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BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 29, 2012

Rapid move to e-books surprises experts, roils market

America's obsession with digital tablets is driving a boom in e-book reading, a new survey shows, a trend that is dampening the appeal of printed books and shaking the centuries-old publishing business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ELECTION 2012
Dec 15, 2012

JGB market braces for Abe's return

The worst prime minister for Japanese government bonds in almost two decades is poised to return, ousting the best since 2006.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2012

Hitachi aiming to triple revenues from India

Hitachi Ltd. plans ¥70 billion in investments in India as it tries to boost revenue in the rapidly emerging economy to ¥300 billion in the year ending in March 2016 from ¥100 billion in fiscal 2011.
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2012

ANA eyes United perk

All Nippon Airways Co., the nation's largest carrier, expects to more than double the sales boost it expects from a tieup with United Continental Holdings Inc. this fiscal year as new services and improved connections lure business fliers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Dec 8, 2012

JR Tokai enlists chicken in second 'ekiben' foray

Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) is once again taking on the challenge of breaking into the formidable Nagoya-meshi sector, where dishes popular in or unique to the city command a loyal following in the coveted "ekiben" (train station boxed lunch).
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 23, 2012

Tokyo Station's Marunouchi side restored to 1914 glory

Tokyo Station is a major commuter hub that draws throngs of people who visit every day just to admire the Marunouchi side's century-old red-brick and stone facade or stay in its nostalgic hotel. After undergoing a 5½-year renovation, the historic landmark formally reopened on Oct. 1.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 5, 2012

Buy now to beat the consumption tax increase ... or don't

The pros and cons of making big-ticket purchases before the consumption tax increase.
EDITORIALS
Aug 6, 2012

Half-baked notions of revitalization

The Noda Cabinet on July 31 adopted the Japan Revitalization Policy, which incorporates the strategy for economic growth through fiscal 2020. It aims to achieve average economic growth of 3 percent nominally and 2 percent in real terms by focusing on eco-friendly industries, medical services, and agriculture...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2012

Woes in Europe fail to derail Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho

Profits at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and Mizuho Financial Group Inc. beat analysts' first-quarter estimates, showing the megabanks are withstanding a slump in Europe that hurt income at Deutsche Bank AG and UBS AG.
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2012

FSA's No. 2 tells Nomura to get its house in order after insider probe

The government wants the Nomura brokerage to clean its "wounds" and uphold higher ethical standards after it leaked information used for insider trading, the deputy head of the Financial Services Agency said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2012

Mazda ends rotary output, takes the fuel-efficient route

Many people of a certain age remember Mazda Motor Corp.'s catchy ads from the 1970s. "Piston engines go boing-boing," they said. "Mazda goes hummmm." The voice-over sang: "There's nothing like it on the road today; the rotary engine is here to stay."
BUSINESS
May 22, 2012

DoCoMo targets 50% stake in smartphones

NTT DoCoMo Inc., the nation's biggest mobile-phone company, expects to increase its smartphone sales to more than half of the national total this fiscal year as it introduces new models, the company's finance chief said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 20, 2012

TV: no longer the drug of the people

Last week, Japan's fifth largest discount electronics retailer, Bic Camera, announced it would soon obtain a 50 percent share of Japan's sixth-largest discount electronics retailer, Kojima, thus making the combined companies Japan's second-largest electronics retailer. Bic operates 34 stores in large...
BUSINESS
May 10, 2012

Prius demand outpacing U.S. target

Toyota Motor Corp., the biggest seller of hybrid vehicles, wants to boost supplies of its four-model Prius line as demand for the fuel-saving cars is outpacing the company's initial U.S. target of more than 220,000 this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2012

Youngest billionaire extends losses as Gree plunges

Gree Inc. extended losses in Tokyo trading a day after founder Yoshikazu Tanaka, Japan's youngest billionaire, lost $702 million as his social-gaming company plunged on concerns one of its sales methods may be illegal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 24, 2012

Yahoo Japan: Same name, very different company

Although they have similar names and operate Web portals with a variety of services, Yahoo Japan Corp. is in many ways a very different company from Yahoo Inc.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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