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Setsuko Kamiya
Setsuko Kamiya is a staff writer and editor covering local news, including legal issues, and has been following the ongoing judicial reform. A 2005 Fulbright journalist grantee, she studied the American jury system in California.
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2001
DaimlerChrysler to take advantage of present Asian alliances
MAKUHARI, Chiba Pref. -- After establishing a strong foothold in the European and North American markets, DaimlerChrysler AG is ready to increase its presence in Asia by taking advantage of its alliance with Japanese and South Korean partners, according to executives of the German-American auto giant....
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2001
Asia holds key to GM's outlook, chairman says
The boss of American auto giant General Motors Corp. believes the Asia-Pacific market will dictate the carmaker's global sales outlook.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2001
Park tests new transit system
AWAJI ISLAND, Hyogo Pref. -- At first glance, the buses that carry visitors around the Awaji Farm Park look like any others.
JAPAN / INTERNATIONAL RATIONALE
Sep 19, 2001
Foreign firms slowly influence job-for-life market
As foreign companies have increased their presence in Japan in recent years, many have found it difficult to hire quality local staff.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2001
Foreign carmakers going small to increase presence in Japan
By offering smaller, more affordable cars and increasing their visibility in the marketplace, foreign automakers are gradually increasing their presence in Japan.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2001
Minicar presence gains on automaker innovation
Minicars were once regarded by Japanese consumers as second-class, cheap vehicles.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2001
Basics must still precede computer skills: teachers
While the government is actively promoting education on information technology starting in elementary school, some teachers question the wisdom of getting children started on computers at such an early age.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2001
Teachers brave frontline of national IT offensive
SHIKI, Saitama Pref. — Sitting in pairs behind computer screens, 30 fifth-graders at Muneoka No. 3 Elementary School here try to catch an English word spoken by computer and select the corresponding picture by mouse.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2001
Youth favors new Fuji chief
Kyoji Takenaka, the incoming president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., is determined to make the company a full-fledged global player with "premium brand" vehicles.
BUSINESS
May 4, 2001
Disabled drivers call for more specialized options
With the nation's population aging rapidly and disabled people leading more active lives, Japanese automakers have turned much of their attention to introducing specially designed "welfare vehicles" in recent years.
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2001
Exec cites potential in Net data centers
Despite whatever attractive content it may offer, a dot-com firm is doomed to failure if it cannot provide its customers with quick and smooth access to data through its Web site.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2001
Shakuhachi-wielding doctor lives, heals with power of music
While Toshio Kishimoto's business card describes him as a doctor of medicine, drugs are not the only healing method in this practitioner's black bag. Besides heading a laboratory at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo, the 47-year-old is also an award-winning composer and shakuhachi...
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2001
Mitsubishi Motors changing gears under new three-year turnaround plan
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is banking on a three-year restructuring effort to change its traditional corporate culture and become a more market-oriented company.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2001
New school promotes global exchange through lecture program
A private school of intercultural communication targeted at Japanese businesspeople and the staff of nongovernmental organizations will open Monday in Tokyo's Ginza business district.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2001
Effect of Nissan factory closure to linger
Kazuko Shimoda, 62, wasn't surprised when she heard in October 1999 that the Nissan Motor Co. plant across the street from her tobacco store in Musashi-Murayama, western Tokyo, was to close by the end of March.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2001
Effect of Nissan factory closure to linger
Kazuko Shimoda, 62, wasn't surprised when she heard in October 1999 that the Nissan Motor Co. plant across the street from her tobacco store in Musashi-Murayama, western Tokyo, was to close by the end of March.
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2001
Automakers zero in on Thailand
BANGKOK -- As Thailand gradually recovers from the financial crisis of 1997, Japanese automakers will likely see whether their effort to cut costs over the past few years has given them the strength to tackle intensifying competition in the market they have dominated for so long.
BUSINESS
Jan 3, 2001
Net provides alternative for job-seekers
Print media and conventional job-placement agencies are still the main players in connecting jobs to seekers, but the Internet is slowly emerging as an alternative.
BUSINESS
Jan 1, 2001
Cellphones may bridge 'digital divide'
While the past year may be remembered for the surge in use of the Internet-capable cellphone, it remains to be seen whether this technology will thrust Japan to the forefront of the digital revolution as policy and industry experts hope.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2000
Nissan now switching focus to domestic competitiveness
Looking back on a year in which Nissan Motor Co. appears to have finally stemmed its downward slide, President Carlos Ghosn said that regaining competitiveness in the domestic market will be the automaker's priority for the coming year.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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