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...“[It] will expand Japan’s network to Europe and contribute to strengthening its security environment, while potentially making exports possible,” says Katsutoshi Kawano, the former chief of Japan’s Self-Defense...
...In February, Nakanishi appointed Tomoko Namba, the founder of internet group DeNA, as Keidanren’s first female vice-chair....
...Last year, Jolt launched the Not an MBA (Namba) programme at its 10 locations in London and Israel, providing what it claims is an equivalent to the flagship business masters degree curriculum for £4,500...
...Jolt has set itself apart from the traditional world of campus education, creating what it calls the Not An MBA (Namba) for customers completing a set group of its courses costing £4,500....
...A subway will take visitors to Osaka’s thrumming nightlife areas of Namba and Umeda....
...In the East China Sea, particularly, there’s a trend of expanding their range to the south and east,” said Katsutoshi Kawano, chairman of Japan’s joint chiefs of staff, according to Reuters....
...No, argues Katsutoshi Inadome from Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities (translation ours): Long-term interest rates are unlikely to stay below zero....
...Tsuyoshi Tojo set up East Crown in 1995 and was later joined by his son Katsutoshi, who says that the turning point in the business followed Christie’s Rolex Daytona “Lesson One” auction in Geneva in November...
...It was once a treasured family home, but by the time Katsutoshi Arai bought it the house was empty — a rubbish-strewn, fly-infested blight on a small Japanese neighbourhood....
...Tomoko Namba, founder of the mobile games company DeNA, says: “If I put myself in the position of ‘Company Japan’ with this balance sheet, I wouldn’t be able to sleep. It’s so scary.”...
...Yukihiro Namba agrees: “If there was a big earthquake underneath Tokyo, you could keep working at your desk at Roppongi Hills.”...
...“If the BoJ habitually steps in to support the market whenever bond yields rise, the market will become even more reliant on the central bank, further impairing liquidity,” said Katsutoshi Inadome, fixed-income...
...In compiling the budget, the new government “probably wants to give the impression of maintaining some degree of fiscal discipline”, said Katsutoshi Inadome, fixed-income strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan...
...Both Mr Tanaka and Ms Namba soon realised that distributing simple downloadable games was a more profitable use of their platforms. Established gaming and internet groups have taken notice....
...“Current lending is not sluggish due to concerns about the ability of banks to raise funds, so this initiative is not expected to have much of an impact,” says Katsutoshi Inadome, fixed-income strategist...
...In Sendai, the psychiatric wards at the 1,308-bed Tohoku University Hospital were full as people sought treatment for anxiety and other mental problems, Katsutoshi Furukawa, a brain surgeon, said by telephone...
...Katsutoshi Sakata, manager of a newly created division overseeing design quality, said in an interview this week that Toyota had assigned about 1,000 employees to new quality-related tasks since the recall...
...A huge number of users were visiting it,” Ms Namba says....
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