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Japanese companies were able to aggressively move into the U.S. and European car markets in the 1970s and 1980s to a large extent because of their low labor costs. The Japanese auto firms created brands, instead of acquiring them. Toyota (TM) and Honda (HMC) developed reputations for quality and service that often eclipsed those of their competition in the West...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Takes On the Global Car Business | 4/20/2009 | See Source »

...scoring began less than two minutes into the first period on Cohen’s first goal of the day. After gathering the ball behind the goal, the freshman circled the net, squared up in front of Holy Cross goaltender Jimmy Harrison, and slipped a shot past him down low. Harvard added two more goals in the first half, both from junior attacker Travis Burr. With 2:23 remaining in the opening period, Burr ran from behind the goal and finished top-shelf, and with 5:16 left in the second period, the junior received the ball on the left...

Author: By Timothy J. Walsh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Snaps Losing Streak With Big Win | 4/19/2009 | See Source »

...probability that [students] in the community will be infected is very low,” Gharib said. “We’re not worried about this touching off a rash of mumps...

Author: By Spencer H. Hardwick, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mumps Breaks out at Northeastern University | 4/19/2009 | See Source »

...reignite his once-failed campaign.In the month since he was sworn in, Ward has sponsored two resolutions and been appointed chairman of the University Relations committee, replacing Murphy. He assumes the post at a time when the Council has been repeatedly criticizing Harvard and MIT for laying off low-income employees. But despite the current relevance of that position, he has not yet carved a distinct niche for himself on the Council.UNIVERSITY RELATIONSWard said that he would like to see less adversarial relationships between Cambridge and universities such as Harvard and MIT—ones that focus...

Author: By Danella H. Debel and Sarah J. Howland, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: New Councillor Seeks Own Niche | 4/19/2009 | See Source »

Expectations were low when the former head of the Lebanese Armed Forces, General Michel Suleiman, became president in May 2008 after a nearly two-year political crisis that ended in pitched battles between rival militias in the streets of Beirut. The country was torn apart by squabbles between the Iran-backed opposition led by Hizballah, the anti-Israeli militia group and political party, and the American- backed government that Hizballah suspected of trying to disarm it. Though Suleiman was respected by all sides, the political compromise that put him in office did nothing to solve the underlying issue dividing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can a Broken-Windows Policy Work in Lebanon? | 4/19/2009 | See Source »

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