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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2011
New media keep old media honest
Ssecond of Two Parts
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2011
Video-sharing website sparks Net revolution
When you get down to it, the Nico Nico Douga website is just a combination of videos and text comments about them.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2011
Nuke plant was unprepared for crisis, government admits
The government on Tuesday compiled a report on the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 plant for submission to the International Atomic Energy Agency, underlining the need to reinforce measures against earthquakes, tsunami and other calamities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2011
Tepco pair's exposure topped 250 millisievert limit
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday two employees who were working at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant exceeded for the first time the 250-millisievert radiation exposure limit set for the crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2011
Risk of tsunami underestimated: IAEA
Japan underestimated the risks of tsunami that led to the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a preliminary summary Wednesday, while pointing out the need to reinforce the independence of its nuclear regulators.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2011
Stricken Fukushima nuke plant leaking oil
Oil was leaking into the sea from heavy oil tanks for reactors 5 and 6 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday, adding the spill may have been ongoing since the March 11 quake and tsunami.
JAPAN
May 29, 2011
As nuke workers wait, tainted water climbs
While Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to set up a water treatment facility in mid-June to decontaminate the thousands of tons of radioactive water being generated at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant, the utility must also find a safe place to store it before it leaks into the ground or finds its way to...
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2011
Tepco admits two more meltdowns
Tokyo Electric Power Co. admitted Tuesday what many experts had long suspected: The cores of reactors 2 and 3 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant likely melted down and dropped to the bottom of their pressure vessels, just as happened at unit 1.
BUSINESS
May 21, 2011
Tepco suffers record ¥1.24 trillion group loss as president takes the fall
With the nuclear crisis pressing hard on management, Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Friday reported a record group net loss of ¥1.24 trillion for fiscal 2010.
BUSINESS
May 19, 2011
Asahi kicks off news pay service
The Asahi Shimbun Co. launched a digital newspaper Wednesday, aiming to find a profitable balance between old and new media.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2011
Plan to cool reactors revised but not timeline
Tokyo Electric Power Co., facing more problems at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant than it originally thought, announced Tuesday a revised road map for bringing the crisis under control.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2011
Reactor 1 in worse shape than thought
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday that the water level in the No. 1 reactor's pressure vessel at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant is much lower than thought and that some of the fuel rods have melted and sunk to its bottom.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2011
Apple's long-awaited new iPad model debuts
Apple Inc. released the latest model of its iPad tablet device in Japan Thursday after delaying its launch for a month because of the March 11 disaster in Tohoku.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2011
Sony jumps into tablet fray with two models
Sony Corp. on Tuesday unveiled its first tablet computers, which will hit store shelves this fall or later, entering a market segment currently dominated by foreign makers.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2011
Beijing, Seoul to maintain limits on food imports
At meetings in Tokyo on Sunday, trade minister Banri Kaieda failed to persuade his Chinese and South Korean counterparts to ease food import restrictions introduced after the crisis began at the Fukushima nuclear power plant last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2011
Success no given in Tepco road map
Too many uncertainties cloud the feasibility of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s plan to achieve a cold shutdown of the damaged reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant in six to nine months, experts said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2011
Tepco told to pay provisional compensation
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday it will comply with a government order and pay nearly ¥50 billion in provisional compensation to about 50,000 households forced to leave Japan's 30-km evacuation zone around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2011
Tepco chief vows to stay at helm
A day after the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was raised to the level of Chernobyl, Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu offered apologies but was unable to outline specific ideas or plans to stabilize the situation.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2011
Experts urge external cooling system
The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear crisis has been raging for a month, shattering Japan's reputation as a safe, advanced nation and attractive tourist destination.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2011
Mayors near nuke plant torn between threat, jobs
Mayors of towns and villages around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were torn Tuesday between two facts: the facility has brought economic benefits to their communities but is now posing a threat to the lives of their residents.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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