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YEN FOR LIVING

Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 11, 2011
Realists and idealists on the cost of adopting renewable energy
If the Renewable Energy Act passes, what will it mean to your electricity bill?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 5, 2011
Okozukai vs. hesokuri: An alternate view of home economics
Wives traditionally control Japanese household finances, but that doesn't mean they have financial freedom.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 29, 2011
The hidden economics of diabetes
Japanese doctors can make a lot of money from the diabetes epidemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 24, 2011
Joyful Honda and the rise of the car-centric 'home center'
Are American-styled home centers Japan's retail model for the future?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 21, 2011
Reported epidemic of elder shoplifting may not be what it seems
Media may be missing the point when it reports on rise in crime among retirees.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 18, 2011
Annals of Cheap: 32-inch flat screen TVs
Prices of TV sets, especially smaller models, are now as low as they'll ever be.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 13, 2011
More shopping refugees: Residents of planned community at the mercy of bureaucratic prerogatives
Elderly residents of a corner of Chiba New Town have been left without a supermarket to shop in.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 5, 2011
Regional bank tries to make money work for good things
A small Tokyo bank encourages customers to be energy efficient in a substantial way.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 31, 2011
LEDs make it cheaper to blind family and friends
How much can you really save if you switch your light bulbs to LEDs?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 26, 2011
Will the 'morning-after pill' make gynecologists obsolete?
The morning-after pill is finally available to Japanese women.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 24, 2011
Cheap labor market will have to make do without Chinese workers
The flight of cheap labor following the earthquake may have a lasting effect on Japan's economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 20, 2011
Disaster makes the heart grow fonder, but potential marriage partners still need cash
More people are looking to get hitched since the March 11 earthquake, but will it change the criteria for selecting partners?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 17, 2011
Post-disaster business opportunities attracting wrong kind of enterprises
Yakuza groups are allegedly giving out money to evacuees in order to secure favors for future business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 14, 2011
Only chumps recharge their cell phones at home
All mobile phone service providers offer free recharging services at sales outlets, though some offer more than others.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 9, 2011
The economics of scapegoating vending machines
Vending machines have become the symbol of energy-wasting this summer in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 3, 2011
Reality check: Condo repair funds not enough
Condominium owners may be discouraged to learn that the repair fund they pay into once a month won't be enough to fix their broken buildings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 29, 2011
Let them rent mansions: Compensation for disaster victims will barely make a difference
Compensation in the form of donations and government grants are finally starting to reach disaster victims. Will it be enough?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 23, 2011
Disasters kill appetite for travel during Japan's high season
The aftershocks of the March 11 quake will be strongly felt in the tourism industry come this Golden Week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 19, 2011
Summer electricity shortage countermeasure: Make your own
Nuclear power? Who needs it, when you've got this free and safe sun and the wind? Right? Right?
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 14, 2011
Consumers suddenly rushing back to pariah produce
Two weeks ago shoppers were shunning produce from the Tohoku area; now they can't get enough of it.
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.
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.
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.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
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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