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Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 26, 2010
Corporate tax cut, EPAs key: Ohata
Newly appointed Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akihiro Ohata believes Japan needs to pull out all the stops to boost its economy, including drafting an extra budget, lowering corporate tax and forging more economic partnership agreements with other countries.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2010
Ohata may take rare earths halt to WTO
Trade minister Akihiro Ohata said Friday the ministry has received some reports confirming imports of rare earths from China have been halted, saying Japan may file a complaint with the World Trade Organization if it is a retaliatory move by Beijing over the detention of a Chinese trawler captain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2010
Malaysia budget carrier unveils Tokyo route
Malaysia-based AirAsia Bhd., Asia's biggest budget airline, announced Tuesday in Tokyo that its long-haul affiliate, AirAsia X, will launch a route between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo's Haneda airport in December.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 22, 2010
Tokyo Game Show exhibits signs of mobile-game trend
Major video-game makers wowed game fans at the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) on the weekend with products such as Sony's 3-D games, Microsoft's controller-free motion-sensor system Kinect and Capcom's super popular "Monster Hunter" series.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2010
APEC meet stresses importance of women in companies, economies
The participation of women in economic activities should be improved because it can help companies diversify and enhance corporate performance, female leaders from several countries said Monday in Tokyo during the 15th APEC Women Leaders Networking meeting.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2010
APEC participants put focus on women's role in corporate Asia
The 15th APEC Women Leaders Network meeting kicked off Sunday in Tokyo with the theme of "Creation of new global economic activities by women."
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2010
Kan not up to economic challenge: experts
Prime Minister Naoto Kan has survived an internal power struggle and reshuffled his Cabinet, but some economists wonder if he will be able to successfully lead Japan through the economic challenges ahead of it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2010
Motion sensors, 3-D games grab limelight at Tokyo Game Show
Japan's biggest video game show kicked off Thursday at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, with motion-sensor game systems and three-dimensional display images drawing the most attention.
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2010
ANA to launch budget airline
All Nippon Airways Co. said Thursday it has teamed with a Hong Kong investment group to launch a budget airline, aiming to tap the growing but competitive Asian market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 7, 2010
Anime makes Japan a cultural superpower
Japan may be on a slow decline as far as being a global economic force, but the "soft power" of its modern entertainment genres, from manga to "anime," has global appeal, especially among young people.
LIFE / Digital
Sep 1, 2010
Gree, Mixi innovators say Japan Web firms need global strategy
Web services such as Twitter and YouTube have entered Japan and become familiar tools in the arsenals of Japanese Web surfers.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2010
Court gets JAL rehab specifics
Japan Airlines Corp. submitted its rehabilitation plan Tuesday to the Tokyo District Court, including a request for a ¥521.5 billion debt wavier, paring 16,000 jobs, retiring fuel-guzzling airplanes and shedding 49 unprofitable routes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2010
Low-cost airlines fuel competition
Japan's tightly regulated skies have been seeing some changes in recent years, with a wave of low-cost carriers from Asia entering the market and domestic budget airlines rising to intensify the competition.
JAPAN / JAPANESE LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Aug 20, 2010
Meager pay keeps ranks of instructors in doldrums
English is a hot topic these days, thanks to the announcement by Rakuten Inc., Japan's biggest Internet shopping mall operator, that it was making English its official company language.
JAPAN / JAPANESE LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Aug 20, 2010
Educators fret fate of nation's language
Last year, more than 10,000 people spoke out against the government's apparent disregard for Japanese-language education when it submitted a bill to effectively abolish the National Institute for Japanese Language.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2010
Shrine decision draws both praise and protest
Peace activists rejoiced Sunday over the fact that Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his Cabinet didn't visit Yasukuni Shrine this year, while conservatives slammed the decision.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2010
Cabinet skips visit to Yasukuni
In a rare move, Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his entire Cabinet opted not to visit Yasukuni Shrine on Sunday, the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, avoiding a ritual that has become a constant source of friction with South Korea and China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2010
Ginza Mitsukoshi renovations near completion
Ginza Mitsukoshi department store's longtime renovation project is nearing completion just as the department store industry faces tough times.
JAPAN / History
Aug 8, 2010
Kanagawa Allied POW cemetery rites held
To commemorate soldiers who died as prisoners of war in Japan during World War II, about 130 people attended the 16th annual memorial service Saturday at the British Commonwealth War Cemetery in Hodogaya, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 1,873 Allied service members are buried.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2010
Haneda offers glimpse of international hub
Tokyo's Haneda airport unveiled a new passenger terminal Monday that will handle international flights once its fourth runway becomes operational Oct. 21.
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.

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