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DEREGULATION

EDITORIALS
Oct 21, 2014
New power industry alliances
The comprehensive alliance struck between Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Chubu Electric Power Co. in their thermal power generation business raises expectations of a further shakeup in the power industry ahead of the full liberalization of the retail sale of electricity in 2016.
EDITORIALS
Sep 25, 2014
Safety net for nuclear power
A new system being considered by the government to guarantee a certain price for electricity generated by nuclear reactors — even after the retail sale of power is deregulated — would amount to the subsidization of nuclear energy by consumers.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 14, 2014
Stagflation stalks 'Abenomics' as pattern sets in
Maybe it's time to stop dismissing the risk of stagflation in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2014
Old silk town embraces farm reforms in test of revival scheme
Tomiyoshi Kurogoushi sighs as he looks over the terraced rice fields in the mountains of west Japan that were tended by generations of his family. Most are now covered in weeds and silver grass.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jun 19, 2014
Abe's 'third arrow' misses the mark
Economists pan the revamped 'third arrow' of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's growth plan for lacking critical details on how he will achieve the jumble of bold reforms proposed.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2014
Details of JA-Zenchu reform left unclear
Will the core entity of Japan's monster agricultural conglomerate survive mounting public criticism of its huge vested interests?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2014
Kanagawa to ramp up foreign caregivers
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's offer to open Japan more to foreign medical professionals for its aging population finally has a taker: Kanagawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 21, 2014
LDP touts moves to bolster 'Abenomics'
Corporate tax cuts, stronger corporate governance and closing the tax gap between one- and two-income households are among the Liberal Democratic Party's recommendations for inclusion in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic growth strategy, due by the end of next month.
JAPAN
May 12, 2014
Panel recommends new visa status for special strategic zones
Advisers on a project to set up special strategic zones to promote economic growth propose a new type of visa for foreigners who start businesses in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 21, 2014
Abe eyes land-price reflation in zones to spur building boom
Japan wants to trigger a jump in inner-city property prices by loosening building restrictions in test zones under "Abenomics," a government adviser said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2014
Takenaka touts Nikkei surge
Stocks could surpass a level not seen since 2007 if the Abe administration pushes through in its drive to loosen business regulations, said Heizo Takenaka, a member of a government council on special economic zones.
EDITORIALS
Nov 17, 2013
Regulating online sales of drugs
To better protect the public health, the government should enact a law regulating the online sales of nonprescription drugs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2013
'Abenomics' needs more Thatcher: Marubeni chief
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should adopt policies similar to those used by former U.K. leader Margaret Thatcher to bring the world's third-largest economy out of its "lost decades" funk, says Marubeni Corp. Chairman Teruo Asada.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2013
Online drugstore chief cheers Abe on in deregulation fight
Genri Goto, CEO and founder of online drugstore Kenko.com, senses victory after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced in his growth strategy earlier this month that the government would relax rules for online sales of nonprescription drugs.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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