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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Feb 27, 2011

Japanese TV funnymen target U.S.

In the popular U.S. TV series "Heroes," Japan-born actor Masi Oka played the role of Hiro Nakamura, who could travel through space and time. The series has now finished, of course, but Oka is still breaking down barriers that were once thought insurmountable — this time, however, he's doing it as a...
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Feb 26, 2011

Foreign sumo fans have their say on yaocho

In reaction to the yaocho (bout fixing) fracas enveloping sumo at present, many journalists in Japan and overseas have recently jumped on the sumo coverage bandwagon. Many have criticized the sumo association, the participants and their lifestyle and called for punishments, suspended basho and the like,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Feb 25, 2011

Techno Shugei weaves craft into circuitry

Homespun crafts and ingenuity meet DIY electronics and kawaii geekery in techno shugei.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 24, 2011

Come all ye hoarders and swappers

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JAPAN
Feb 24, 2011

Bond bill failure fiscal coup de grace

If the Democratic Party of Japan-led government fails to gain passage of a special bill to issue deficit-covering Japanese government bonds, suspicions that the country is unable to ward off a looming fiscal crisis will only deepen, two economists interviewed by The Japan Times warn.
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2011

Prospects of weakening yen seen aiding exports

NEW YORK — Prime Minister Naoto Kan's wish for a weaker yen is coming true as the strengthening global economy encourages Japanese investors to send more of their money overseas in search of higher yields.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2011

Aeon eyes China with Parco stake

Retailer Aeon Co. has bought a stake in department store operator Parco Co. as part of its plans to expand in Japan's urban areas and China.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2011

Red Devils and moneyed 'untouchables' of soccer

HONG KONG — The front cover of the report by the respected audit and consulting concern Deloitte is dramatic and eye-catching: It consists of just a picture of a fedora hat reminiscent of the 1930s and, above it, a stark headline, "The Untouchables."
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2011

Sony boasts of success wooing India's upper class

Sony is doing booming business in India, dominating in flat-panel TVs and digital cameras, and is in good shape to keep growing in coming years, a top company executive has said in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 19, 2011

Home of pachinko opens arms to China

A Chinese signboard for a pachinko parlor in Nagoya reads: "Pachinko is a popular form of Japanese entertainment that originated in Nagoya. Only ¥100 will get you 100 balls to enjoy pachinko with."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / MAKING INROADS
Feb 19, 2011

Firm flourishes amid smart phone boom

The growing popularity of smart phones is changing the landscape of Japan's cell phone market, which has long taken a different path from the rest of the world, and the trend is giving more business chances for newcomers from abroad, including HTC Corp. of Taiwan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2011

Coca-Cola's 3-D TV ad blitz to air in, um, 2-D

Although Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. shot its new TV advertising segments with 3-D technology, it will be airing them in regular 2-D as most homes don't have TVs advanced enough to view them.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 18, 2011

Plum-viewing season marks start of spring

With freezing weather hopefully a thing of the past, it's easier to plan outings now — and viewing plum blossoms are a great way to get in the mood for spring.
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2011

Chinese online video company Synacast mulls timing of IPO

Synacast Corp., the Chinese online video company that drew a $250 million investment this month from Softbank Corp., said it has held talks with banks about a possible initial public offering as revenue surges.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2011

Activists win; whale hunt halts in Antarctic

The Japanese whaling fleet has suspended its Antarctic Ocean hunt because of obstruction by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessels, a Fisheries Agency official said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / MIXED MATCHES
Feb 15, 2011

Canadian's health issue unites couple

On their first date, Eiko Tiernan was told by her future husband, Laurier, that he has Marfan syndrome, a congenital hereditary disease that affects about 1 in 5,000 people. At first, she did not know how to react, as she knew nothing about the disease.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 13, 2011

Furano: A winter wonderland

Here I am, taking a holiday in minus-20 Hokkaido instead of plus-20 Okinawa. I'm either losing my marbles or just a normal Canadian pining for a winter wonderland.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2011

Machinery orders log first rise in months

Machinery orders rose for the first time in four months in December, a sign that companies will increase spending to meet demand from abroad, government data showed Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 10, 2011

Driving is believing: Don't trust manufacturers' mileage claims

What kind of mileage do you get in that hybrid? Depends on who you ask.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2011

EU envoy says no arms sales for China

The European Union's new ambassador to Japan denied speculation the EU may remove its arms export ban against China in the near future, and that even if that were to happen, the bloc wouldn't automatically begin selling weapons to Beijing.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2011

Toyota dealers feel vindicated by probe

Toyota dealers interviewed by The Japan Times voiced relief Wednesday over the result of a 10-month investigation by NASA and the U.S. Transportation Department clearing the automaker's electronic throttle systems, saying they never lost confidence in the safety of the cars they are selling.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2011

Investment banks may slash 3,000 jobs by '14

Global investment banks in Japan may cut more than 3,000 positions in two or three years as risk-aversion and weak economic growth reduce earnings prospects in the country, Executive Search Partners Co. said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 8, 2011

The second-most powerful job

Second in power only to the prime minister, Tokyo's governor manages a metropolis with a population several times that of any other prefecture and a gross domestic product larger than that of most other nations.

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