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YEN FOR LIVING

Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 24, 2010
Last resorts: Vacation condos dirt cheap
If you're looking to buy a little hideaway in the mountains, the time is right. 'Resort mansion' can currently be had for bargain basement prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 20, 2010
McDonald's sticks its Big Mac where it's not wanted
Taking a tip from the gyudon wars earlier this year, McDonald's drops its Big Mac price to a low u00a5200.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 18, 2010
Redefining the minimum wage in an age of no expectations
The DPJ wants to raise minimum wage to u00a5800 but is that high enough to decrease the number of 'working poor'?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 16, 2010
Annals of cheap: High yen supermarket discounts
The strong yen hasn't exactly translated to lower prices on imported goods but supermakets are passing along the profits nonetheless.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 11, 2010
Summertime, and the dying is expensive
Japan ranks No. 1 in average funeral prices. So just what makes the deceased here so special?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 7, 2010
The strategy behind non-alcoholic beer
Non-alcoholic beers have been a big hit for beer makers in Japan, especially when you factor in the fact that they aren't taxed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 5, 2010
Two tales of tobacco sales
Tobacco companies face a pair of problems: how to respond to an upcoming tobacco tax hike as well as the best way to prevent minors from smoking.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 30, 2010
The road to digital TV is not paved with enough antennas
The government is desperately urging homeowners to make the switch to digital TV, but will promotion alone do the trick?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 29, 2010
The Diet thinks about cutting some calories
Minna no To threatens to shake up the Diet with legislation that reduces government salaries. Pity the fool that contests it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 26, 2010
Eel economics: Why unagi is so popular (and expensive)
On the 'hot day of the ox' Japanese traditionally eat eel, and often pay a lot of money to do so. Why eel? Glad you asked.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 23, 2010
Post office attempts to reverse non-regular employment trend
Japan Post bucks the trend toward non-regular employees by offering its workers a shot at regular employment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 19, 2010
Tale of the tape: shoplifiting solution or just a band-aid?
Shop-lifting is becoming a growing problem in Japan and using a piece of tape as proof of purchase is probably not the most effective way to stop it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 14, 2010
The bonus is in the bank
When bonuses aren't spent then the economy stays in the doldroms and, consequently, bonuses shrink.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 12, 2010
Wanted: Train driver wannabe with money
Isumi Tetsudo is making train lovers' dreams come true but for how long?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 7, 2010
Annals of Cheap: Kappa Sushi
Kaiten sushi is cheap and Kappa Sushi makes it even cheaper. Until July 16.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 5, 2010
Debtors left in the dark after new law goes into effect
Poorly publicized restrictions on personal loans could end up blindsiding a huge number of cash-strapped households.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 1, 2010
Small fry try to make a splash at the fishmonger
Japan may be glutton when it comes to tuna, but if it learns to broaden its palate, there might be a few more fish left in the sea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 28, 2010
How cheap is your love? Diamond appraiser hit
Does love take a hit when diamond appraisers start shifting standards?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 25, 2010
New government bonds attempt to play it safe
Will new 'easy to buy' bonds help stabilize Japan's debt?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 20, 2010
Who pays for sumo?
Sumo wrestlers don't make huge salaries but they can get a lot of yen in other ways.
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.
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.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
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.
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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