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Shinichi Terada
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 2, 2007
Kanji, kana trip search engines
Like the rest of the world, people in Japan rely on search engines every day to tap the ocean of information that is the World Wide Web.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2007
'Tankan' shows producers upbeat
Business confidence among the nation's largest manufacturers remained upbeat in September despite the global financial turmoil triggered by U.S. housing woes, the Bank of Japan's quarterly survey of business confidence, or "tankan," showed Monday.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2007
Fukuda team built for reform but short of time
Analysts shrugged off any speculation Tuesday that Yasuo Fukuda's election as prime minister will have a major impact on the stock market because his Cabinet's economic policies are likely to be virtually the same as his predecessor's.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2007
Game makers in marketing joust at Chiba expo
CHIBA — Tokyo Game Show, one of the world's largest gaming events, opened Thursday with the participation of a record number of Japanese and overseas firms — an indication that the industry is ready to take advantage of a brisk market boosted by the popularity of Nintendo Co.'s Wii console and dual...
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2007
Rebate system must stay: KDDI chief
KDDI Corp. President Tadashi Onodera criticized on Wednesday a government panel report urging the mobile phone industry to end its marketing practice of offsetting heavy discounts on handsets with higher phone service charges.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2007
KDDI lines up WiMAX allies
Teaming up with local partners and a U.S.-based chip maker, KDDI Corp. said Tuesday it will form a joint venture to bid for a license for next-generation high-speed wireless data communications services using mobile WiMAX technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2007
Japan needs global leaders: headhunter
Securing leaders with the experience to better manage local employees and their needs is becoming more urgent for Japanese companies that conduct business globally, said Paul Reilly, chairman of leading global executive search firm Korn/Ferry International.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2007
Nukaga exchange views with Paulson
New Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga said Friday that he and U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, shepherds of the world's two largest economies, have agreed to stay in close touch on developments in the global economy and the financial woes linked to the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 1, 2007
Amari looks to Africa to secure resources for Japan
Japan hopes to boost ties with African countries so it can secure supplies of much-needed rare metals and energy resources, amid heated competition with China and other emerging economies, trade minister Akira Amari said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Aug 31, 2007
Nukaga cautious on state of economy
New Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga gave a cautious assessment of the economy and urged the Bank of Japan to work with the government to ensure continued growth.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2007
Tepco dials down juice to industries
Anticipating power shortages due to its closed quake-hit nuclear plant and a surge in air conditioner use during the current heat wave, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that it had resorted to emergency supply-adjustment measures for the first time in 17 years.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2007
Nintendo scores with brain-training, etiquette games
Since March, Natsumi Takita has spent 10 minutes daily on a Nintendo DS hand-held game machine, undergoing daily quizzes using "Otona-no Joshikiryoku Training DS" ("Common Sense Training for Adults").
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2007
Rural universities feel pinch of lower enrollments
Hagi International University in Yamaguchi Prefecture filed for court protection from creditors in June 2005, owing ¥3.7 billion after the number of freshmen enrollments and students declined sharply.
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2007
Economic growth slows to annual pace of 0.5%
The economy grew at a weaker than expected 0.1 percent in the April-June quarter as exports to the United States slowed and consumer spending declined, the Cabinet Office said Monday.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2007
Softbank profit up 45% amid mobile price war
Softbank Corp. said Wednesday that its April-June operating profit rose 44.9 percent from a year ago to ¥78.7 billon as its mobile phone unit pulled in more new customers than its competitors in the quarter.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2007
Top economic panel urges cuts in fiscal spending
The government's top economic panel pledged Monday to keep recommending cuts in fiscal spending, including public works, despite the crushing losses the ruling coalition took in rural areas during the Upper House election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 1, 2007
E-cash silencing the jingle of change
Since major electronic money services emerged in 2001, it has become common in Tokyo for people to go through ticket gates by just touching a smart card to electronic readers at train stations and to make small purchases without pulling out their wallets at convenience stores. Japan's cash-based tradition...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2007
Market watchers still upbeat after election
Because it was anticipated and already factored in by market players, the defeat suffered by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday's election will have little impact on stocks, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / UPPER HOUSE SHOWDOWN
Jul 30, 2007
One thing's sure: Status quo doesn't cut it
An electorate dismayed by a seemingly endless series of scandals involving the ruling bloc went to the polls Sunday to decide the fate of the current leadership in the House of Councilors.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2007
DoCoMo profits suffer as price war escalates
NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Friday its operating profit in the April-June quarter dropped 25.2 percent from a year earlier to 203.9 billion yen amid an intensifying price war with its rivals.
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.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
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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