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Minoru Matsutani
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2012
Omron smartphone app comes close to instantaneous text translations
Omron Software Co. has developed a smartphone application that translates short English, Korean and Chinese written phrases into Japanese in less than a second.
Japan Times
JAPAN / NUCLEAR AWAKENING
Jan 5, 2012
Disasters kick-started dormant volunteer spirit
The March disasters generated an outpouring of volunteerism unseen since — let alone matched by — what followed the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2011
Entire Olympus board to resign over loss coverup
Olympus Corp. said Wednesday all of its current board members will step down and new independent committees will determine the specific involvement of former and current executives in the company's coverup of huge losses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2011
'Nadeshiko' buzzword of year, 3/11 terms next
"Nadeshiko Japan," the nickname of the women's national soccer team, has been awarded a high-profile prize for being the No. 1 buzzword of the year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2011
Bhutan royals trip masks rights issues
The recent visit by Bhutan's king and queen helped raise the country's profile in Japan and even spurred interest in travel to the country, but few Japanese seem to be aware that Bhutan, often portrayed as an idyllic Himalayan getaway, has forced more than 70,000 Nepalese to leave the country as refugees,...
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2011
Watanabe instrumental in forging cozy political-news media relationship
Tsuneo Watanabe, chairman and chief editor of the Yomiuri Shimbun who doubles as chairman of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team, is one of the most influential figures in Japan as he reigns not only over the nation's biggest media empire but also acts as a political fixer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2011
Ichihashi book on life on lam to be made into flick
A movie based on the book written by Tatsuya Ichihashi, whose slaying of a British English teacher in 2007 set off a nationwide manhunt, will debut next year, the publisher and film producer said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2011
Yamagata's cherry pit pillows said therapeutic
A tourism association in Yamagata Prefecture is selling pillows containing cherry pits that can be heated or chilled and used to soothe aching shoulders or throbbing heads.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2011
Cookouts along Tama drawing flak
For the people of Tokyo, the wide banks of the Tama River are among the most popular places to have a barbecue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2011
Soap linked to 471 cases of wheat allergy
A mail-order soap has caused at least 471 people to suffer wheat allergy reactions, including unconsciousness, and the distributor and manufacturer are trying to recall millions of the bars while the health ministry is alerting consumers to the dangers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2011
Olympus admits hiding losses since 1990s
Olympus Corp. President Shuichi Takayama said Tuesday the company concealed huge losses on securities investments since the 1990s and used recent acquisitions of Gyrus Group PLC and three Japanese companies to cover the off-the-book losses.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 8, 2011
Late-night restaurants ripe for robbery
"Gyudon" beef-on-rice restaurants belonging to the Sukiya chain have become a favorite target of robbers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Q&A
Nov 4, 2011
Science far from conclusive on low-level radiation risks
The March 11 nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 plant has transformed what used to be a long-standing academic debate into an urgent issue for millions of ordinary people: Will long-term exposure to low-level radiation cause any health problems?
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2011
Olympus damage control: Vast adviser fees legit
Olympus Corp., whose shares plummeted about 50 percent after its ousted former president publicly criticized it for dubious money transactions, claimed Thursday there is nothing illicit about the advisory fee it paid in acquiring a British medical equipment firm.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 20, 2011
Hiraoka urges 'active' debate on executions
Japanese should think about how developed nations view their country's policy on executions, Justice Minister Hideo Hiraoka said in a recent interview.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2011
Not enough whole body counters to go around
The health department in Kashiwa, a city in Chiba Prefecture with multiple radiation hot spots, has received numerous inquiries from worried residents wanting to find out their internal radiation levels.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2011
Leukemia claims Tepco worker
A man in his 40s who worked for a week in August at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s radiation-leaking Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has died of acute leukemia, but it was not caused by exposure to fallout, Tepco said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 30, 2011
K-pop striking chord with the young
Korean pop groups began gaining popularity and media exposure in Japan last year, singing and dancing on TV shows and appearing in commercials.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2011
Spooked consumers snapping up cheap Geiger counters
Geiger counter manufacturers and retailers are offering more affordable models to cash in on continued consumer radiation fears six months into the Fukushima triple meltdown crisis.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2011
Tepco posts ¥572 billion loss since April
Tokyo Electric Power Co. posted a group net loss Tuesday of ¥571.7 billion for the three months from April due to costs to stabilize the radiation-emitting Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant and increases in fuel expenses for thermal power generation.
South Korea's Yoon backs down after parliament rejects martial law
Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday evening.
BOJ weighs case for first triple hike since Japan’s bubble burst
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda reiterated in an interview published Saturday that authorities will raise rates if the economy performs in line with projections.
Australian says romance scam tricked her into smuggling drugs into Japan
Donna Nelson says her life was turned upside down when she learned that the man she was falling for had tricked her into smuggling 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan.
Jetstar Japan loses lawsuit over disciplinary action against cabin crew
Jetstar Japan has been ordered to pay back wages to two cabin crew members for the periods they were suspended.
Nomura CEO takes pay cut after former employee charged with attempted murder
Kentaro Okuda, CEO of Nomura Holdings, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
U.S. Space Force launches first unit in Japan
Activated on Wednesday, U.S. Space Forces Japan — a component similar to the one established at South Korea’s Osan Air Base in 2022 — will operate out of Yokota Air Base in the city of Fussa, western Tokyo, with a staff of about 10.
Can Japan's scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Europe eyes 'boots on the ground' in Ukraine as possible peace deal option
A serviceman with the Ukrainian Army's 24th mechanized brigade fires a machine gun during an exercise, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the country's Donetsk region on Friday.
Seven strangers and an algorithm: Can this new dinner app help you make friends?
Timeleft uses an algorithm to match its users with five or six strangers in an effort to prompt “human connection” over dinner at a restaurant. It determines the attendees with the help of a simple personality quiz available when you sign up for the service.
Don’t worry, you can still use your Japan health insurance card — for now
A My Number card reader at a pediatric clinic in Tokyo. While the government will stop issuing new health insurance cards on Monday, most people will remain unaffected by the move in the short term as existing health insurance cards can still be used for another year.

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