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Philip Brasor
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 5, 2011
Competition taking a bite out of dentistry schools' tuition schemes
Dentistry schools in cutthroat competition for new students.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 4, 2011
Mass media not clean in soap-allergy controversy
Two weeks ago, the health ministry announced that at least 471 people have suffered severe allergic reactions related to the use of a facial soap called Cha no Shizuku. Sixty-six of these people have also been hospitalized. In May, Yuuka, the direct sales company that markets the soap, started recalling...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 2, 2011
Annals of cheap: 5manika.com
A new website works a niche and specializes in cheap but decent apartments in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 29, 2011
Solar soon to be heating up in Tokyo
Tokyo to reduce CO2 output through solar heating rather than solar electricity.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 27, 2011
Publishers' ties to distribution a barrier for e-books
On Nov. 13, publisher Takarajima took out newspaper advertisements for its magazine-like book "Denshi Shoseki no Shotai" ("The Real Shape of e-Books"), describing it as a polemic "against electronic books." It includes input from Naoki Award winning novelist Miyuki Miyabe, who explains why she isn't...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 25, 2011
Are digital newspaper subscriptions worth it?
Japanese newspapers still have cold feet when it comes to embracing their digital editions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 20, 2011
Annals of cheap: Skymark Airlines
For a limited time Skymark Airlines is offering u00a5980 flights to several Japanese cities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 20, 2011
The B-class-food boom reveals true Japanese cuisine
Two weeks ago, an advisory panel to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries recommended it apply to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for recognition of Japanese cuisine as an intangible cultural asset. The panel made its suggestion after UNESCO granted...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 15, 2011
Fair Trade turns from a movement into a brand
Are products with the Fair Trade logo targeted at certain types of consumers?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 13, 2011
Media takes both sides of TPP debate
Last week Kyodo News conducted a survey on the public's understanding of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which Japan is thinking of joining. The TPP basically constitutes a free-trade zone among member countries in the Pacific rim region, including the United States, but right now it is still in the negotiation...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 11, 2011
Back to business as usual for condominium developers?
High-rise condominiums are set to make a comeback.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 7, 2011
The more, the thriftier: guests indispensable for expensive weddings
There's an economic rationale for big weddings in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 6, 2011
In abuse cases, family takes priority over the child
November is Child Abuse Prevention Month, an annual government campaign to promote programs that protect children from violence. Most people will say that they know child abuse when they see it, but what characterizes almost all the recent child abuse incidents in the news is lack of intervention on...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 2, 2011
Car taxes could be cut next year
The government may try to spur car sales by slashing related taxes.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Nov 1, 2011
Japan's 'new towns' are finally getting too old
In September, real estate developer Tokyo Tatemono started to demolish the Suwa Ni-chome apartments in the western Tokyo region of Tama. The Suwa danchi (housing development) was an integral part of Tama New Town, which opened in 1971. Of the various "new towns" built in the late 1960s and '70s by the...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 30, 2011
Doctors afraid new fee will reduce customers … er, patients
The government wants to add a u00a5100 fee to your medical bills, and doctors are furious.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 30, 2011
Cyclists piste at Tokyo police crackdown
Last month, comedian Mitsunori Fukuda was stopped and cited for riding a fixed-gear racing bike on a public street in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward. These bicycles, also known as "piste bikes," have become popular in the past few years, not so much as a conveyance but more as a fashion statement. They usually...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 23, 2011
Minister attacked for challenging the 'family system'
Yoko Komiyama is the first woman to ever occupy the post of Japan's minister of health, welfare and labor. As a mother, she may have more insight than her male colleagues into issues her ministry addresses, and from the start of her appointment in August she has stirred up controversy, mainly with her...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 20, 2011
Are consumers being short-changed by the yen's appreciation?
Why hasn't the high yen resulted in lower prices for imported goods?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 16, 2011
Being amateurish is what makes SMAP such pros
NHK's "The Professional" profiles, through interviews and situational coverage, people who are notable for their dedication to some craft or business vision. The series grew out of "Project X," the very popular documentary series about Japan's industrial breakthroughs of the past, and is meant to spotlight...
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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