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LIFE / Travel / GRAND OLD HOTELS
Mar 1, 2009

Following the footsteps of the famed in Nikko

Behind the front desk of the Nikko Kanaya Hotel hang photos of an unlikely trio: James Curtis Hepburn, Isabella Bird and Zenichiro Kanaya. Hotel President Takayasu Akiyama connected the dots over a cup of java in the Maple Leaf Lounge.
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2009

Nippon Oil, Mining delay merger plan

Nippon Oil Corp. and Nippon Mining Holdings Inc. will delay a plan to merge in October because they need time to submit documents to U.S. regulators, sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2009

Expos showcase future of renewable energy

One of the few bright spots in the dark days of the global economic downturn is the field of renewable energy.
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2009

Automakers report plummeting output

The top automakers reported Wednesday a sharp plunge in production for January, the latest evidence of how severely the mainstay auto industry is being hit by the global slowdown.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Feb 26, 2009

Jazz Taxi driver Toshiyuki Anzai

Toshiyuki Anzai, 67, is a cabbie in central Tokyo whose love of jazz drove him to start a unique Jazz Taxi service. His 90-minute cruises pair cityscapes with the most fitting music. Anzai plays songs that match not only the view but his passengers' moods — though he is partial to jazz, he sometimes...
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2009

UBS cancels wrong ¥3 trillion order

UBS AG's local unit placed an erroneous ¥3 trillion Capcom Co. convertible-bond order Wednesday that was subsequently canceled, the Tokyo Stock Exchange said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Feb 25, 2009

Turn on, power up and relieve the pressure

On the big screen: Samsung has unveiled its latest response to the current challenge facing laptop-computer designers — how to get the smallest, lightest machines with the biggest, brightest screens possible. The truth is, getting both is not going to happen. Designers are overcoming this problem by...
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Feb 24, 2009

Students impart art of dumpling making

Some 120 Chinese students and Japanese rolled up their sleeves and got their hands full of flour and sesame oil as part of the fun at an educational dumpling party in celebration of the Chinese New Year.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Feb 24, 2009

What would the locals do? Readers offer their views

Following are readers' responses to Paul de Vries' Feb. 3 Zeit Gist article, "What would the locals do?":
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2009

Women forsake frills but spare no expense for skin

When Miwako Taniuchi's income slumped 30 percent last year, out went the expensive dinners and new Gucci and Louis Vuitton handbags. One purchase that didn't get axed: a skin cream worth its weight in gold.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2009

Norinchukin to seek capital of ¥1.9 trillion

Norinchukin Bank said Friday it will raise ¥1.9 trillion and replace its chief executive officer, following the largest losses on asset-backed securities of any Asian lender.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2009

Toyota extends production cuts to April

Toyota, the world's largest automaker, said Friday it will further suspend production at home to cope with slumping global demand and mounting vehicle inventories.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2009

Kirin to buy stake in San Miguel Brewery

Kirin Holdings Co., the nation's biggest beverage maker, agreed to buy a stake in San Miguel Corp.'s Philippine beer unit for about ¥112 billion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Feb 21, 2009

Working couple balances family, careers

Emi Takei-Loubaresse could not have advanced in her career without the support of her husband, Jerome Loubaresse, 43, a freelance translator who also looks after their 4-year-old daughter, Mio, and is the family's main cook.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 20, 2009

Nakagawa providing spark for streaking Takamatsu

When steady center George Leach sustained a season-ending knee injury in mid-January, it appeared the Takamatsu Five Arrows faced an uphill battle to remain one of the bj-league's elite teams.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 20, 2009

An exhibition's critical charge

"In Japan, the city consists of parts perfect in themselves, but lacking a sense of or connection to the whole," observes curator Shino Nomura while discussing the work of Swiss architectural firm Diener & Diener.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2009

Nippon Life to up Principal stake

Nippon Life Insurance Co., Japan's biggest life insurer, plans to raise its stake in Principal Financial Group Inc. as it seeks expansion abroad, a source said Thursday.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
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.

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