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COMMENTARY
Oct 21, 2008

Obama swings and misses on trade issues

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — "Americans are angry," said John McCain, while debating his opponent Barack Obama last Wednesday night in their final face-to-face televised debate, "and they have every reason to be angry."
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2008

Japan may bail out U.S.: economist

With Tokyo stocks plunging and the yen surging against the dollar, the financial crisis born in the United States can no longer be regarded as just a problem on the other side of the ocean.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Sep 29, 2008

U.S., Japanese crises share factors from Great Depression

The upheaval in the U.S. financial system since Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 two weeks ago has triggered turmoil worldwide.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2008

Sumitomo, Barclays eye commodities alliance

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. is in talks with Barclays PLC on an alliance to offer commodity derivatives for companies to hedge against rising raw materials costs, the bank's commodity chief said.
COMMENTARY
Aug 2, 2008

Group of Three or G-13?

The Toyako, Hokkaido, summit witnessed moves to expand the Group of Eight forum of leading industrial nations through the addition of China, India and other new members.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2008

Hot air over global warming

HONG KONG — Fresh reports every day tell of glaciers melting, thinning polar ice triggering prospects of a scramble for the riches under the Arctic ice cap, worries about rising water levels inundating low-lying countries, and soaring oil prices.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
May 28, 2008

Earthlings just can't resist the connection

Bluetooth as Big Brother: Humans are naturally gregarious, which is just as well since it seems that the intent of modern communications is to keep us all connected 24/7 — whether we want it or not.
BUSINESS
May 13, 2008

TCI appeals order to end J-Power bid

The Children's Investment Fund (TCI) lodged a last-minute appeal against the government Monday, saying its efforts to block the U.K. fund's bid to buy more of Electric Power Development Co. damage the growth and reputation of Japan's capital market.
LIFE
Dec 9, 2007

Japan's love affair with Oma's tuna

On Jan. 5, 2001, a 202-kg Pacific bluefin tuna sold at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market auction for $173,000 ($860 per kilogram), making it the most expensive single fish transaction ever recorded.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2007

Foreigners still dogged by housing barriers

Having arrived in Tokyo from Seoul about a year ago, Im Yeong Eun, like many foreigners who come to Japan, soon encountered a major difficulty — housing discrimination.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2007

BOJ injects ¥1 trillion into markets

The Bank of Japan injected ¥1 trillion into money markets Friday amid a plunge in Tokyo stocks and growing global worries about dubious U.S. mortgages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2007

Publisher gets writers to open up, bets on element of surprise

It was an amazing scoop, surprising even the tabloids.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 15, 2007

Who's paying for those free cell phones?

No longer just a simple device for placing calls, the mobile phone is now a must-have item for most people. To promote market penetration, many of these multimedia, high-tech handsets are sold at a discount, or sometimes even given away.
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2007

Helping the free-trade losers

PARIS — On both sides of the Atlantic, many view economic globalization as a threat to below-average earners.
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2007

Hitachi's quarterly profit down 77%

Hitachi Ltd.'s group net profit for the October-December period fell more than three-quarters on lower earnings from securities, the Tokyo-based industrial electronics giant said Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2007

Nationalist populism rising in Europe

PRAGUE -- The collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe 15 years ago brought vast and positive democratic changes. But in 2006, after more than a decade of striving for acceptance by the West, the moral and political vacuum left by communism was fully exposed. Can a new balance between the...
EDITORIALS
Oct 15, 2006

Backing off the merge lane

Talks between General Motors Corp., on one hand, and Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA, on the other, concerning a three-way alliance have collapsed, as the U.S. automaker couldn't find a good enough reason to form such an alliance. The unanimous decision by GM's board to reject the alliance appears to...
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2006

Shares in baby goods take a dive after birth

Shares in baby goods makers tumbled Wednesday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange after Princess Kiko gave birth to a baby boy, the first male heir born to the world's oldest hereditary monarchy since 1965.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2006

Japan to OK U.S. beef imports this week

The government is preparing to approve the resumption of U.S. beef imports this week, officials said Tuesday, despite a report that Japanese inspectors found problems at some U.S. meat processing plants.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2006

Isuzu to start making Elf, other small trucks in Russia

Isuzu Motors Ltd. said Tuesday it will start producing small trucks in Russia, the latest move by a global manufacturer to strengthen its business in the growing market.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Apr 11, 2006

Massage has its good and bad points

In today's deadline-driven, high-stress society, it's no longer uncommon to experiences headaches, stiff shoulders and carpal-tunnel pain every now and then. While many people turn to painkillers for relief from minor complaints, which in some cases can snowball into a chronic condition, massage treatments...
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2006

BOJ lifts ultraloose policy

The Bank of Japan on Thursday ended its five-year-old ultraloose monetary policy, brushing aside concerns in the Cabinet and the ruling coalition that the nation has not yet overcome years of deflation.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2006

Convenience stores go gimmicky to hold appeal

Major convenience store chains, which have seen sluggish sales amid severe competition in a highly saturated market, are trying to diversify in a bid to mine more promising market segments.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2006

Whale meat inventory up amid sluggish consumption

Japan's inventory of whale meat, a byproduct of research whaling, has doubled in the past decade, it was learned Saturday.
COMMENTARY
Dec 22, 2005

Insecurity fuels anti-globalization battle

LOS ANGELES -- The issues that fueled the antiglobalization movement at the Battle of Seattle have not gone away. A revival movement surfaced last week. Call it the Battle of Hong Kong.
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2005

MTFG, Merrill Lynch in joint venture

Competition in the private banking business got tougher Wednesday after Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. announced they will set up a joint-venture brokerage targeting wealthy customers.

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