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Tomoko Otake
Tomoko Otake is a senior writer with a strong interest in health, medical and social issues. A native of Nara Prefecture, she obtained an M.A. in journalism from The University of Montana.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 1999
Cabinet Interview: FRC chief favors safe approach
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 30, 1999
Cut in broker commissions to bring unheralded competition
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 28, 1999
Analysis: LTCB sale prelude to industry reforms
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1999
Experts differ over forces behind positive GDP data
Staff writers
JAPAN
Aug 19, 1999
Nippon Life feeling assured of 401(k) role for small firms
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 13, 1999
Pile of bad, yakuza-tied debts awaits new RCC chief
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1999
Analysis: Credit Suisse case seen as a warning
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1999
Prudential to step into Japanese pension market
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 10, 1999
Analysis: Life insurers' credibility shaken
Major and second-tier life insurers' dismal earnings reports for fiscal 1998 have cast yet another shadow over the industry, already shaken by the recent collapse of midsize Toho Mutual Life Insurance Co.
JAPAN
May 3, 1999
Reforms mean more than a new name, banking leader says
Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 19, 1999
In with a Bang: Allstate banks on discount edge
Last in our series on financial deregulation
JAPAN
Mar 31, 1999
HLAC, RCB merger creates powerful collection agency
Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 26, 1999
Ex-Im economist sees dollar settling at 130 yen
Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 12, 1999
Experts disagree on bank recapitalization impact
Staff writer
JAPAN
Feb 5, 1999
AmEx exec sees silver lining to recession
While the nation's economy is reeling from years of recession, eroding the confidence of many players in the financial industry, Ian Marsh, president of American Express International Inc., Japan, says now is the time to invest in the Japanese market.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 1998
Seeking Refuge: Arbitary policy shutters window to asylum
Last of a three-part series on Japan's refugee policy
JAPAN
Dec 2, 1998
Seeking Refuge: Process not worth it, chosen one says
Second in a three-part series on Japan's refugee policy
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1998
Special asylum-seeker permits may signal policy shift
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1998
Hospital sign threatens illegal immigrants
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998
High-fashion bikes hit the streets of Harajuku
In the heart of Tokyo's Harajuku, the nation's fashion capital, Yuumi Mizunaga has opened a shop she hopes will win over the area's young trendsetters.
Japan's biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
Zensho Holdings, operator of fast-food chain Sukiya, said it will close all of its stores in Japan, except for a small number in shopping centers, between Monday and Friday following recent contamination incidents.
Alert raised for volcano in southwestern Japan
Shinmoedake, a volcano located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, in November 2019
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
NFL comeback star Damar Hamlin shares life-saving message in Tokyo
Damar Hamlin poses with students at The American School in Japan on Thursday.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.
Who among the opposition would join the ruling coalition?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Friday.

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