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COMMENTARY
Aug 8, 2012

New tech raises proliferation risk

The United States is on the verge of approving a license later this month for the world's first plant to enrich uranium on a commercial scale for civilian nuclear power reactors using laser technology developed by an Australian company.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 7, 2012

Electronics makers lead the way in killing off lifetime employment system

If you want guaranteed employment for life, don't get a job with a home electronics maker.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2012

Sharp mulls review of Hon Hai capital alliance deal

Sharp Corp. is considering reviewing the terms of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.'s investment in the company in light of the share price plunge triggered last week by its expanded loss projection, sources close to the matter said Monday.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2012

Share rout cues record margin trades

Sharp Corp.'s biggest one-day stock slide in 37 years sent its shares sold short in Japanese margin-trading accounts surging to a daily record as investors bet volatility will continue.
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 31, 2012

Adviser gives railways edge in regional deals

Japan International Consultants for Transportation Co. is working on feasibility studies for high-speed trains in India, Indonesia and Vietnam as it tries to help Japanese rail companies boost sales overseas.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 22, 2012

Crime-fighting concierge; "We Rent Out Families"; CM of the week: Daihatsu

Atsuko Asano plays the title role in the mystery special "Okinawa Rizoto Konsheruju Gushiken Yoko no Meisuiri Ibitsu-na Misshitsu" ("Okinawa Resort Concierge Yoko Gushiken's Excellent Deduction of the Irregular Locked Room"; TV Tokyo, Wed., 9 p.m.).
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jul 21, 2012

Architect builds Heart House for 3/11 survivors

When Richard Bliah visited Ishinomaki last August after the coastal city in Miyagi Prefecture was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the veteran French architect was quite sure many residents lost not only family and friends but also the "network of people living in the same area" —...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Jul 18, 2012

Japan's LINE social network could challenge global competitors

LINE is a cross-platform communication service and app, offered for free by Naver, from NHN Japan. The basic functionality allows users to send text messages and to make free calls with other users who have the app installed on their smartphones. The service launched just 13 months ago, on June 27, 2011,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2012

Honda, Toyota blunt N. American job losses

Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp.'s North American plants, stalled by parts shortages a year ago, are leading an industrywide assembly surge buoying cities from the Midwest to the Deep South amid a languid U.S. economy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 16, 2012

Japan's sticky, hot, windy summer gives women the blues

Ever wondered why there are so many female Japanese tourists in Hawaii at this time of year? Never mind the statistics and official answer to that, I'll give it to you straight in one short word: utsu (鬱, depression). The joshi (女子, women) of this country get seriously depressed in the summer and...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jul 14, 2012

NPO's projects seek to help Tuvaluans facing global warming issues

For many years people have been acquainted with the word "refugee." Though it usually brings to mind wars, genocide and ethnic cleansing, more and more often it has been linked to climate change and natural disasters. We may now be entering the age of the "environmental refugee."
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2012

DoCoMo eyes buys overseas

NTT DoCoMo Inc. may buy more companies abroad to widen access to entertainment content and e-commerce operations to boost overseas sales ninefold within four years.
EDITORIALS
Jul 8, 2012

Thumbs up for whistle-blowing

The Supreme Court, for the first time, ruled in favor of a corporate whistle-blower late last month. Mr. Masaharu Hamada, an employee at Olympus Corp., had filed suit after being demoted, forced to take rudimentary tests, ignored by colleagues and given cold treatment after raising complaints about business...
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Jul 4, 2012

By skipping Tokyo Game Show, Microsoft is not doing anything to win over Japanese gamers

The United States was easy. Europe was slightly harder. But Japan has always seemed nearly impenetrable for Microsoft's Xbox gaming platform.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2012

Panasonic says solar panel production could rise 30%

Panasonic Corp. may boost its production of solar panels by about 30 percent next fiscal year because of government incentives, the head of the business said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2012

Innovative data delivery firm e-Parcel takes on the big boys

When e-Parcel Corp., an online data delivery service provider, last year sued 13 U.S. Internet-related service firms, including Yahoo Inc., Google Inc., AOL Inc. and Akamai Technologies Inc., for patent infringement, the action meant more than just protecting its intellectual property.
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2012

Nikko Asset to put IPO plan on hold until 2013

Nikko Asset Management Co. may wait until next year before pursuing an initial public offering that it shelved in December, avoiding markets roiled by Europe's debt crisis, two sources said.

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