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Takashi Kitazume
Japan Times
BUSINESS / U.S. BUSINESS SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM
Jul 27, 2006
U.S. experts urge Japan to embrace transition to postindustrial economy
See related story: Is Japan about to ride an M&A wave, or flounder in just a ripple?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / U.S. BUSINESS SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM
Jul 27, 2006
Is Japan about to ride an M&A wave, or flounder in just a ripple?
See related story: U.S. experts urge Japan to embrace transition to postindustrial economy
Japan Times
BUSINESS / JAPAN-U.S.-CHINA SYMPOSIUM
Jun 5, 2006
Japan, China need to go back to school
See the main story: "Regional tensions cast long shadow" See related story: "U.S. sets negotiating table on Iran for Tokyo, Beijing"
Japan Times
BUSINESS / JAPAN-U.S.-CHINA SYMPOSIUM
Jun 5, 2006
Regional tensions cast long shadow
See related stories: "U.S. sets negotiating table on Iran for Tokyo, Beijing" "Japan, China need to go back to school "
BUSINESS / JAPAN-U.S.-CHINA SYMPOSIUM
Jun 5, 2006
U.S. sets negotiating table on Iran for Tokyo, Beijing
See the main story: "Regional tensions cast long shadow" See related story: "Japan, China need to go back to school"
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 29, 2006
Japanese capitalism proved naysayers wrong, scholar says
Japan has successfully modified and reinforced its own economic model -- rather than surrendering to the American one -- while fighting its way out of the prolonged stagnation it got mired in when the bubble economy imploded in the early 1990s, an American scholar said at a recent seminar in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 27, 2006
Corporate culture of deceit wreaks havoc on wealth and markets
Unethical conduct by corporate executives and employees -- ranging from outright fraud to excessive salaries and perks for CEOs -- can inflict much greater financial damage than deadly terrorist acts, visiting American experts warned in a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2006
EU-Japan ties have big potential to move on to a new dimension
Japan and the European Union need to expand cooperation on multiple fronts, including security, energy and technological innovations, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said at a recent seminar in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2006
No single recipe for facing challenges of globalization
T here are multiple ways for companies to stay competitive in a globalized world, and even firms in what are often perceived as sunset industries have the potential for success, scholars and business executives said at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2005
EU must act in a unified manner to catch U.S., keep lead over China and India
The European Union needs to take a regionwide approach -- in addition to independent efforts by member countries -- as it tries to catch the United States in labor productivity and remain competitive vis-a-vis emerging powers like China and India, a top economic adviser to the French government told...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2005
New power landscape demands sophisticated approach to China
With China firmly on its path toward becoming a top player in the world economy, it is crucial for Japan to work out a relationship with its giant neighbor or risk hampering the rise of Asia as a whole, a renowned U.S.-based journalist told a recent lecture meeting in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ASEAN-JAPAN SYMPOSIUM
Dec 13, 2005
Japan can help ASEAN integration
See related story: Political power plays cloud East Asian economic community vision
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ASEAN-JAPAN SYMPOSIUM
Dec 13, 2005
Political power plays cloud East Asian economic community vision
See main story: Japan can help ASEAN integration
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2005
Economic challenges and opportunities lie ahead for Japan
The rapid aging of the Japanese population is both a challenge and an opportunity as it will force the nation to confront structural problems with its economy and make tough choices, visiting French journalists said at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2005
China far way from becoming global technology powerhouse
China has come a long way to show "pockets of excellence" in some fields of science and technology, but it still has a long way to go before it can become a full-blown innovative power, a China expert at a U.S. think tank told a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / U.S. THINK TANK SYMPOSIUM
Nov 10, 2005
Japan must defuse wartime issues with neighbors
Despite post-9/11 changes in American strategic thinking, the U.S. alliance with Japan today is more important and healthier than ever, but Japan's troubled relations with its Asian neighbors can prove to be a serious problem for the alliance, said Eric Heginbotham, a political scientist with the RAND...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / U.S. THINK TANK SYMPOSIUM
Nov 10, 2005
Demonizing China will accomplish nothing
Protectionist or demonizing views of China as a currency manipulator or as a security threat could endanger the national interests of the United States and Japan, two American think tank experts told a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / U.S. THINK TANK SYMPOSIUM
Nov 10, 2005
Beijing's increase in military spending has multiple targets
Rapid increases in China's defense spending alone do not indicate its future direction -- or what the nation intends to do with its new military strength, Evan Medeiros, a political scientist at the RAND Corp., told the Oct. 28 Keizai Koho Center symposium.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2005
Germany must be determined on reform: expert
Unless the forthcoming German government of conservative leader Angela Merkel bites the bullet and carries out painful reforms in a determined way, there will be no real domestic demand-led growth in the country, and its leadership in Europe will be limited, a German expert told a recent symposium in...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2005
EU economic integration rolls on despite political crisis
After voters in France and the Netherlands rejected the proposed European Union Constitution, the bloc no doubt plunged into a deep crisis, but it is a crisis that will lead to "a period of reflection and a stronger European Union at the end," a Brussels-based think tank expert told a recent symposium...
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.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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