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Takashi Kitazume
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2013
Potential rises with India's booming middle class
Japanese firms need to — and some are starting to — better understand the changing behavior of Indian consumers to succeed in the region's new economic powerhouse, journalists from Indian media organizations said at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS SYMPOSIUM
Jun 28, 2013
Fragmented or lacking institutions hinder economies from recovering
Japanese companies still face an uphill battle to maintain their competitiveness, given the obstacles and opportunities in the country's political and economic environment.
BUSINESS / Economy / GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS SYMPOSIUM
Jun 28, 2013
Massive data can aid competitiveness if properly harnessed
Big data can be a new tool of corporate competitiveness that offers vast business opportunities, but proper use and analysis of the massive volume of data will require new sets of skills and mind-sets on the part of management, said Phillip Leslie, an associate professor at UCLA Anderson School of Management....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / JAPAN-CHINA SYMPOSIUM
Apr 30, 2013
Japan, China at risk of losing sight of true interests
As Japan deals with China, the nation needs to get an accurate picture of what the giant neighbor is and where it is headed, rather than be swayed by what could be a larger-than-life image of the new economic and military power in East Asia, China watchers said at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 18, 2013
Holes in industrial ecosystems threaten manufacturing
Even in a globalized economy, nations need to have strong local production capabilities in order to bring innovation to the market, American and Japanese scholars said in a recent symposium held in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS SYMPOSIUM
Mar 26, 2013
Private sector urged to do more to help rebuild Japan-China relations
The private sector has a key role in the efforts to rebuild mutual trust between Japan and China as political disputes begin to affect economic relations, experts from the two countries said at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2013
Fiscal system needed to back up EU banking union, expert says
The eurozone crisis is not yet over and more institutional action is needed beyond the agreement for a banking union reached among top European leaders last year, a senior economist from a leading European think tank said at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2013
South Korea faces Japan-like obstacles to growth
Even as leading South Korean firms outperform many of their Japanese rivals in the global market, the nation's economy faces mounting challenges, including slowing growth, an aging population and widening rich-poor gap — problems that the country shares with Japan, researchers from South Korean think...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2013
Japan urged to help build India's infrastructure
India needs to redouble its efforts to develop industrial and urban infrastructure that so far have not caught up with the pace of its economic growth, said Indian scholars taking part in a recent symposium in Tokyo who want Japan to play a key role to support such efforts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2012
Japanese investments in Mexico steady
Japanese investments in Mexico remains steady, mainly in the auto and auto parts sectors, reflecting the growing vehicle production in the country and popularity of Japanese brand cars, said a researcher from the Japan External Trade Organization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2012
New regional leaders face myriad challenges
What Japan needs the most as it emerges from the Lower House election is a more stable political leadership, after having six prime ministers in as many years, so that it can tackle mounting domestic challenges and manage its shaky ties with neighboring countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2012
Perception gaps prolong soured Japan-China ties
The diplomatic row and anti-Japanese sentiments in China over the Senkaku Islands dispute may become a prolonged issue as long as perception gaps remain between the two countries, a scholar said at a recent seminar in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2012
ASEAN jittery over major power rivalry in Asia
Despite the continuing growth of East Asia as a new engine driving the world economy, the prospect of a U.S.-China rivalry and the troubled relations between Japan and China pose challenges for the region's future stability, experts from Southeast Asia said at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2012
EU challenges require fundamental solutions with fiscal, energy unity
The ultimate solution to the debt crisis in the European Union will not only need a banking union but also have to involve some element of a fiscal union and a major shift of power from the national level to the European level. On the other hand, the EU budget to finance the union's key common needs...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / JAPAN-U.S. SEMINAR
Nov 24, 2012
U.S. ties depend on Tokyo's initiative, leadership
Japan-U.S. relations during the second four-year term of U.S. President Barack Obama will depend much on the stability of political leadership in Tokyo, a leading American expert on Japan said during a recent seminar in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ENERGY SEMINAR
Nov 24, 2012
For energy security, Japan urged to diversify sources
Japan needs not only to maintain a diverse energy mix — including nuclear power — but also diversify the ways of securing imported fuel in the face of the changing global supply-demand structure, a former executive director of the International Energy Agency said at a recent seminar in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / JAPAN-U.S. SEMINAR
Nov 3, 2012
U.S. needs Japan to remain nuclear, expert says
A "zero-nuclear" Japan will be a serious concern for the United States as its key ally both from economic and security standpoints, the chief of an influential U.S. think tank said at a recent seminar on Japan-U.S. relations.
BUSINESS / JAPAN-U.S. SEMINAR
Nov 3, 2012
World could learn from Israel's fiscal discipline
Fiscal discipline will be an integral part of any country's efforts to resolve debt problems, irrespective of the size of the nation's economy, a senior banker from Israel said at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / JAPAN-U.S. SEMINAR
Nov 3, 2012
Steady growth in Brazil brings in more foreign direct investment
Despite the recent economic slowdown, Brazil continues to attract steady foreign direct investments (FDI), and Japanese firms are advised to consider the medium- to longer-term importance of the Latin American market and competition with Chinese and South Korean rivals when making business decisions,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / U.K. JOURNALIST SYMPOSIUM
Oct 18, 2012
Japan urged to deal with debt, demographics
Japan may be "the canary in the coal mine" for other industrialized economies as many of them try to grapple with mounting debt problems and face demographic challenges ahead.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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