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Masako Tsubuku
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 12, 2014
Regional bank hits on novel way to attract business
Chiba resident wins big on year-end lottery thanks to local bank.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 4, 2014
When will they learn: Old folks still falling for swindlers
Telephone swindlers are finding new, inventive ways to cheat old people.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Feb 3, 2014
The housing conundrum: To own or not to own
The population is not increasing and there's a shrinking pool of potential buyers for the home you bought 20 years ago, or 10 years ago, or even yesterday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 26, 2014
Special K: Mini-cars come of age in a maxi-world
Japanese mini-cars are becoming the norm rather than the exception.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 20, 2014
Use it or lose it: Workers want companies to pay for paid vacations
Getting workers in Japan to take paid holidays is difficult, but that doesn't mean they don't want them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 12, 2014
Deflation Watch: New Year's scorecard
It seems likely that the consumption tax increase will derail the government's economic boom train.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Jan 6, 2014
Retirement homes come of age in booming market
In order to address its rapidly aging society, the Japanese government has enacted a variety of measures since the start of the millennium, mostly related to the health care system. A more pressing matter is housing, since so many elderly people will be living on their own compared to the past when extended...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 2, 2014
Part-timers skewing employment statistics
More restaurants and retailers are hiring short-hour employees to save money.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 27, 2013
McDonald's smells the coffee: Limited expectations are here to stay
Some think that McDonald's is finished in Japan
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 22, 2013
Rental video stores ponder their reason for existing
DVDs still may be the cheapest, and easiest, way to watch videos at home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 16, 2013
Don't throw those boring New Years cards away!
Starting this year Japan Post is offering cash prizes for its New Years lottery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 10, 2013
For customers of Japan's biggest bank, it's about to become harder to avoid fees
Banking at convenience stores will soon be more expensive.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 5, 2013
Postal employees carry extra burden during the holiday season
Sales quotas make postal employees' lives miserable at the end of the year.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Dec 2, 2013
Water, water, it's not everywhere
There are aspects of everyday life that renters take for granted, such as access to utilities. Of course, renters pay for their own electricity and gas, and, depending on where they live, they may be billed for water and sewerage. Homeowners pay for these services, too, but there are extra financial...
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Nov 4, 2013
Warming up for the winter chill
In 2000 we moved into an apartment in Tokyo run by the semi-public housing corporation UR. It was new and had a natural-gas heating system. Unlike other gas systems we'd used in the past, however, this one heated water that was then circulated to outlets in different rooms in the apartment. Direct gas...
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 approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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