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Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 25, 2015
America still rules the world of Japan's theme parks
The success of Tokyo Disney Resort and Universal Studios Japan has a lot to do with their business models and the way they've exploited their appeal to certain demographics in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2015
You don't have to go quietly when you're laid off
All too often, U.S. companies abuse immigration regulations by replacing American employees with low-cost foreign workers on HB-1 visas.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 6, 2015
Dish to unveil $20-a-month streaming-TV service with ESPN, TNT
Dish Network Corp. plans to unveil the first major online television service from a cable or satellite company, a $20-a-month set of 12 channels that targets U.S. customers who don't want to pay for larger, more expensive TV packages.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 17, 2014
Disney's 'Big Hero 6' reassembles Japan without the 'cultural cringe'
So we've all heard that it's hard to be a woman in Japan, but being a Japanese geek comes with its own troubles. For some, it's a life lived in front of glowing screens, a dateless existence spent in a six-mat tatami room with posters of idol group AKB48 plastered on the walls. But here's Disney's "Big...
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2014
Disney outlines ¥500 billion expansion of Tokyo theme parks
Oriental Land Co., owner of the Tokyo Disney Resort, announced plans for a ¥500 billion expansion of the Japanese resort.
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2014
Amazon stops some Disney movie pre-orders, WSJ reports
Pre-orders of some Disney movies have been halted by Amazon.com, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, in what appears to be another contract dispute after the online giant began a protracted spat with publisher Hachette Book Group this year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 16, 2014
Escape From Tomorrow
An audacious kick-in-the-ribs at the Disney kingdom, "Escape From Tomorrow" is cool, cool stuff — albeit in a clunky and kitsch Ed Wood kind of way.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 10, 2014
Angelina Jolie takes evil to new places in 'Maleficent'
Websites such as Buzzfeed have made an art of the "listicle," a news article that comprises a top 10 on a designated topic. Thanks to childhood nostalgia, Walt Disney characters often make their way onto such listicles, and a quick look at the Top 10 Disney villains of all time often ends with one woman...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2014
Disney resumes sales of new movies on iTunes in Japan
Walt Disney Co., the world's largest entertainment company, resumed sales of new movies through Apple Inc.'s online store in Japan after halting them temporarily in a dispute over terms.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 17, 2014
Japan won't let 'Frozen' go
At first blush, the Japanese success of the animated film "Frozen" seems easy to explain. In a country where people pack Tokyo Disneyland on weekdays, of course a new princess-centric cartoon from Disney would succeed, but "Frozen" has been a phenomenon all its own. It's on pace to be the second-highest-grossing...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2014
Couple consider split after tiff over 'Frozen'
A Japanese businessman draws support after his wife threatens to divorce him because he didn't fall head over heels for the movie 'Frozen.'
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Feb 7, 2014
Bandai's projection-mapping candy toy: Hako Vision
A toy, its cardboard box and your smartphone are all you need to projection-map at home.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 3, 2013
J-blip: The secret behind Disney + Gogo no Koucha
Collect 'em all, kids, and get flipbook-style animation of Mickey and friends.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 13, 2013
Tokyo Disneyland, now 30, still casts spell
Tokyo Disney Resort, comprising Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, celebrates its 30th anniversary Monday with no signs that its magic spell has worn off, as figures show the wildly popular venue lured a record 27.5 million visitors in fiscal 2012.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Apr 12, 2013
Tokyo Disneyland turns 30!
Tokyo Disneyland (or "TDL" as it's known to the Japanese) turns 30 on April 15, but like George Clooney, or heck, even the famed Mouse himself, age hasn't withered it a bit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 21, 2012
Hunting a golden Easter egg in Japan
Can Disney get the Easter egg party started in Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Jun 1, 2008
Arata Isozaki: Astonishing by design
If the entire Japanese architectural fraternity was one big royal family, then Arata Isozaki would be a king approaching the end of a long and glorious reign.
Reader Mail
May 23, 2007
The American failure to speak out
Ted Rall's May 6 article, "George Tenet's worst ever career choice," certainly hits the nail on the head. Why didn't former CIA Director Tenet speak up and admit that the White House was deceiving us? Why didn't so many other politicians and bureaucrats speak up? And why did it take the majority of...

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