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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
May 1, 2011

Kyoto comedy theater returns — and with English subtitles

Foreign tourists to Kyoto often end up in a bubble of tour buses and traditional culture shows (five minutes of bunraku, five minutes of flower arranging, etc.), while those looking to break out and entertain themselves like the locals can run into language barriers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 28, 2011

The well-organized rites of spring

Time to head out into the sunshine Though the sakura (cherry blossom) festivities have just passed, spring is still in the air, and as the weather warms up we can expect brighter skies. With that comes lots of sunshine, which means for those of us with sensitive skin it's that time to search out the...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Apr 27, 2011

Acer and Toshiba serve up Windows 7 to go

The tablet market continues to be increasingly crowded as the recently launched iPad 2 fends off a veritable Android army. And Taiwanese hardware-maker Acer made the fight even more interesting when it threw its hat into the ring this month, with the announcement that is will soon launch its brand new...
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2011

Nissan to speed up U.S. deliveries of Leaf electric cars

Nissan Motor Co. said beginning this month it will boost shipments of Leaf battery-electric cars to the U.S., where it has made about 500 deliveries since late December.
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2011

Google, Itochu, Sumitomo invest in U.S. wind farm

Google Inc. and units of trading houses Itochu Corp. and Sumitomo Corp. have agreed to invest $500 million to become part owners of a $2 billion wind farm under construction in Oregon.
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2011

Hitachi, Boehringer face evac closures

Hitachi Chemical Co. and Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH may abandon factories largely unscathed by last month's Japan earthquake and tsunami as the nuclear plant radiation crisis continues.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Apr 14, 2011

Fashion designer Saleem d'Aronville

JUDIT KAWAGUCHI Saleem d'Aronville is a British fashion designer based in Tokyo. In 2003, he launched Orihica, a brand he developed for Aoki Holdings Inc., one of Japan's top fashion retailers. As its creative director, Saleem built Orihica into a major label with 65 stores around the country. The brand's...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2011

Medvedev's purge of the Kremlin chairmen

MOSCOW — In recent days, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has moved against some of the most powerful men in the Kremlin, including Igor Sechin, a deputy prime minister who is perhaps the closest figure to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin — and who is also the chairman of Rosneft, Russia's largest...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2011

Toyota warns of parts woes

Toyota Motor Corp. told U.S. dealers that assembly disruptions triggered by last month's record earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku region may thin supplies of vehicles into the third quarter.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 12, 2011

Quake aid, local services

For relief organizations, groups or individuals needing translators, Taichi W. sent information about the Japan Guide Consortium Volunteer Interpreters, a group of translators initially formed at the request of the government. Four are working in Sendai with the Indian National Disaster Response Force;...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2011

End to crisis is years, fortune away

Once Japan's leaky nuclear complex stops spewing radiation and its reactors cool down, making the site safe and removing the ruined equipment is going to be a messy ordeal that could take decades and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2011

Fish processors rise to challenge

SHIOGAMA, Miyagi Pref. — Fumio Oikawa is determined to clean the mud out of his small seaweed salt factory in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, and reopen as soon as possible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2011

Bankers urge aid for Tepco

The government needs to come to the financial aid of Tokyo Electric Power Co. before banks resume lending to the beleaguered utility, the head of the Japanese Bankers Association said.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2011

Softbank's Son gives ¥10 billion to victims

Softbank Corp. announced Sunday that President Masayoshi Son will personally donate ¥10 billion to support victims of the March 11 earthquake and help fund the recovery of the quake-hit Tohoku region.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2011

Tepco investors may be wiped out

Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s shareholders may be wiped out by the cleanup costs and liabilities stemming from the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Mar 30, 2011

New TVs get socially networked while a solar-powered lamp saves energy.

At the Consumer Electronics Show 2011 in Las Vegas earlier this year, Sony previewed its new line of BRAVIA LCD televisions, and the company has now announced that they will be released at the end of April.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 26, 2011

Canadian writer draws on creators' support for Tohoku

News stories around the world reveal a deluge of incomprehensible sameness, the debris of aggregate destruction overshadowing an area known for its rugged beauty and strong individuals.
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2011

Osaka hotel occupancy rate surges as people flood in from Tokyo

Hotels in Osaka are in high demand as residents and companies leave Tokyo to seek shelter amid concerns over radiation leaks after the nation's worst earthquake.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 18, 2011

Japan's film industry faces quake fallout

The Japanese entertainment industry is reacting to the massive disaster caused by the March 11 earthquake much the way it reacts to any major national tragedy — by observing jishuku (self-restraint).
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2011

Taiwan may delay start of new atomic plant

Taiwan Power Co., the island's state-run grid monopoly, said Wednesday it may defer the start of a nuclear plant for the sixth time in light of Japan's calamity. The government may ask for stricter inspections of Taiwan's fourth atomic facility before allowing fuel to be loaded, Chief Engineer Roger...
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2011

Renault spy fiasco threatens Nissan plan

Renault SA's mishandling of an espionage investigation has weakened Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn in a tussle with the French state, its largest shareholder, over the carmaker's future, several sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2011

Vindication for Toyota man who built up U.S. sales

Toyota's U.S. business has been a lifetime passion for Toshiaki Taguchi from humble beginnings 50 years ago, when barely 100 Toyota cars were being sold a month, to the world's No. 1 automaker today.
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2011

Toyota sets profit goal of ¥1 trillion

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said Wednesday the auto giant aims to earn more than ¥1 trillion in group operating profit as soon as possible as it tries to rebound from a record loss two years ago when it was hit by the global economic downturn and massive recalls.
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.
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2011

Nomura names first female CFO

Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest brokerage, named Junko Nakagawa as the company's first-ever female chief financial officer, replacing Masafumi Nakada.
Japan to overhaul tax exemption system for foreign visitors
The Ginza shopping district in Tokyo in August
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Tokyo police arrest six Chinese nationals over yami baito scheme
Tokyo police have arrested six Chinese nationals on suspicion of unlawful confinement and attempted extortion involving a 23-year-old exchange student who had become involved in a financial dispute over a yami baito, or a “dark” part-time job.
Kumiko Shichijo: ‘Living abroad helped me appreciate Japanese etiquette’
Kumiko Shichijo provides tips on Japanese etiquette and manners on Instagram and says videos on gift-giving and hand towels have done particularly well.
Uniqlo criticized in China after CEO says retailer does not use Xinjiang cotton
In an interview in Tokyo with the BBC that was published on Thursday, Fast Retailing CEO Tadashi Yanai said the company does not source cotton from China's Xinjiang region.
Ishiba sticks to the basics in second policy speech
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers his policy speech at the Lower House of parliament in Tokyo on Friday.
Hiroshi Kurosaki looks beyond Japan for heart-wrenching drama
Hiroshi Kurosaki’s Netflix series “Beyond Goodbye” centers on a woman (Kasumi Arimura, left) who discovers her dead lover’s heart saved the life of a quiet pianist (Kentaro Sakaguchi).
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
‘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.
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.

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