Archive for June, 2010

The dentists are struggling to survive

In Japan it is assumed that dentists to the higher-earning people belong. 20 to 30 million yen they earn annually. But times have changed. Because today there are too many dentists in Japan. The poor economic situation and the declining birthrate make them to create additional.There are now over 70,000 dental clinics in Japan.


Solar energy from space

The idea sounds like science fiction, but is pursued, consisting of a Japanese research group of 16 companies and the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Energy seriously: A 4-square-kilometer solar panel will send wirelessly from 2030 energy from space to earth .The cost is estimated at least 2 trillion yen.

Japan threatens trade war with China

Between Japan and China threatens to break a trade war. Bone of contention is China's monopoly on the extraction of rare earth metals, which are used in “green” technologies such as wind power plants, electric cars and a number of other high-tech products used. Contrary to what its name implies, rare earth metals are not particularly rare.

The price is hot

The Japanese apparel market is currently a murderous price war being waged. As a first last March, the Japanese fashion company was Fast Retailing, which is with the cheap brand Uniqlo grew up in the offensive and launched a cheap jeans for 990 yen.Seiyu moved in mid-March with a pair of jeans for 1470 yen.

Tokyo is testing electric taxis

The American company Better Place, which provides infrastructure for electric vehicles will be in January together with the largest taxi company in Japan Nihon Kotsu begin a pilot project, reports the Japan Times. The project consists of electric taxis, which are equipped with a replaceable battery and a battery exchange station at Rppongi Hills in Tokyo.

Shinkansen in Brazil faster than the competition?

In the year 2014 will be held the football World Cup in Brazil. The courting of the contract for the high speed line, which Brazil wants to build there, has already begun, although the details of the tender are not yet known. Japan is particularly keen to implement the Shinkansen technology abroad for a large project.

Nova-founder has 3.5 years in prison

The Osaka District Court has Nozomu Sahashi, the founder and former president of the Nova language school chain, today found guilty of embezzlement of 320 million yen and sentenced to 3.5 years in prison necessarily. The prosecution had asked for five years in prison Sahashi, writes the Asahi Shimbun.

Taxi flood in Sendai

Before the West entrance to the station of Sendai waiting taxis in up to 12 rows of passengers. This army of vehicles leads the oversupply of taxis and the resulting competition in the capital city of the Tohoku region about 300 km northeast of Tokyo clearly in mind.Increasing competition, declining revenueThe strong increase in the number taxis in Sendai is the result of liberalization under former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

Government rescue plan for Kansai Airport

The Japanese transport ministry plans A rescue plan for the Kansai International Airport in the budget request for fiscal year 2010 included. The Japanese government supports the airport today can serve each year with 9 billion yen. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism would like to increase that amount to several billion yen, reports the Japan Times.

Revenge of the “lost generation”

Japan finally seems out of the recession lasted for a year to find, but for the generation of 20-year-old, who choose this year for the first time, the crisis is far from over. A survey commissioned by the Times among students in their final year at a university in Tokyo survey by a pessimistic picture.