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YEN FOR LIVING

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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 27, 2013
Government tries to jolt EV sales with charging station subsidies
Sluggish electric car sales blamed on lack of recharging infrastructure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 21, 2013
Supermarkets finally get serious about shopping bags
Japan's plastic bag problem is different from Europe's.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 13, 2013
Where's the beef? Japanese taste buds dictate processing methods
Is that steak you're eating technically a steak?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 7, 2013
Collecting organizations try to give credit where it's due, don't always succeed
It's not uncommon for companies to incorrectly report credit information.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 30, 2013
Net scalpers set off discussion of true fandom in terms of economics
If you can't afford u00a5400,000 for a ticket, can you call yourself a fan?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 25, 2013
Say goodbye to plentiful, affordable shrimp
Due to poor production at Asian fish farms, shrimp stocks are shrinking.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 18, 2013
Blood on the tracks: Who pays for deadly railway accidents?
It's true: Railways demand money from families whose members die in train accidents.
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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 12, 2013
Government wondering how to tap burgeoning ebook market
The consumption tax increase gives overseas vendors an advantage.
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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 7, 2013
Lower egg prices bad for producers, worse for chickens
The government aims to control egg prices by any means necessary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 2, 2013
Where there's a will: Attitudes toward inheritance change
Japanese baby boomers are facing up to the responsibilities of dying.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 27, 2013
Young women's life preferences acknowledge workplace reality
It's not that young women prefer home over work, it's that they don't think they can have both.
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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 19, 2013
You are where you eat: McDonald's Japan sets prices by region
McDonald's has found that it won't lose customers if it raises prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 17, 2013
Aging boomers may prove to be just as tight with savings
Don't expect a spending windfall once boomers turn into seniors.
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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 12, 2013
Roomba rules with working moms
Don't diss working mothers. They boost the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 6, 2013
Men start taking advantage of nursing shortage
If nursing looks more like a real career, then more men will apply.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 2, 2013
How economically effective are the Olympics?
The so-called economic boost of the Olympics is mostly speculative.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 23, 2013
The sky becomes less of a limit for cabin attendants (unless you're a man)
All Nippon Airways just announced a new hiring policy for cabin attendants (CA). Starting next year, new CAs will be full-time regular employees of the company. Since 1995, CAs at the company were hired as contract workers who could opt to become regular employees after three years. The reason for the...
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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 20, 2013
Hot biz: stocks that climb with the temperature
The heat may be bad for your peace of mind, but it's great for the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 14, 2013
Build a multifunction restroom and they will come
Statistics show seniors will patronize your establishment because of your toilet
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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 8, 2013
New tax-free investment scheme not likely to increase investment
New individual saving system creates a battleground for competing bureaucratic organs.

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Wozme, founded by dancer and choreographer Wakaba Kohei, is composed of Kana Kitty, Ami Ishii, Akane Watanabe and Natsuki. Its aim is to inject elegance and beauty, traits traditionally associated with femininity, into the sometimes grotesque art form of butoh dance.
Wozme, an all-women dance troupe, wants to move the needle in butoh