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Masako Tsubuku
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.
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?
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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