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Kazuaki Nagata
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2010
Department stores fight clunker image
Once upon a time, department stores were magnets for shoppers hungry for fashion and big-ticket luxury brand goods.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / LOOMING CHALLENGES
Jan 3, 2010
Makers take local approach in global markets
Second in a series
Japan Times
JAPAN / READERS' FUND
Dec 18, 2009
NPO 'builds hope' for kids in rural Cambodia
Second in a series
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2009
Takenaka, Kan tussle over policy direction
Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan faced off Wednesday with Heizo Takenaka, who was a key economic adviser to former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, and differed sharply with him over whether the government should put priority on supporting corporations or households to spark economic growth.
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2009
Investment, open skies make oneworld JAL's home: Arpey
American Airlines Inc. President and CEO Gerard Arpey said Wednesday that Japan Airlines Corp. should remain in their alliance instead of teaming up with Delta Air Lines Inc., adding his group may invest in JAL more than the already proposed $1.1 billion.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 11, 2009
(Near) death of a salesman
Amit started downloading music when he was 16 years old in India.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2009
Balance growth, round table says
Although Japan needs to get its fiscal house in order, it should also focus on boosting economic growth by fostering new markets and cutting red tape, top government officials and economists said at an economic forum in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2009
Skynet starts ¥10,000 ticket offer for foreign tourists
Skynet Asia Airways Co. kicked off a campaign Tuesday offering ¥10,000 one-way domestic flight tickets for foreigners with temporary visa status.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
Dec 1, 2009
Electric vehicle market charges up
FOURTH IN A SERIES Keio University engineering professor Hiroshi Shimizu believes the era of the electric vehicle is near.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2009
Domestic flights limit carry-on size to keep schedules flowing
Japanese airlines on Tuesday will start enforcing size restrictions on domestic flight carry-on luggage in an effort to minimize delays caused by trying to stow items that are too big.
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2009
Japan Tourism Agency Web site seeks foreigner buzz
The Japan Tourism Agency is kicking off a Web site Tuesday to give foreigners a forum to pitch this country in their native tongues to promote more tourism.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2009
Couple's love story started in Africa
good faith. What language do you use to communicate with each other and your children?
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 17, 2009
Choice, chic, cheap — no one feels fleeced
Times are difficult for many retailers. Conspicuously not among them, however, is Fast Retailing Co., which posted both record sales of ¥685 billion and operating profit of ¥108.6 billion for the business year that ended in August.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2009
JAL lost ¥131 billion in half, skips forecast
Battered by the global financial crisis and the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, Japan Airlines Corp. on Friday posted a hefty group net loss of ¥131.2 billion for the April-September half and said it has applied for out-of-court debt restructuring as a stopgap measure to stay aloft.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2009
JAL retirees demand details on pension cut
A group of Japan Airlines Corp. retirees asked transport minister Seiji Maehara on Wednesday to provide a better explanation of the government's plan to cut JAL's pension benefits and urged that the issue be resolved via discussions and not through a special law.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2009
JAL rehab plan revealed, includes DBJ bridge loan
The government revealed on Tuesday a set of measures to keep Japan Airlines Corp. afloat, including a bridge loan by a government-linked bank and possibly a special law to reduce pension benefits for retired workers of Japan's top airline.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2009
Softbank's new lineup heavy on fast Wi-Fi
Softbank Corp. unveiled 22 new mobile phone models for its winter-spring lineup Tuesday with a special focus on Wi-Fi and a new service that uses the wireless system to access the Internet.
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2009
Target high-end tourists: hotels head
Wooing the high-end tourist market, especially travelers from China, South Korea and Taiwan, is key to achieving the government's goal of attracting 20 million foreign visitors annually by 2016, the head of Japan's hotel association said Friday.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Nov 3, 2009
African and Mideast culture in spotlight at biannual Tokyo bazaar
Thousands of people sampled the tastes of Africa and the Middle East during the 15th charity bazaar held in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district on Oct. 27 by Nihon Chukinto Africa Fujinkai.
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Nov 3, 2009
African and Mideast culture in spotlight at biannual Tokyo bazaar
Thousands of people sampled the tastes of Africa and the Middle East during the 15th charity bazaar held in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district on Oct. 27 by Nihon Chukinto Africa Fujinkai.
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.
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.
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.

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