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BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Tashiro & Bremner |
Japan: The Death Biz Isn't What It Used To Be It's growing fast in Japan, but discount funeral parlors are putting pressure on prices |
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 |
How a Gray Japan Can Thrive Merrill Lynch's Jesper Koll says by not applying "shock therapy," the Koizumi government is taking the right approach. |
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 |
"I Wonder Who Will Support Us" A 30-year-old Japanese shares his concerns about his country's aging crisis and the government's response to it. |
BusinessWeek January 24, 2005 Chester Dawson |
A Bad Case Of Double Vision in Japan Will growth thrive or dive in Japan? Bulls and bears couldn't be more widely divided. |
BusinessWeek December 27, 2004 Cooper & Madigan |
Japan: Will Tokyo Stay Focused On Reform? Already, the Japanese government is looking at proposals for lifting taxes and cutting spending. But are the politicians and the economy up to it? |
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Ian Rowley |
The Japan That Can Say: "See You In Court" To protect valuable intellectual property, high-tech Japanese companies are uncharacteristically filing lawsuits. Critics of the legal deluge charge that Japan is just trying to erect protectionist import barriers. |
BusinessWeek November 1, 2004 David Rocks |
Setting Fire to the Cell-Phone Market Softbank's Masayoshi Son has sued Japan's communication ministry to open the cellular spectrum to outsiders -- such as himself. It's a gambit worth risking: Softbank has $5 billion in cash to invest in a new system and millions of broadband customers ready to sign up for his cellular service. |
BusinessWeek November 1, 2004 |
Why Son Is "Banging the Table" The Softbank president is betting his unconventional tactics will get higher-quality radio band for Japan's cell-phone newcomers. In this Q&A he explains his strategy. |
Geotimes October 2004 Megan Sever |
Deadly quakes shake Japan This weekend marks the deadliest spate of quakes in Japan since the 1995 Kobe quake, which killed more than 6,000 people. |
BusinessWeek November 1, 2004 Ian Rowley |
Giving Japan A Workout The creation of the debt workout industry in Japan is another sign that its economy is starting to change in ways no one would have predicted just a few years ago. |
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