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Mitsuko Nashima
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2001
'Perverse' individualist embraces opportunity where others see gloom
Makoto Naruke describes himself as a "perverse man" who avoids following the crowd and does things that others dare not. Many people questioned his actions when he quit as Microsoft Co. president last April, but Naruke simply pointed out he became sick of the post after nearly nine years of service....
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2000
Yanaka's 'forest of stone sculptures'
Just a minute's walk from JR Nippori Station spreads a vast cemetery in Tokyo's Taito Ward that covers much of the eastern half of the area known as Yanaka and a strip of the neighboring Ueno Sakuragi area.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2000
Smiling seen as key to economy
Make people laugh -- that should make the economy better and lead to a bright future for Japan, according to Masao Kimura, board director of the Osaka-based major entertainment firm Yoshimoto Kogyo Co.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2000
Development reaches the east
Today, it's free and takes only five minutes. But getting to the other side of JR Shinagawa Station was once no easy matter.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2000
ADB sharpens focus on the poor
MANILA -- Economic growth is a must but not the end-all in eliminating poverty and the Asian Development Bank is now determined to get to the very heart of the problem, ADB President Tadao Chino says.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 1999
Stores attempt to invent new holiday
Staff writer
COMMUNITY
May 2, 1999
Seed money no problem at Flower Bank
MIYASHIRO, Saitama Pref. -- While many Japanese banks are struggling to overcome their tainted image, at least one is enjoying an increasingly favorable reputation.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 1998
Government must act faster on economic data: SEC chief
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 30, 1998
Election Equation: Direct talk, bold action by Hashimoto urged
11th in a series
JAPAN
Jun 29, 1998
Election Equation: Change may require 'gaiatsu,' ACCJ says
10th in a series
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998
Election Equation: Lack of clear options blamed for voter apathy
Fifth in a series
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998
Election Equation: Head housewife promotes war on apathy
Despite the public's reasonable disgust with the state of Japanese politics, voters must not lose hope that they can enact change, said Hatoko Shimizu, president of the Japan Housewives' Association.
JAPAN
May 21, 1998
Businesses unsure about Indonesia's new future
and SAYURI DAIMON
JAPAN
Apr 15, 1998
Hashimoto-Yeltsin plan stimulates bilateral economic ties
Second of two parts
JAPAN
Mar 26, 1998
Ceramics-maker turns bottles into bucks
Sixteenth in a series of occasional articles on venture businesses
JAPAN
Feb 11, 1998
Investor says timing's right for playing Tokyo property game
Fifteenth in a series of occasional articles on venture businesses
JAPAN
Jan 27, 1998
Competition, investment needed in Japan, EU envoy says
Staff writerGreater competition stimulated by more foreign investments is what Japan needs to revive its sagging economy, according to Jorn Keck, departing ambassador of the European Union."Japan, now more than ever, needs foreign investment in order to improve the efficiency of many areas of industry,"...
JAPAN
Dec 19, 1997
Entrepreneur says a business can be ecological, profitable
Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 28, 1997
COP3: Agreement on emissions is relatively easy
First in a series
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1997
Tanabe urges highest achievable emissions targets
Staff writer
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.

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