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Sachiko Hirao
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2002
Forum mulls nuts, bolts of Kyoto aims
Global warming poses a formidable challenge to the world.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2002
Reforms seen weak in short-term
Although a package of reforms finalized by a key government panel on Friday may point Japan's economic and fiscal systems in the right direction in the long term, pundits are skeptical whether it can deliver the boost of confidence necessary now.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2002
'Sufficient' steel exemptions on way: U.S. business chief
The steel dispute between Japan and the United States will calm down shortly because Washington is expected to exempt more products from its import safeguard tariffs, including those from Japan, the head of the largest business lobby in the United States said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2002
Showa Shell turns focus toward customers' needs
With most of its restructuring completed, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. is now focusing on stimulating customer demand by improving its products and services, according to John S. Mills, the new president of the country's fourth-largest oil wholesaler.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2002
Naturalized entrepreneur jumps conservative obstacles
It's bad enough for a would-be entrepreneur that Japan is suffering a protracted economic slump and the country is bound -- still -- by archaic business practices.
BUSINESS
May 4, 2002
Pursuit of FTAs vital but troublesome
Last month, leading brewer Asahi Breweries Ltd. began shipping its Super Dry beer to Singapore from Japan, instead of from its facilities in China.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2002
Colleges now cast as economic saviors
The government is turning its eye to the nation's universities in a bid to uncover a potential gold mine in venture business ideas and help lift the economy out of its prolonged slump.
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2002
U.S. legal firm, citing globalism, hopes to tap into Japan
As companies increasingly engage in cross-border transactions and international operations, legal services are also going global, according to a U.S. law firm hoping to tap into the Japanese market.
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2002
Inventor hopes lawsuit over diode empowers peers
Shuji Nakamura is confident that his court battle can radically change the relationship between Japanese companies and their in-house inventors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 3, 2002
Death of domestic coal leaves legacy for future
Four decades of protection for the domestic coal mining industry are nearly at an end as the government moves to procure stable and more economical supplies from abroad.
JAPAN / STAGING A COMEBACK
Dec 27, 2001
Top schools eye uneasy alliance with private sector
The agenda of top-flight domestic schools such as the University of Tokyo is changing along with the turbulent economic climate.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2001
Pundits see Japan-China spat as just the beginning
The recent trade dispute between Japan and China over three farm products was a harbinger of future trade friction between the two countries, according to pundits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2001
CAL chief weighs realities
The airline industry was perhaps the sector hit hardest by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, and China Airlines has not been immune to the impact.
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2001
U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges reforms push
The U.S. business community is urging Japan to pursue reforms that will help the economy and attract more American investment, the visiting chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Friday.
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2001
U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges reforms push
The U.S. business community is urging Japan to pursue reforms that will help the economy and attract more American investment, the visiting chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Friday.
JAPAN / STAGING A COMEBACK
Nov 8, 2001
Japanese firms urged to better protect patents
Having lost its edge as a mass-production base, Japan's future economic prosperity depends on its innovativeness in offering high value-added products and services.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2001
Is Japan still deserving of special economic treatment from U.S.?
Now that economic conditions in Japan and the United States and the landscape of the global economy have completely changed, the U.S. should abandon bashing, passing and "gaiatsu" and change its policy toward the country completely, according to C. Fred Bergsten, director of the Institute for International...
JAPAN / STAGING A COMEBACK
Sep 6, 2001
Japan's high-tech history sets scene for the future
Although the high cost of doing business in Japan has eroded the competitiveness of many manufacturers, some high-tech firms have managed to retain their edge.
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2001
Free up assets by renting warehouses: ProLogis
The conventional practice of maintaining warehouses as corporate assets may be a thing of the past as asset prices fall and companies face fierce competition, according to Stuart Gibson, vice president of ProLogis Japan.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2001
Venture capitalists bank on restructuring mood
During the heady days of the information technology boom of the late 1990s through early 2000, many foreign venture-capital firms were lured to Japan in search of Internet-related business startups.
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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