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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 30, 2011
A cocktail of AR and social marketing
Chivas Regal 18 combines bar-hopping and AR to create a cocktail of promotion and social marketing.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jun 26, 2011
Inside Aokigahara, Japan's 'Suicide Forest'
I am walking through Aokigahara Jukai forest, the light rapidly fading on a mid-winter afternoon, when I am stopped dead in my tracks by a blood-curdling scream. The natural reaction would be to run, but the forest floor is a maze of roots and slippery rocks and, truth be told, I am lost in this vast...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Jun 24, 2011
Fashion goes sensible in postquake Japan
Memories of March 11 are inspiring women to favor sensible footwear, just to be safe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Jun 22, 2011
Sassor's ELP shines a light on energy consumption
The Energy Literacy Program aims to help consumers shed light on their power savings, or lack thereof.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 21, 2011
Is Facebook's 'Check-in Coupon' a good deal in Japan?
Facebook makes a foray into Japan's mobile coupon market with location-based discounts, but will social shopping catch on?
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Jun 17, 2011
A new flying eye in the sky
The Japanese Self-Defense Force unveils the prototype of flying sphere and the fanboy crowd goes wild.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 17, 2011
Uniforms flying economy class
Newly launched budget airline Peach flies in a detour around frisky flight attendant uniforms and plays it straight with jeans for all cabin staff.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jun 10, 2011
How green is your balcony?
Among the bright ideas for conserving energy in post-3/11 Japan is a simple idea that taps into the cooling powers of a leafy green curtain.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Jun 10, 2011
Smartphone support just got smarter
The smartphone population growing by the day, as are the stores and services following the smart money.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 3, 2011
Massage market targets the next generation
Massages devices are traditionally marketed to the older generation but doesn't everybody hurt?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 3, 2011
Japan, you look like you could use a long vacation
Travel agencies are banking on fact that possible power shortages in Japan this summer will inspire people to take longer vacations.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
May 27, 2011
Camping packages fit for a city slicker
What princess wants, princess gets ... even when it comes to camping in the great outdoors.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 26, 2011
'Secret society' takes a national stool sample
A 'secret society' asked the Japanese public to tell them more about their poop. Yes they did.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 24, 2011
Super cool biz and signs of a setsuden summer
Signs of energy conservation are in the air but will it be enough to weather the power demands of summer?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 23, 2011
Pucker up! It’s Kiss Day in Japan
Quick, kiss us, you fool.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
May 23, 2011
Will summer colas quench thirst for new flavors?
Three new summer colas take different approaches to the public's thirst for carbonated caramel syrup.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
May 21, 2011
Table for one? Right this way
Some Tokyo restaurants are aiming to take a bite out of the large market of solo diners.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 20, 2011
Disaster makes the heart grow fonder, but potential marriage partners still need cash
More people are looking to get hitched since the March 11 earthquake, but will it change the criteria for selecting partners?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 17, 2011
Post-disaster business opportunities attracting wrong kind of enterprises
Yakuza groups are allegedly giving out money to evacuees in order to secure favors for future business.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 13, 2011
China: the next frontier for konbini
Japan's convenience store monoliths begin taking bigger steps into the lucrative Chinese market.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

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