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BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2011

Megmilk soars on takeover rumor

Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Japan's third-largest milk producer, surged by a record in Tokyo trading Monday on speculation China's Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co. may buy a stake. Megmilk said it isn't in talks with Wahaha.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2011

Maehara's departure no boon to finances

Prime Minister Naoto Kan's struggle to fund the nation's budget and avoid an early election suffered another setback when his foreign minister quit Sunday over illegal donations and a poll showed fewer than one voter in four supports him, and a stock slide heightened the sense of unease.
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2011

Delta to buy nine MD-90s from JAL

Delta Air Lines Inc. is buying nine used MD-90 jets from Japan Airlines Corp. to replace older DC-9s that are being retired. Deliveries will start next January after the planes are refurbished to match the rest of Delta's fleet, and Delta will "continue to look for opportunities to acquire used MD-90s,"...
EDITORIALS
Mar 4, 2011

The morning after in Ireland

Once again, while the world has been transfixed by events in the Arab world, legal but no less revolutionary change has been occurring elsewhere. For there is no word other than "revolutionary" that fits the Irish voters' rejection of Fianna Fail, the party that has dominated Irish politics since independence,...
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 1, 2011

Urawa's Petrovic draws inspiration from old friend

New Urawa Reds manager Zeljko Petrovic aims to emulate his friend and former international teammate Dragan Stojkovic by winning the J. League with the team he once played for — as long as the trigger-happy Saitama club has the patience to back him every step of the way.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Feb 28, 2011

Judicial allergy to appeals

More than 1,800 criminal cases reached Japan's Supreme Court on appeal in fiscal 2009. But 98.01 percent of them were thrown out without a hearing. The situation is not much different with civil cases. This trend has chipped away at the very foundation of the nation's three-tier judiciary system, in...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 25, 2011

Hill's strategic use of Eaton paying off

For Tokyo Apache coach Bob Hill, the decision to move point guard Byron Eaton to a reserve role may turn out to be the smartest move he'll make this season.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 25, 2011

Asian art challenges Western museums' way of thinking

Art from Asia has enjoyed increased global interest in the past few decades, which has brought major changes to the way in which the art scene now views this hitherto neglected region. In a special symposium, "How is the World Engaging with Contemporary Asian Art?," at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo on...
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Feb 23, 2011

West's son provides insight into legend's life

One of the things I loved most about my father was him being unafraid to show me his faults once we became coworkers.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2011

Flights of fancy: making sense of airfares and ancillary charges

HONG KONG — The dogfight between American Airlines and the online travel agencies that used to be its business partners has important global implications for online ways of doing business. Unfortunately, the real loser will be the person that both sides say they are scrapping for, the airline passenger....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Feb 20, 2011

Mystery author Isaka writes to control his fears

Novelists all have different motivations to write. For Kotaro Isaka, an award-winning mystery writer whose books always rank high on Japan's bestseller list, it's the constant "fear" of something calamitous happening — whether it be a North Korean missile attack or an outbreak of an unknown flu virus...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 18, 2011

G-tokyo art fair hopes for another triumph

Although Tokyo is a major world city, its contemporary art scene lacks the allure of its peers. Japanese interest in contemporary art is growing, though, as evidenced by the record 50,000 visitors at last year's Art Fair Tokyo. However, sales remained at the 2009 level, a fraction of what big art fairs...
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2011

Women sue to keep surnames in marriage

A group of people has filed a lawsuit challenging a civil law that effectively stops women from keeping their surnames when they marry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 15, 2011

Secret funds shadowed by abuse

Paying ransom to win the release of kidnapped Japanese, buying off foreign dignitaries to reach backdoor deals and giving cash in exchange for secrets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2011

Valentine's Day hits retailers' sweet spot

For 25-year-old Tokyo office worker Ryoko Ejiri, Valentine's Day is about boxes of heart-shaped chocolates. She's not getting them from admirers, she has to buy them for her bosses.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 13, 2011

When criminals bask in the media spotlight

"Before I committed that incident, I was given many opportunities from my parents and others close to me. But I disregarded these. I never gave any consideration to my privileged situation."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 11, 2011

Akihiro Namba

Last year's Fuji Rock was the place to be for fans of 1990s punk act Hi-Standard. The event boasted separate sets from former guitarist Ken Yokoyama and bassist Akihiro Namba. If ex-drummer Akira Tsuneoka had been on the bill, Naeba very well could have seen a one-off regrouping of the popular Japanese...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2011

Sumo-rigging born of necessity?

The sumo bout-fixing unearthed in seized cell phone texts points to a practice that, according to at least one expert, was born out of a need by young wrestlers to survive a short-lived career where the spoils at the top are elusive and the threat of demotion and loss of pay is ever-present.
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2011

Japan tops France despite S&P cut

Japan is a safer investment than France even after Standard & Poor's cut the Asian nation's credit rating to three steps lower than its top-ranked European counterpart, credit-default swap prices show.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2011

Himalayan fungus feeds Mitsubishi Tanabe windfall

Tetsuro Fujita's eureka moment with a Himalayan fungus in 1985 may mean part of a $5 billion payout for Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. a quarter-century later.
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.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
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.
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.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
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.

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