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Mayumi Negishi
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2001
Pressure on reforms likely as bleeding starts
The nation’s unemployment rate, which hit an all-time high of 5 percent in July, may present the greatest threat to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s reforms, begging the question, “Is reform worth the pain?”
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2001
Misfortunes in tough times spur new breed of insurance plans
In May, Yamagata University disclosed that it had bungled its entrance exam grading, irretrievably altering the course of applicants’ lives.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2001
Ministry adds 71 items to consumer price index
To better reflect today’s cost of living, the Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry is adding 71 new items to the basket of goods it tracks in its monthly index on consumer prices.
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2001
Credit-easing calls weigh on BOJ
Bank of Japan officials began a two-day Policy Board meeting Monday amid growing pressure for the central bank to take additional credit-easing measures.
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2001
Panel drafts debt-waiving guidelines for troubled corporate borrowers
A panel of debtors and creditors on Friday drafted a set of guidelines for debt waivers in an effort to raise transparency in a system accused of distorting market principles.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2001
Get a grip, brokers -- this is only a first step
The introduction in October of the much-touted U.S. 401(k)-style corporate pension system in Japan will have little impact until individual investors feel more confident about the regulatory environment and the economy, said Brian Murdoch, president and CEO of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers.
JAPAN / INTERNATIONAL RATIONALE
Jun 21, 2001
Localities approach foreign firms to raise tax base
With the economy in the doldrums, cash-strapped local governments have begun warring with each other to attract foreign businesses and the jobs and tax revenue they bring. Touting tax incentives, lower land prices and proximity to factories in related industries, they are encouraging foreign firms to...
JAPAN
May 24, 2001
Koizumi must deliver before hoopla fades
Staff writers Reformist Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi seems to know too well that what counts is his image.
BUSINESS
May 17, 2001
Promise chief invited to share wisdom at Harvard University
Harvard Business School last month invited Hiroki Jinnai, president of major Japanese consumer moneylender Promise Co., to field student questions in a forum on the firm’s growth strategy.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2001
IY Bank aims to change banking Monday
The battleground for retail banking will shift to convenience stores Monday when Ito-Yokado Co.’s IY Bank opens on a vast network of ATMs at Seven-Eleven stores nationwide.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2001
Yanagisawa ready to mend emergency economic plan
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will carefully review an emergency economic package adopted in early April to repair shortcomings, if there are any, according to Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2001
Internet bank aims to win business with personal touch -- online
Go to a bank, look lost, and almost instantly an attendant will appear to ask how you are doing and if everything is OK.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2001
Headhunter laments sorry state of finance sector’s job-hunters
The candidate on the phone has an attractive resume and, having worked his way up to bank branch manager, is now looking for another position, perhaps at a foreign investment bank.
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2001
Doubts linger over loan disposal
The emergency economic measures unveiled Friday, which focus on reducing banks’ sour loans, leave unanswered the key questions that will determine their success.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2001
Japan Inc. moves toward true accounting of books
The true standing of Japanese firms in relation to their foreign rivals is slowly becoming clear.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2001
Straining under their weight, bank behemoths strive to survive
All-out competition will break out among Japan’s four major banking groups next month in an arena that will host some of the world’s largest banks in terms of aggregate assets.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2001
Plunge of Nikkei spells more trouble for banks
The plunge of the key Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to a 151/2-year low on Friday brings additional risks for Japanese banks, which are facing escalating pressure to write off bad loans as it is becoming increasingly difficult to do so.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2001
Missing U.S. kids’ safety bemoaned
It was a routine visit for Tokyo metropolitan child-care officials when they checked on five American children early this month. Only this time, the Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, apartment where they had been living since November was empty.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2001
Electric Town has its red lights, too
Shinichi, a 33-year-old photographer, has dated more than 500 women in the past three years.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2001
Electric Town has its red lights, too
Shinichi, a 33-year-old photographer, has dated more than 500 women in the past three years.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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