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Philip Brasor
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 13, 2011
K-pop takes on the world while J-pop stays home
Last week, the Fuji TV newsmagazine "Mr. Sunday" looked at Korean pop's success in Japan from two angles. Taking a street-level perspective, the show's host, Seiji Miyane, hung out in Tokyo's Okubo district, which has become "the new Harajuku" because young Japanese women flock there to rub up against...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 10, 2011
Driving is believing: Don't trust manufacturers' mileage claims
What kind of mileage do you get in that hybrid? Depends on who you ask.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 8, 2011
Seniors reconnecting to retail
Creative retailers and caregivers are finding ways to empower the growing legions of elderly shoppers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 6, 2011
The bitter pill of Japan's high-cost medical treatment
When NHK's in-depth news program, "Closeup Gendai," addresses a pressing social issue, it usually offers possible solutions articulated by experts. Two weeks ago, however, the show covered a problem that seems to have no solution. The subject of the opening segment was a middle-aged man who was diagnosed...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 4, 2011
Strawberries: The gift that keeps on growing
In Japan, there are the kind of the strawberries that you buy for yourself, and there are the GIANT strawberries that you give as gifts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 2, 2011
For movie freaks some good news and some bad news
Will the last picture show in Japan be in 3-D and only seen on multiplex screens?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 30, 2011
Cultural insensitivity no laughing matter
The tempest in a teapot whipped up by a segment on the British quiz-cum-comedy show "QI" has prompted debate on cross-cultural sensitivity. The BBC has apologized for the segment, which, contrary to a statement issued by Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, did not make fun of its subject, the late Tsutomu...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 29, 2011
Kaiten-zushi chains gird for battle
You got your exclusive high-grade sushi, and you've got your bargain sushi, good for the whole family.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 25, 2011
Hilton Hotels bag white elephant, turn it around
What is a luxury brand hotel like Hilton doing with a hot spring resort in the mountains of Shizuoka?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 21, 2011
Future of Japanese pension system as cloudy as ever
Rather than overhaul the pension system, the welfare ministry continues to tweak a failed system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 17, 2011
Love hotel operators lose some loopholes
Laws overseeing the operation of love hotels in Japan get stricter to weed out the fakes.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 16, 2011
Japan's tribe of lonely people continues to grow
Results from Japan's national census last year are dribbling in and the reaction in the media often focuses on one pair of statistics: The number of households is increasing while population is declining, which means that there are a lot more single-person households than there were 10 years ago and...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 15, 2011
More independent women taking out insurance
The number of women buying life insurance is on the rise. Should we be surprised?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 11, 2011
Got your back: Randoseru makers enjoy a captive, if shrinking, clientele
No surprise that anonymous good Samaritans are giving out randoseru, those boxy backpacks that every Japanese schoolchild simply must have.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 9, 2011
Cheater exposed by tweeting ex
The micro-blogging service Twitter is an effective PR instrument, but one fraught with risk for celebrities who want to juice their notoriety by connecting directly and on their own terms with the public. Forgoing the filtering function of publicists, they may endear themselves to fans even more powerfully;...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 6, 2011
Telephone swindlers adapt; old folks don't
The 'ore-ore' scam is no longer de rigueur but that hasn't stopped swindlers from bilking money from seniors in other ways.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 3, 2011
'Tis the season for shrines and temples to rake it in
Come the new year, shrines and temples really cash in on a giving tradition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 30, 2010
New rain-check refunds gamble on the weather
A 'weather insurance plan' sounds like a good deal for travelers, but read the fine print before you book.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 27, 2010
Finders keeper . . . except on the job
Osaka's city government cracks down on 'embezzlement — sanitation workers who pocketed money that they'd found while cleaning public property.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 26, 2010
A clean slate for this year's media awards
Media persons of the year: Toshikazu Sugaya and Atsuko Muraki
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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