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DEREGULATION

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2018
Blockchain and drones could play a role in Tepco＊s fight for survival
Shattered by the enormity of the Fukushima nuclear disaster and bleeding customers to nimbler rivals, Tokyo＊s lumbering, 66-year-old electric-power behemoth has a new strategy for long-term survival: reinventing itself as a cutting-edge innovator.
BUSINESS / Taking the Lead
Nov 17, 2017
Yoshihiko Miyauchi, Orix ex-CEO and former head of deregulation panel, knows what it takes to change Japan
Yoshihiko Miyauchi, 82, may not be your average business leader.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 2, 2017
Bent on paring regulations, EPA offering buyouts in bid to cut staff: internal memo
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiated a buyout program on Thursday to reduce staff numbers as the agency seeks to refocus its agenda on reducing regulation, according to an internal memo to staff seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2016
Airbnb＊s ＆master of disaster＊ comes to Tokyo as regulations loom
Airbnb Inc. has gone on a charm offensive in Japan, hoping to drum up support as regulators debate whether to clamp down on the startup＊s rapidly expanding operations.
Japan Times
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Jun 9, 2016
Japan hotels group calls for more restrictions on Airbnb-style operations
The industry group representing ryokan inns and hotels nationwide says short-stay accommodation is gaining popularity.
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May 10, 2016
Tokyo warms to idea of reducing immigration hurdles for foreign housekeepers
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government considers asking the central government for special deregulated zone status so it can import foreign housekeepers.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 12, 2016
Knowledge is power: Navigating the household electricity market after deregulation
The country＊s household and small business electricity market will be deregulated from April 1, allowing individuals to choose their electricity provider. Optimists, especially renewable energy advocates and small entrepreneurs, hope the development will break the stranglehold that the country＊s 10 regional...
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Feb 12, 2016
Tokyo＊s Ota Ward approves first short-term, Airbnb-style home rentals
An online travel service provider gets government accreditation to start renting out private homes on the model popularized by Airbnb.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2015
Companies vie for share of ?8 trillion retail electricity market
Spend a few minutes to fill in a single-page form from a government website, and mail it in 〞 that is all you need to register as a power producer in Japan as it opens its ?8.1 trillion ($67 billion) retail electricity market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Sep 9, 2015
Tepco＊s index-topping gains fueled by electricity shake-up
Japan＊s reform of its energy market is proving a boon to investors in the company at the center of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant disaster.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 15, 2015
From immigration to zoning, reforms need central guidance to succeed: adviser
The central government must exert control over the regions to push through regulatory reforms needed for economic revival, said the head of a council on special economic zones.
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Feb 19, 2015
Diet may take up gambling bill again, but odds are low Japan will see casinos by 2020
As lawmakers discuss reintroducing a bill to legalize casino-style gambling during the current Diet session, Osaka and Yokohama are reportedly favorites to host the first resort complexes with casinos.
Japan Times
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Nov 21, 2014
Japan＊s robotics revolution gets a reboot as nation aims to regain lead in ?3.4 trillion industry
Neurosurgeon Tetsuya Goto had just begun testing a robot to perform brain surgery when he discovered Japan was moving to tighten regulations that would shut down his seven-year project.
EDITORIALS
Oct 21, 2014
New power industry alliances
The comprehensive alliance struck between Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Chubu Electric Power Co. in their thermal power generation business raises expectations of a further shakeup in the power industry ahead of the full liberalization of the retail sale of electricity in 2016.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 14, 2014
Stagflation stalks ＆Abenomics＊ as pattern sets in
Maybe it＊s time to stop dismissing the risk of stagflation in Japan.
Japan Times
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Jul 13, 2014
Old silk town embraces farm reforms in test of revival scheme
Tomiyoshi Kurogoushi sighs as he looks over the terraced rice fields in the mountains of west Japan that were tended by generations of his family. Most are now covered in weeds and silver grass.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jun 19, 2014
Abe＊s ＆third arrow＊ misses the mark
Economists pan the revamped ＆third arrow＊ of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe＊s growth plan for lacking critical details on how he will achieve the jumble of bold reforms proposed.
51勛圖厙 / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2014
Details of JA-Zenchu reform left unclear
Will the core entity of Japan＊s monster agricultural conglomerate survive mounting public criticism of its huge vested interests?
Japan Times
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Jun 7, 2014
Kanagawa to ramp up foreign caregivers
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe＊s offer to open Japan more to foreign medical professionals for its aging population finally has a taker: Kanagawa Prefecture.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 21, 2014
LDP touts moves to bolster ＆Abenomics＊
Corporate tax cuts, stronger corporate governance and closing the tax gap between one- and two-income households are among the Liberal Democratic Party＊s recommendations for inclusion in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe＊s economic growth strategy, due by the end of next month.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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