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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 13, 2013

As land lines go the way of the dodo, what is a subscription right worth?

Use your telephone land line subscription right or lose it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2013

GungHo's smash hit title takes social gaming by storm

Thanks to the startling success of its smartphone game "Puzzle and Dragons," the spotlight is beaming brightly on GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2013

The challenges of health care for rural Chinese

While the wealthier portion of the Chinese population has benefited from advanced health care, many rural poor do not have adequate access to even basic services.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
May 8, 2013

Social clubbing takes off with iFlyer service

Clubbing in Japan is a kick. The country's zeal for global pop trends and its prominent club scene draws big-name DJs and performers from the international circuit. Japan's hodgepodge approach to urban planning means that clubs seem to blossom nearly anywhere — in the back alleys of unsung neighborhoods...
BUSINESS
May 2, 2013

Mexico Congress OKs telecoms bill

Mexico's Senate passed a final version of a bill to create more competition in telecommunications, sending it to state governments for approval.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 28, 2013

The story of the Occupy movements by one of the leaders

I'm torn. I can't work out whether the Occupy movements were responsible for their own demise; and I can't work out whether I've had enough of reading tomes about the brave new world of revolutionary consensus-building.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 27, 2013

Data gathering on all Indians seen as key to alleviating poverty

Could a semi-Orwellian program to collect biometric data for 1.3 billion Indians become a key tool to pulling people out of extreme poverty and integrating them into the global economy? The world's largest democracy is betting that it will, and that it could offer important benefits in poorer countries...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 27, 2013

Can you really train your brain to be more intelligent?

My week has been pretty hectic so far. On Monday, I manned a busy beach bar and had to remember a range of ice-cream and pizza orders for a constant stream of customers.
EDITORIALS
Apr 27, 2013

Recycling of useful metals

Only one-third of Japan's municipalities are set to begin a recycling program for smaller electronic devices such as cellphones, PCs and game machines.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2013

Why people stay scared after tragedies

After a tragedy such as the one last week in Boston, people develop a heightened sense of risk. Often that response is far greater than reality warrants.
EDITORIALS
Apr 21, 2013

Monitoring workers by smartphone

Employers' ability to monitor employees' actions and whereabouts via smartphones fitted with GPS apps is not a positive step in Japanese workplaces.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2013

A welcome nudge for doctors to wash their hands

Hand hygiene is the No. 1 contributor — and the most fixable — to the almost 2 million hospital-acquired infections each year that kill 100,000 people in the U.S.
LIFE / Digital
Apr 17, 2013

Facebook spreads like a virus with no cure

Infectious diseases, says the World Health Organization, "are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi; the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another." Quite so. Just like Facebook addiction, which also spreads from person to...
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Apr 16, 2013

The 5 p.m. bell

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JAPAN
Apr 15, 2013

Aviation bureau mistakenly sends missile alert to airports after Saturday quake

Aviation bureau mistakenly reports a North Korean missile launch after the biggest earthquake in west Japan has experienced since 1995.
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Apr 13, 2013

Welcome party for new residents of Kyoto

The Kyoto City International Foundation will hold a welcome party and seminar April 21 for newly arrived foreign residents.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 12, 2013

New Gundam room at Grand Pacific Le Daiba; relaxation plan at Rihga Royal Tokyo; Van Gogh-themed dishes at Westin Miyako Kyoto

In celebration of the first anniversary of one of the Grand Pacific Le Daiba hotel's most outstanding and popular rooms, called Project Room-G, and accommodating requests from Gundam enthusiasts, the Tokyo hotel will continue to offer the special rooms while also adding a new kind of room to the same Gundam series.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2013

Return to South Korea thwarted by nationalism

A Korean-born U.S. citizen gets a rude awakening on nationalism when he returns to South Korea to launch a ministry at the president's invitation.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Apr 6, 2013

Who turns a company into a 'wonderful place to be'?

Kazuhiro Tsuga, president of Panasonic Corp., addressed his new recruits on Monday telling them that he hopes they will turn the company into "a wonderful place to be." President Akio Toyoda encouraged his recruits at Toyota Motor Corp. to exhibit "the strength seen in cherry blossoms that can persevere...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2013

Appliance makers get serious about beauty products

'Beauty' may not be the first thing that pops into people's heads when they think about electronics, but struggling Japanese home electronics manufacturers see a great deal of promise in a range of beauty gadgets targeting women, from high-tech hair dryers to steam skin moisturizers.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 29, 2013

Defense institute seeks integrated efforts with U.S.

Amid the changing security situation in East Asia, Japan should be equipped with more flexible and integrated defense capabilities and enhanced coordination among the Self-Defense Forces, the Japan Coast Guard and the U.S. military, according to the 2013 East Asian Strategic Review released Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 29, 2013

Panasonic chief vows revival, full forays into autos, homes

Embattled electronics giant Panasonic Corp. vowed Thursday to slash its losses in five business sectors, including televisions and semiconductors, by ¥130 billion over the next three years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2013

Fallen tycoon Horie freed from jail

Takafumi Horie, former president of the Internet firm Livedoor Co. and an entrepreneurial hero for young generations, is paroled after spending 21 months behind bars.
LIFE / Digital
Mar 27, 2013

Facebook, Google spreading 'their' Net

On March 18, amid great hoopla, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering was awarded to Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Robert Kahn, Vinton Cerf, Louis Pouzin and Marc Andreessen.

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