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For many years, the Tokyo Metro has been waging a cross little campaign to improve the manners of an already well-mannered travelling public. Unswervingly critical of the young, intrusive posters have appeared begging ladies not to adjust their mascara on the trains (they actually deserve an award read more »
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Apparently Japanese people must make radical changes to their diet and business practices to avoid "a food crisis that could send Asia's biggest economy back to the 1950s”. It seems Japan won't be getting the best tuna, eels and crabs anymore because we (Japan) are losing the bidding war to Shan read more »
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While the prices of just about everything is on the up (due to the price of oil), prices of vegetables in Japan is on the down - many vegetables up to 80% off their normal prices.
This is due to the rather hot weather we are having meaning that vegetables are growing faster and more abundantly. read more »
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"Urban mining" could be a boon to Japan's economy. With all the technology that gets thrown away every year, the junk in Japan contains thousands to millions of tons of rare metals and other natural resources. read more »
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A look forward at what some of the biggest issues facing the Japanese economy might be in 2008. read more »
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"Prime Minister Fukuda said the spring has come in our relations and, after two-and-a-half hours of talks, I truly feel that the spring of China-Japan relations has arrived," Mr Wen told a joint news conference. read more »
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On Tuesday of last week, the Japanese government nominated Koji Tanami for the post of governor at the Bank of Japan. The initial market reaction was one of surprise, considering the recent impasse within the Parliament. So it was no surprise when the Upper House rejected the nomination. read more »
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