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Mayumi Negishi
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2003
Slump has silver lining: Cosmo chief
The economic slump offers unprecedented opportunities for new firms looking to carve out a niche in Japan, according to Kumi Sato, president of Cosmo Public Relations Corp., a Tokyo-based marketing consulting firm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2002
U.S. has learned from Japan's inaction: Quayle
As the United States keeps an eye out for signs of deflation there, it has learned one lesson from Japan's battles.
Japan Times
JAPAN / INTERNATIONAL RATIONALE
Nov 23, 2002
Recession opens lucrative doors for foreign lawyers
Hideo Norikoshi was 10 years into his diplomatic career when a partner at a British law firm offered him a chance to throw it all away and study law in England.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2002
Analysts skeptical over 'industrial revival body'
It might work. But probably not.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2002
State's handling of banks under scrutiny
All eyes are on how the government will try to prop up the nation's banks and get them to shed their nonperforming loans. With many experts viewing capital injections as a key step in this regard, we take a closer look at the issue:
Japan Times
JAPAN / THE OKINAWA FACTOR
Sep 14, 2002
Okinawans look to tackle problems on own terms
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. -- Every third Monday, members of an underground community bank gather in a bar in downtown Naha.
Japan Times
JAPAN / THE OKINAWA FACTOR
Sep 13, 2002
Okinawa's free-trade zones failing to attract companies
GUSHIKAWA, Okinawa Pref. -- The Acrorad Co. factory in Okinawa's Nakagusuku Free Trade Zone looks out on more than 100 hectares of empty lots.
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2002
Tokyo share price slide spells trouble for banks
The tumble in Tokyo share prices to 19-year lows Wednesday is likely to deal a severe blow to the finances of Japanese banks and corporations.
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2002
Zero-interest account plan poised to solve nothing
Banks don't want it. Most depositors don't need it. Many politicians oppose it. A compromise plan financial regulators are preparing is supposed to appease critics, help save the nation's weakest banks, and protect one of the key reform pledges of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. It may accomplish none...
Japan Times
JAPAN / WEEKEND WISDOM
Sep 1, 2002
'Dialect broadcaster' leads revival of Okinawan tongue
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. -- Fumiko Ikari used to spend hours listening to Japanese radio, mimicking broadcasters' inflections and trying to purge all traces of the Okinawa dialect from her speech.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2002
World Bank to push for effective aid use
Amid increasing public scrutiny of Japan's overseas aid policies, the World Bank will increase cooperation measures to ensure that official development assistance from Tokyo is used more effectively to fight poverty, according to Yukio Yoshimura, newly appointed head of the World Bank's office in Tokyo....
Japan Times
JAPAN / THE OKINAWA FACTOR
Aug 15, 2002
Postwar legacy holds key to identity of Okinawans
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. -- Akira Hamamatsu, 75, recalls Emperor Hirohito's surrender broadcast on Aug. 15, 1945, as little more than a garbled voice mixed with static.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2002
Time said ripe for colleges to regroup
Two students spend an hour each week with a professor; one presents a paper while the other critiques.
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2002
Change at banks starts in personnel departments
Bankers once rode high as the elite of Japan. Along with top-notch bureaucrats in the Finance Ministry, they represented the best the Japanese education system had to offer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2002
Comparing Botswana, Japan unfair: ambassador
In many ways, Botswana is an African success story, boasting the world's fastest-growing income per capita over the past 35 years.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2002
Misumi's 'management of emptiness' anything but hollow
At Misumi Corp., the president makes no beginning-of-the-year speeches. There are no long-term sales goals, praise or scoldings.
JAPAN
May 9, 2002
Law slow to ease bite of small business failures
The immediate goal of lawyer Toshi Yoshinari is to keep his clients from getting a divorce.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2002
How safe will bank accounts be after March 31?
On April 1, the full guarantee on bank deposits will expire, and you owe it to yourself to make sure your savings are not at risk. Here are some frequently asked questions about what happens if a bank fails after March 31:
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2002
Analysts consider possibility of large-scale crash
Takeshi Kimura, president of consulting firm KPMG Financial Co., says he periodically receives calls from overseas investors who ask one chilling question.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2002
Crisis fears grow as crunch time for banks nears
A recent nationwide flurry of collapsing credit unions and "shinkin" credit associations was accompanied by a total lack of panic.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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