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Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2005

Local version of wedding magazine teaches men how to tie the knot

While brides-to-be may complain that their future spouses do nothing to help them prepare for the big day, it's often the case that men just don't have a clue about what to do to help.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2005

NHK to cut 10% of ranks, go after fee nonpayers

NHK is finalizing plans to chop its workforce by about 1,200 over a three-year period beginning in fiscal 2006, and may take legal action against viewers who fail to pay their fees, sources said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2005

Corporate jets attracting more Japanese clients

"Why don't you get into my flying car?"
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 17, 2005

Play it again, Sam . . . but with these lyrics

His name is Joe. And Joe says: "If you can't walk, dance. If you can't talk, sing. And you can't hear . . . just make things up."
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2005

An overview of latest insurance sector scandal

Earlier this month, several Japanese nonlife insurance companies owned up to a raft of payment failures relating to automobile and fire insurance claims.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2005

Koito plans Saga plant as Kyushu car output rises

Koito Manufacturing Co. will set up a plant in Saga Prefecture to make automobile lights to accommodate planned production boosts in Kyushu by Toyota Motor Corp. and other carmakers, company officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 13, 2005

How would you match up these crimes and punishments?

CRIMES & PUNISHMENT: Refusing to show gaijin card: 2 months detention, 16 months suspended Murder: 3 years Using (not possessing) stimulants: 18 months Selling dodgy investments to old people: 2 years suspended Selling dodgy cures to old people: 12 years Passing fake coins: 7 years Stealing Peko-chan:...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sep 11, 2005

CL may hold playoffs sooner than you think

The Central League has decided to consider instituting a playoff system beginning in 2007, but we may be seeing postseason play between two CL teams a lot sooner.
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2005

Meiji Yasuda scandal may undo execs

The president of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. and three other top executives might resign in October to take responsibility for a scandal in which the firm refused to pay insurance claims, sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Sep 9, 2005

Hail Vouvray, Aristocrat of the wine world

Just as The Aristocrats is the dirty joke that comedians tell each other after the punters have gone home, Vouvray is the tipple of choice among sommeliers once the ties have come off at the end of the evening.
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2005

Airline license soughtt

Starflyer Inc. has filed an application for an air transport business license with a plan to operate 12 daily round-trip flights between Tokyo's Haneda airport and a new airport in Kitakyushu, its president said.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2005

Daiei planning to cut over 1,000 jobs in November

Daiei Inc. will cut the number of nonmanagerial employees by more than 1,000, or 10 percent of all employees, through a voluntary retirement program in November, sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2005

Rakuten to buy ad firm LinkShare

Rakuten Inc. said Tuesday it will acquire major U.S. Internet advertising agency LinkShare Corp. for about $425 million (about 46.5 billion yen), a deal that will enable the Japanese online shopping mall operator to expand into the U.S. market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2005

Sales tax hike best solution, and it's urgent: expert

Raising the consumption tax may be considered political suicide.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2005

Fast Retail to pay big to put Uniqlo on world fashion stage

Fast Retailing Co., which runs the Uniqlo casual clothing chain, said Monday it will spend up to 400 billion yen over the next three years to acquire apparel businesses as part of an overall plan to evolve into a global powerhouse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2005

Daiei gets fresh start on produce

Major supermarket chain Daiei Inc. announced Thursday that measures to improve the freshness of fruit and vegetables are in place at all 387 outlets that handle such produce.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2005

TBS to issue 20 billion yen in new shares to partners

Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. announced Wednesday that it will issue 20.6 billion yen in new shares to major ad agency Dentsu Inc. and several of its other business partners to raise money for new projects.
EDITORIALS
Sep 1, 2005

A light on senile dementia

In April the Welfare and Labor Ministry began a nationwide one-year campaign to help others better understand senile dementia. The campaign targets the mental disorder as a top-priority issue to tackle as the graying of the nation's population progresses. The core organization established for the campaign...
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2005

It's now a case of what clicks with voters

As campaigning officially kicked off Tuesday for the Sept. 11 election, attention is focused on voters and their priorities.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2005

Nihon Aim, Apex eye chip machinery

Nihon Aim Co., which provides production-line work to semiconductor firms, and Apex Inc., which sells used semiconductor-making equipment, announced Tuesday they will set up a firm to offer machine maintenance work for chip-making factories.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2005

NEC, Hitachi to sell some Elpida shares

Elpida Memory Inc. said Tuesday its two largest shareholders, NEC Corp. and Hitachi Ltd., will sell part of their stakes in the sole supplier of dynamic random access memory chips in Japan by March 31.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2005

Oil-triggered slump in U.S. is the worry in Japan

Crude oil prices around $60 to $70 a barrel for the next six months will have little direct impact on the Japanese economy, but look out for indirect hits if higher prices hurt consumption in the U.S., economists say.
EDITORIALS
Aug 28, 2005

Win-win in a downloading culture

The start of Apple Computer Inc.'s music-downloading service Aug. 4 heralds big changes in the landscape of Japan's music business and culture. Music lovers can now choose their favorite songs from among 1 million songs offered by iTunes Music Store. With Apple's entry into the Japanese market, an increasing...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 28, 2005

Privacy of sperm donors leaves lives in limbo

Emi Nishimura's identity quest began the hard way.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Aug 27, 2005

Hiroji Koide

When he was barely turned 30, Hiroji Koide became vice chairman of the International Exchange Committee of the Japan Chamber of Commerce. That marked the beginning of his active participation in public affairs, which still continues more than 46 years later. He is a jovial, outward-looking Nagano man,...

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