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Philip Brasor
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 2, 2011
Annals of cheap: Kenko.com
Right now bottled water is cheaper than . . . water.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 31, 2011
Discount strategies: Every dog, and man, has his day
The service industry is finally targeting guys.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 28, 2011
Star's exit shows it's not what you know — but who
If you asked anyone in the world with access to any sort of media what last week's big news story was, they would probably say Libya. If you asked the same question of similarly connected people in Japan, they would probably say the retirement of comedian Shinsuke Shimada. The fall of Tripoli didn't...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 26, 2011
Annals of cheap: Fukushima peaches
For a limited time only, peaches are really cheap.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 23, 2011
All in the family: Keeping inheritances is a tricky business
Many people hide inheritances to avoid paying taxes, which is relatively easy to do.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 21, 2011
Korean television dramas are not the real problem
On July 23, actor Sosuke Takaoka tweeted that he was sick of all the Korean dramas on Fuji TV, a network he "used to be indebted to," and demanded more "traditional" Japanese programming. "If anything related to South Korea is on," he continued, "I just turn it off." The backlash was swift, and the actor...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 18, 2011
There's gold in them there wardrobes!
More people are mining closets and wardrobes for the precious metals they might contain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 16, 2011
Which appliance is the energy hog? It's not your air conditioner
The media aren't really telling you the best way to save energy at home ...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 14, 2011
Media coverage often 'the last push' to suicide
In May, 24-year-old TV personality Miyu Uehara was pronounced dead shortly after a friend found her hanging from a door in her Tokyo apartment. Uehara's death was called an "apparent suicide" by the media, and while the terminology was cautious the reporting itself took for granted the belief that Uehara...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 10, 2011
Disaster housing proves cash cow for general contractors
Local construction companies in Tohoku have been squeezed out of the short-term housing boom.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 7, 2011
Fabricated public opinion is the norm
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's energy agency recently contracted with an outside advertising company to monitor "inaccurate" online information regarding nuclear energy. In response, the media cried "censorship," but as pointed out in last week's issue of Aera, the agency has employed...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 4, 2011
Cool to be kind: Air conditioners for the needy
Tokyo has started to provide funds for low-income households to buy air conditioners.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Aug 2, 2011
Once settled in, chances are you'll have to pay to stay
In 1946, Japan was in ruins. The housing shortage was severe and inflation was high, so the government issued a directive to freeze rental fees. To make up for the perceived loss of income, property owners came up with supplemental fees — renewal fees, called koshinryō, and "gift money" or reikin,...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 31, 2011
Nadeshiko Japan show that a relaxed approach gets the best results
The national women's soccer team that just won the FIFA World Cup in Germany is called Nadeshiko Japan. "Nadeshiko" is the name of a flower, but it also represents a certain ideal of Japanese femininity that's demure, quiet and accommodating to men; or, at least, it used to be. Japan's victory over the...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 27, 2011
After the death of analog, whither Tokyo Tower?
How will Tokyo Tower remain solvent in the shadow of Tokyo Sky Tree?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 25, 2011
Hidden pachinko industry workers make some noise
A labor strike draws attention to the shadowier side of the pachinko business.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 24, 2011
Today is D-Day for analog television
Sony recently announced it would discontinue production of the MiniDisc Walkman in September. It was just over a year ago that the company dropped the cassette Walkman, so within the space of 18 months two media will have bitten the dust. Though audiophiles may lament the end of another era, to most...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 20, 2011
The imperfect science of delineating poverty
How informative is the 'relative poverty' index?
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 18, 2011
Nadeshiko Japan obviously doesn't do it for the money
Will victory mean more money for women's soccer in Japan?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 17, 2011
When Sanma goes, so may the laughs
The tabloid Tokyo Sports has reported that one of the longest-running shows on Japanese TV, "Waratte Ii to mo" ("It's OK to Laugh"), may go off the air next spring due to sagging ratings. Hosted by the sunglass-sporting comedian Tamori since its inception in 1982, the noontime show's mix of celebrity...
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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