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JAPAN
Feb 9, 2012
Reactor 2 temperatures said trending lower
The temperature at the bottom of the reactor 2 pressure vessel at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant appears to be lowering but still needs close monitoring, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 4, 2012
2011 — a year electronics makers want to forget
Major domestic electronics makers have had a rough year, with many this week projecting massive group net losses for the year to March because of the strong yen, natural disasters at home and abroad, and the sputtering global economy.
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2012
TV, cellphone, medical businesses key to revival: new chief
Sony Corp.'s next president and CEO, Kazuo Hirai, vowed Thursday to revive the struggling company, turn around its unprofitable TV business and focus on the mobile phone and medical equipment sectors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2012
DoCoMo to market Disney-themed smartphones from end of month
NTT DoCoMo Inc. and The Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd. on Wednesday unveiled smartphones featuring Disney brand characters and services that target women and families with small children.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2012
Fukushima puts East Asia nuclear policies on notice
The Fukushima No. 1 power plant crisis has turned the nation's long-term energy policy on its head and probably signals the start of a drastic reduction in the use of atomic power.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2012
NISA OK on stress tests but gets poor PR grade
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has been overseeing reactor stress tests in a proper manner but needs to communicate better with the people living near such facilities, an International Atomic Energy Agency official said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2012
Sales tax shouldn't be the priority: Takenaka
Before hiking the 5 percent consumption tax, the government should first cut trillions of yen in public spending and adopt measures to spur economic growth, former economic and fiscal policy minister Heizo Takenaka says.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2012
Camera peeks inside reactor
Tepco said Thursday it has inserted an industrial endoscope into the primary containment vessel of reactor unit 2 at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, but images showed the level of coolant water was lower than the utility had estimated.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 17, 2012
Corporate Japan: woeful lack of outside directors
Japan Inc. is often criticized for its poor corporate governance, especially when it comes to monitoring how top management makes decisions.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2012
Disaster left cities in limbo: mayors
Mayors from municipalities dotting the region around the shattered Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday said the disaster shattered lives and communities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2012
Yokohama antinuclear conference draws thousands of activists, experts
A two-day antinuclear conference kicked off Saturday in Yokohama with the aim of sharing lessons from the Fukushima crisis and fostering global momentum against atomic power.
JAPAN
Jan 12, 2012
Key antinuclear confab will offer lessons for global thought
This weekend's international antinuclear conference in Yokohama could play a crucial role in sharing the lessons of the Fukushima crisis with the global community and in drafting constructive proposals to abolish atomic power, the event's chairman said Wednesday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2012
Nuke regulators get teeth via bills
The government wants to legally compel nuclear plant operators to take every measure possible to prevent a crisis like the one that occurred at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 power plant and follow the latest safety steps when reactor standards are changed, Environment Minister Goshi Hosono...
JAPAN / NUCLEAR AWAKENING
Jan 3, 2012
Fukushima meltdowns set nuclear energy debate on its ear
The Fukushima nuclear crisis changed the national debate over energy policy almost overnight.
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2011
Firm pools three giants' prowess in small panels
The rapidly growing smartphone and tablet computer market is changing the face of the Tokyo commute: Many now can be seen flicking their fingers across touch-screen panels while riding public transportation.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2011
JTA ticket giveaway scrapped
The Japan Tourism Agency's plan to offer 10,000 free round-trip tickets to prominent foreign Web users has been scuttled by the Finance Ministry, which rejected its ¥1.18 billion budget request for fiscal 2012.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2011
Woodford resolved to pursue proxy fight but would rather avoid one
Former Olympus President and CEO Michael C. Woodford said Thursday that while he hopes to avoid a proxy fight over control of the company's boardroom, such a move may be unavoidable as current President Shuichi Takayama seems unwilling to work with him.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2011
Sales of Sharp LCD TVs to soar in U.S.
Sharp Corp. said Thursday it expects to sell more than 1 million large LCD TVs in North America in the business year to March, about five times more than last year as demand surges in the U.S. market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Nov 20, 2011
Nico Nico Douga, Warner launch video on demand service
This week, Japan's expanding online video service operator Nico Nico Douga made a surprise announcement, launching a movie distribution service in partnership with Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2011
Kano hints rethink in testing rice for cesium
The ban on shipping rice from a district in the city of Fukushima due to high levels of radioactive cesium shows the need to amend the two-phase test currently performed to check the grain for radiation, farm minister Michihiko Kano indicated Friday.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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