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Shinichi Terada
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TAKING A CHANCE
Jul 24, 2007
'Silver workers' a gold mine for temp agency entrepreneur
When Shigeo Hirano set up Mystar60 Corp., a staffing agency specializing in finding jobs for people age 60 and over, he was a man on a mission.
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2007
KDDI ups profit in first quarter on reduced costs
KDDI Corp. said Monday its operating profit rose 15.6 percent to 140.9 billion yen for April to June year on year, thanks to cost-cutting and its mobile phone handsets with new features such as digital TV reception.
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2007
KDDI announces fee cuts; could spur industry price war
KDDI Corp. said Thursday it plans to cut its basic monthly mobile-phone fees by 50 percent starting in September if users sign a two-year-contract — a decision that could trigger an industry price war.
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2007
Global-minded Honda to boost overseas output
Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday it will boost overseas production to meet growing demand for its energy-efficient cars and other vehicles, concentrating on global growth amid declining domestic sales.
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2007
DoCoMo to sell Japanese BlackBerry
Aiming to challenge the dominance of cell phones, Research In Motion Ltd. of Canada will launch a Japanese version of the BlackBerry 8707h through NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s sales network next Monday, targeting corporate users, the companies said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2007
No price cut planned for 'competitive' Xbox console
Insisting its prices are competitive, Microsoft Corp.'s Japan unit announced Monday it has no plans to reduce the price of the Xbox 360 game console.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2007
New cell phone services tap image-recognition technologies
Normally used for security purposes, face and image recognition technologies are making their way into other, more entertaining, fields. One service, kaocheki, lets people send a digital photo of themselves via cell phone to find out which celebrity they most resemble.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2007
Bull-Dog bites back at advance by U.S. fund
Bull-Dog Sauce Co. shareholders on Sunday approved the company's proposal to launch defensive measures to fend off an unsolicited takeover bid by New York-based hedge fund Steel Partners.
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2007
Abe's economic package falls on deaf ears
The government adopted a 2007 economic policy package Tuesday that critics say reads like a grand wish list short on specifics, skips any hard talk about taxes until after the July election and merely vows to resolve the pension system debacle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2007
Japan jumps on the bioethanol bandwagon
Japan is looking to bioethanol as a way to become less dependent on imported energy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TAKING A CHANCE
Jun 5, 2007
'Takoyaki' czar looks to spread tentacles to U.S.
In Los Angeles last December, Morio Sase had a bout of nerves. What had made him think he could persuade Americans to cast off their culinary prejudices and warm to something with as great an "ick factor" as octopus?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 24, 2007
Broadband Mechanics ready to pitch more flexible SNS for business clients
U.S.-based Broadband Mechanics is planning to start a social networking service targeting corporate customers in Japan as early as this summer, Chief Executive Officer and founder Marc Canter said.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2007
Economy grew just 0.6% in quarter
The economy grew 0.6 percent in the January-March quarter for the ninth consecutive quarter of growth after corporate spending slowed, the Cabinet Office said in a preliminary report released Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 15, 2007
Who's paying for those free cell phones?
No longer just a simple device for placing calls, the mobile phone is now a must-have item for most people. To promote market penetration, many of these multimedia, high-tech handsets are sold at a discount, or sometimes even given away.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 10, 2007
KDDI winning number portability war
KDDI Corp., taking full advantage of the number portability system, said Wednesday that it added a net 249,400 new subscribers in April compared with only 65,800 for NTT DoCoMo Inc., the nation's largest mobile phone operator.
BUSINESS
May 9, 2007
Softbank profit jumps thanks to Vodafone buy
Softbank Corp. posted a record high operating profit of 271 billion yen in its business year to last March, up from 62.3 billion yen the year before thanks to its purchase of British cell phone giant Vodafone Group PLC's struggling Japan unit in April 2006.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 3, 2007
Water with an extra kick is making splash with consumers
In a country where tap water is safe and the soft drink market is saturated by an incredible variety of products, Japan's mineral water consumption has stayed relatively small.
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2007
NTT DoCoMo profit falls 25%
NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Friday that its net profit fell 25.1 percent from the previous year to 457.3 billion yen in business 2006, due partly to increased sales promotion costs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2007
Tesco opens first supermarket in Japan
British retail giant Tesco PLC opened its first supermarket in Japan in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday, looking to challenge the notion that foreign retailers cannot win the hearts of consumers in the world's second-largest retail market.
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2007
KDDI reports 16% profit jump in 2006
Crediting the recently introduced number portability system, KDDI Corp. said Tuesday its group operating profit for the 2006 business year to March jumped 16.2 percent from a year earlier to 344.7 billion yen.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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