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YEN FOR LIVING

Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 15, 2010
Electronics retailers likely to phase out point systems
Retailers fret that life after the eco-point system is abolished won't be so bright.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 9, 2010
Pachinko parlors pulling in pensioners
Bored? Need to get out the house but nothing too strenuous? How bout a friendly game of pachinko, gramps?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 5, 2010
Price of mercy can be dear when it comes to transplants
Government policies regarding health insurance coverage of organ transplants aren't exactly making the procedure any easier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 1, 2010
Annals of Cheap: Pan no mimi
When the recession gives you bread heels, make sweets, doughnuts and pizza crusts.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 29, 2010
What's the real cost of quitting?
Smokers who kick the habit are healthy for the economy ... or are they?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 24, 2010
Flood control: Destroying neighborhoods to save them
If there was ever an example of government overspending, the long-term flood control project involving super-levees would be it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 20, 2010
Ramen chain widens definition of 'new graduates'
A ramen chain causes a stir by dropping the tradition of hiring from only this year's pool of graduates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 18, 2010
Lawyers' livelihoods to get needier
Six years ago, the LDP raised the bar of number for the number of practicing lawyers in Japan but is passing the bar still that attractive?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 13, 2010
Landlords getting tough with families of suicides
Unless you want to put your family deep in debt, you might want to square things up with your landlord before your final exit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 6, 2010
JAL pilots may become wage earners
Will JAL's corporate restructuring plan actually put the ailing airline back in the black?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 4, 2010
What's in a name when it comes to real estate?
Why oh why is Kichijoji such a popular place to buy a condominium?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 1, 2010
Japan's toilet business flush with success
Asia loves the Washlet. In fact, some people can't leave home without it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 24, 2010
No need to feel sorry for the Incubator babies
Will the fail of the Incubator Bank have a chilling effect on 'high risk-high return' investments? Care to make a wager?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 18, 2010
Is one subway system better than two?
Would merging the Tokyo Metro and Toei produce a profit, or more importantly, lower fares for commuters?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 16, 2010
Government organ sets sights on student-loan scofflaws
The knock-on effect of the recession has led to less job openings for college graduates and more delinquent student loans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 15, 2010
Wedding planners make killing despite recession, population drop
The recession doesn't appear to be deterring couples who want to spend yen on the Big Day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 9, 2010
Car makers try to stave off the inevitable
The offer of tax rebates on eco-friendly cars ends Sept. 30, but car makers, happy with high sales, are sweetening the deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 6, 2010
Tower of Power: Record stores aren't dead yet
Another record chain bites the dust, but as Tower Records is proving, that doesn't mean there isn't money to be made in the music retail biz.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 2, 2010
The upside and downside of the heat wave, fruit-wise
When global warming gives you a heat wave, grow more tropical fruit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 30, 2010
Do you know Yucho?
Japan's post office launches a campaign to promote the convenience of opening postal savings accounts. City folk, too, might want to look into it.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Nearly 6 million elderly people in Japan will have dementia by 2040
The latest figure is significantly less than a previous projection released in 2015 that said more than 8 million people would have dementia by 2040.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Man arrested over fatal stabbing of young woman in Shinjuku
A 51-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing a young woman to death in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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