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...portion of revenues coming from non-flying businesses and potential spinoffs could target freight operations and less profitable operations. JAL is also being wooed by foreign carriers that might invest for minority stakes in the airline. "There aren't many solutions for JAL," says JP Morgan Securities airline analyst Hitoshi Hosoya. "What it needs is capital - cash." (See 10 milestones on the road to GM's bankruptcy...
...That kind of grassroots campaigning might be a candidates' best shot during this election. For now, a change in the law is not on the docket. Hitoshi Miura, a Tokyo-based political PR strategist, says it might even change after the election. "Sure it's a problem now," he says, "but they will forget about because it's not a serious matter for them after the election." That, not only with regard to the campaign process, is something the electorate might want to bear in mind over the next 12 days...
...like for lunch and dinner (by 8 p.m.). A three o'clock snack is okay, but no desserts after meals, and you have to go to bed before midnight. Sumiko Watanabe, a pharmacist in Osaka designed this stress-free diet to help increase the metabolism of her husband Hitoshi Watanabe, who had been rather overweight. In due course, Mr. Watanabe lost 37 pounds and introduced the diet on mixi, one of Japan's largest social networking services. Morning Banana Diet books published since March have sold over 730,000 copies, and some have been translated and published in South Korea...
...reinstated seniority as a determinant of salaries. Trading house Mitsui last year reopened five dorms for single employees--at a cost of nearly $1 million annually. "We're hoping that group residence will nurture communication and interpersonal skills in our new young hires," says Mitsui human-resources development manager Hitoshi Takiguchi...
...determinant of salaries. Meanwhile, trading house Mitsui last year reopened five dorms for single employees - a program that costs the company nearly $1 million a year. "We're hoping that group residence will nurture communication and interpersonal skills in our new young hires," says Mitsui human-resources development manager Hitoshi Takiguchi. Employees have responded enthusiastically. Despite the cramped conditions and shared bathrooms, 24-year-old Miki Masegi moved from her parents' house in central Tokyo to live with 105 female co-workers. Though her commuting time doubled, she says the move was worth it. "It really helps to have people...