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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 25, 2010

DPJ drops the ball on fiscal discipline: experts

With the issuance of new bonds topping government revenue for the second consecutive year, the fiscal 2011 budget draft approved Friday by the Cabinet demonstrates a lack of effort to ward off a looming fiscal crisis, experts warned.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Dec 25, 2010

Happily lost in the 'empire of signs'

Signs and symbols play an ever-growing role in our increasingly complex society. In this respect, Japan — the "empire of signs," as French semiologist Roland Barthes called it back in 1970 — strikes and confounds the foreign visitor with a vast array of alphabets, shapes and designs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2010

Auto chief says sector needs sense of crisis

Japanese automakers need a sense of crisis to compete with their increasingly active Chinese counterparts, the chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said Wednesday.
LIFE / WEEK 3
Dec 19, 2010

'Nitten' is no mere Braille library

Regular bookstores or libraries might not be much use to blind people, but there's one place in Tokyo where they can not only read and borrow books and meet others in similar situations, but also get advice on improving their quality of life — and even buy a range of everyday goods.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 16, 2010

Escaping the city to get much more down to earth

Outside of Tokyo, at the tiny organic farm Nahual Garden in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, a group of young professionals swap packets of seeds and horticultural advice over cups of freshly brewed lemongrass tea.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 15, 2010

Marketers bask in the glow of the year's successes

If you can generate profits during a 不景気 (fukeiki, a business recession), you must be doing something right. If you can generate a ヒット (hitto, hit) and sustain it in the face of deflation, imitators and low-cost imports, then you're to be heartily congratulated for your business acumen.
MULTIMEDIA
Dec 11, 2010

Uniqlo eyes 200 stores in U.S.

Fast Retailing Co. aims to open at least 200 Uniqlo stores in the U.S. by 2020 as it seeks to raise sales sixfold in a decade. "The United States is one of the most important markets for us," Shin Odake, chief executive officer of Uniqlo's U.S. unit, said. "We want to become the No. 1 retailer in the...
LIFE / Style & Design / STYLE WISE
Dec 9, 2010

A toast to Marc Jacobs, Pierre Cardin, Issey Miyake, Diesel

Jacobs Tokyo flagship: great styling, inside and out The opening of the new Marc Jacobs' Tokyo flagship may have been on hold for several years, but it's finally come through with enough buzz to put a bee to shame.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2010

The Chinese challenge

NEW YORK — So far, discussions about whether China should revalue its currency, the renminbi, have focused almost exclusively on the impact of the currency's exchange rate on China's trade balance. But what would an appreciation of the renminbi do to China's inward and outward foreign direct investment...
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2010

Autoliv has $1 billion for Japan acquisitions: CEO

Autoliv Inc., the world's largest maker of automotive air bags and seat belts, has about $1 billion to spend in Japan and fast-growing segments such as electronic accident prevention, according to Chief Executive Officer Jan Carlson. "We're better equipped to do acquisitions, and we are looking to do...
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2010

Nikko Asset buys DBS Asset to tap Asia's rich

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co.'s Nikko Asset Management Co. unit agreed to buy DBS Asset Management from DBS Group Holdings Ltd. for 137 million Singapore dollars ($105 million) to tap business from the expanding ranks of wealthy Asians.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Dec 1, 2010

Charismatic shop assistants are back in style

The returning popularity of store staff blogs show that strategic charisma can go a long way toward good PR and sales.
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2010

Toyota fixing Prius coolant pump

Toyota is fixing the pumps that cool the hybrid system in 650,000 Prius cars — the automaker's prized environmentally friendly vehicle — but is adamant the repair being carried out worldwide isn't another recall.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2010

KDDI smart phone arrives, loaded

Aiming to overcome its late start in the smart phone war, KDDI Corp. released a handset for its au brand Friday armed with functions familiar to users of conventional cell phones but not featured in smart phones before.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 26, 2010

Cinema celebrates famed French film director Godard

Toho Cimena Chanter celebrates famed film director Jean-Luc Godard during a three-week-long film festival starting Nov. 27.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 26, 2010

The 'weird' world of techno's Ishino

"Salarymen are fantastic," says DJ and producer Takkyu Ishino. "If there weren't so many of them doing their thing, then people like me would not be able to exist. If more people acted like me (outside the norm), then I wouldn't have had the life that I've had."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2010

Sony launches e-book foray with new readers

Sony Corp. said Thursday it will release two new e-book readers in December as it aims to secure a leading position in the budding domestic market.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 25, 2010

Mozart's growing influence on food

Although the claim that listening to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's complicated scores can boost your IQ has been debunked, its effect on bananas has yet to be disputed. So in July, the Hyogo Prefecture-based fruit company Toyoka Chuo Seika shipped out its first batch of "Mozart Bananas" to supermarkets in...
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
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.
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.
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.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu

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