.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
May 8, 2006
In search of Galbraithian wisdom for Japan's woes
John Kenneth Galbraith died last month. He was arguably one of the most influential economists of our time. One wonders what his comments would have been, had he been asked to say something about the course of the Japanese economy during these past few months.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
May 1, 2006
Global inflation changing economic fundamentals
Ajoint statement released April 21 by finance minis- ters and central bankers of the Group of Seven major economies in Washington noted that the global trend in economic expansion has entered its fourth year, with inflationary pressures relatively contained despite the surge in crude oil prices.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Apr 24, 2006
Fiscal policymakers seek Japan's true potential
An intense debate is raging among three of the nation's top fiscal panels on how to reform state revenues and expenditures in an integrated manner. The bodies are the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, the Liberal Democratic Party's fiscal reform panel, and the fiscal system council of the Finance...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Apr 17, 2006
'CPE' by stealth: the state of youth jobs in Japan
French students are victorious. They have managed to push the infamous "first-time employment contract" ("contrat premiere embauche") out of the window.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Apr 3, 2006
Things to watch as BOJ restores interest rates
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan's biggest banking group, raised the rates it offers on time deposits with a maturity of one year or over on March 20. The increase varies according to the size of the deposit and the length of maturity. The annual rate for a five-year deposit under 3 million yen,...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Mar 27, 2006
Which management strategies raise corporate value?
Window-dressing and other fraudulent acts aimed at boosting share prices have led many Japanese to doubt whether it is really all that important to "maximize corporate value."
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Mar 20, 2006
What the Merchant of Venice might think about BOJ policy
"The quality of mercy is not strained."
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Mar 13, 2006
U.S. current account deficit may trigger shift in global savings
The current account deficit of the United States topped $800 billion in 2005. Ben Bernanke, who recently became chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, told a lecture in the spring of last year that the U.S. deficit level is "passively" determined by income, asset prices, interest rates, currency exchange...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Mar 6, 2006
Oita's example can give clues on how to close rural gap
Japan's overall economic conditions are steadily improving, but the large gap between urban and rural areas is often cited as a serious problem. While business is brisk in Tokyo and other big cities, rural parts of Japan still lack the vigor.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Feb 27, 2006
Of winter sports and economic fortunes: What's the connection?
The Winter Olympics were last held in Japan in 1998. The stage was Nagano, and on that stage, the Japanese athletes performed brilliantly. They won no less than five gold medals, one silver and four bronzes. Many of the winning athletes sported auburn, if not blonde-tinted hair. Some even went for eyebrows...
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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