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Kazuaki Nagata
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2009
Tokyo's top toy expo shows what's cooking
The International Tokyo Toy Show kicked off Thursday at Tokyo Big Sight, highlighting the latest trends in Japan's toy industry, including the growing popularity of cooking toys and products for the future, particularly environmentally friendly gadgets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2009
Five bag top toy awards
The Japan Toy Association announced five winners Tuesday of its second annual toy awards, leading up to the nation's biggest toy exhibition, the International Tokyo Toy Show, which kicks off Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2009
DPJ's historic win in Tokyo seen as inevitable amid LDP disarray
The Democratic Party of Japan's historic victory in Sunday's Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election was no surprise, many local voters said Monday, expressing dissatisfaction with the Liberal Democratic Party, with some already saying they will vote DPJ in the general election even though they are not...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2009
Will the latest 'Dragon Quest' pass the test?
Hitting store shelves Saturday, the long-awaited new installment in the "Dragon Quest" series, one of Japan's most successful video games, has industry watchers on the edge of their seats to see if the latest title can live up to its reputation.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2009
Market booming in digital publishing
While the market for print publishing continues to shrink, its digital counterpart is rapidly growing, driven mostly by cell phone users, panelists at a seminar said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2009
Balanced news key for Yahoo Japan
While Yahoo Japan's news service has grown bigger and more powerful with the rise of the Internet, it has become tougher for the media to broadcast news with important value to its audience, said Michihiro Okumura, who leads a team that selects Yahoo Japan's news topics for its front page.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Jul 7, 2009
Charity clothes swap proves big hit, perfect fit with Tokyo ladies
For many people, clothing has a way of accumulating. Heaps of clothes rise ever higher in rooms and closets and stay there for months on end. Much of the clothing is outgrown, unwanted or rarely worn at best. It's a familiar scenario, especially for those people who love to shop.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2009
Pitching aroma puts firms on profit scent
Because advertisements are ubiquitous, it's hard to make them stand out.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2009
Hong Kong tourism week peaks with bagpipes, wine, giveaways
A weeklong celebration of Hong Kong climaxed Saturday at Roppongi Hills in Minato Ward, Tokyo, as various events were launched to promote travel to the city.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2009
Election is about local issues, not a national litmus test: Aoyama
Political parties and the media widely see the July 12 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election as the last and biggest litmus test before a Lower House election that may see the Democratic Party of Japan unseat the ruling bloc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2009
Sample-product cafe targets young women
A cafe with a new concept will open Wednesday in Tokyo's Shibuya district, offering women product-marketing samples — and a place to hang out if they've missed the last train.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Jun 27, 2009
Summer romance for couple is for all seasons
It was summer 2000 when Matthew Wortley, on the Japan Exchange and Teaching program and living in Mie Prefecture, met his future wife, Hiromi Fujii, at a festival.
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2009
Hundreds show up to buy latest iPhone
About 200 people lined up Friday morning in Tokyo's Omotesando district for the chance to buy Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 3GS, the latest model in the iPhone series and Softbank Corp.'s mobile phone lineup.
LIFE / Digital
Jun 24, 2009
How will iPhone 3GS fare in Japan?
Apple Inc.'s iPhone 3GS, the newest in the iPhone series, will debut on June 26, plunging into Japan's cell-phone market, where competition is getting more intense as phone carriers release impressive summer 2009 lineups.
BUSINESS / Q&A
Jun 20, 2009
List of goods qualified for Eco-points now out
The government revealed a list of products and services Friday that can be exchanged for Eco-points, a type of currency to stimulate consumption and promote use of energy-efficient goods.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2009
Can an Android conquer Japan's finicky mobile phone culture?
Google Inc. is taking aim at Japan's cell phone market, but whether the search giant can win over the nation's notoriously picky consumers is very much an open question.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2009
New agency to change policy, culture of consumer affairs
The creation of the Consumer Affairs Agency this fall will transform the way the government operates, focusing on protecting consumers rather than companies, state minister in charge of consumer affairs Seiko Noda said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2009
Yokohama shops kick off '150' sales campaign
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Yokohama port and stimulate local shopping areas, more than 100 shopping areas in Yokohama on Saturday kicked off a sales event linked to the number 150.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2009
Tech expo: Never send chef to do robot's job
Japan's state-of-the-art robot technologies have reinvented factory assembly lines and wowed the world with humanlike androids, but wider applications loom and a Tokyo exhibition that kicked off Tuesday will serve some of them up — literally.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 9, 2009
Narita airport — worth long struggle to build?
Narita International Airport has played a key role in the aviation industry since it opened in 1978.
Japan's biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
Zensho Holdings, operator of fast-food chain Sukiya, said it will close all of its stores in Japan, except for a small number in shopping centers, between Monday and Friday following recent contamination incidents.
Alert raised for volcano in southwestern Japan
Shinmoedake, a volcano located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, in November 2019
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
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.
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.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.
Who among the opposition would join the ruling coalition?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Friday.
Traveling the Three-Star Road, the tourist route made from thin air
Scenes like this snow-covered bridge leading to the village of Shirakawa-go are what make the Three-Star Road worth traveling — its name notwithstanding.
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.

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