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OUtlook on 2016 / GDP’s missing link is women’s advancement

Edit The Japan News 16 Jan 2016
By Takao Kuroi / Yomiuri Shimbun Lifestyle News EditorGross domestic product is not a true measure. This remark might bring a scolding from economists, but this is how the reporters of our lifestyle news department feel about the indicator. We feel this way because GDP does not include labor without payment, such as household chores, child rearing and nursing care ... The latest estimate in 2011 was a maximum of ¥138.5 trillion ... + - ... ....

consumption tax

Edit The Japan News 23 Dec 2015
By Takao Kuroi / Yomiuri Shimbun Lifestyle News EditorThe planned changes introduced in the ruling coalition’s outline for tax system revisions will help homemakers, who strive daily to balance the family budget ... The consumption tax rate was raised to 8 percent from 5 percent in April 2014. If it is raised to 10 percent as scheduled, it will have doubled in three years ... These cases exclude a reduced tax rate for newspapers ... + - ... ....

Amazon Introduces Restaurant Delivery on Prime Now in Baltimore (Amazoncom Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 03 Dec 2015
(Source. Amazoncom Inc). Prime Now customers in Baltimore can now enjoy delivery from local restaurants, including City Cafe, HomeSlyce, Indigma, Locust Point Steamers, Matsuri, Shiso Tavern, The Helmand, and many more. Free one-hour delivery for a limited time on all restaurant orders. SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2015-- Amazon.com (NASDAQ ... Gus Lopez, general manager, Amazon Restaurants ... ● B ... ● Jukai Juice ● The Local Fry ... About Amazon....

Curiosity seekers go deep into a forest known for suicides

Edit Stars and Stripes 28 Oct 2015
Desperately brushing away a spider web, I wondered where the trail went. This isn’t a place where we’d want to get lost. We’d entered this untamed forest by a path created not by the park service but worn into the ground by the footsteps of those who went in before us — some of whom never came out ... To the people of Japan, this is Aokigahara Jukai. To everyone else, this dark place has a dark moniker to match. the “suicide forest.” ...  ....

'Suicide forest': Curiosity seekers go deep into Japanese woods known for suicides

Edit Stars and Stripes 28 Oct 2015
Desperately brushing away a spider web, I wondered where the trail went. This isn’t a place where we’d want to get lost. We’d entered this untamed forest by a path created not by the park service but worn into the ground by the footsteps of those who went in before us — some of whom never came out ... To the people of Japan, this is Aokigahara Jukai. To everyone else, this dark place has a dark moniker to match. the “suicide forest.” ...  ....

Music: Melbourne's top 5 gigs including Kim Salmon, Rob Snarski and Nick Charles

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 15 Oct 2015
1. THE ROOTS OF KIM SALMON. Friday, 8pm, The Flying Saucer Club, 4 St Georges Road, Elsternwick, $18+bf. flyingsaucerclub.com.au ... spottedmallard.com ... 3. NICK CHARLES ... 4 ... Psychedelic dwellers team up with Loose Tooth, Jukai Forest and Gareth Ed Lindsay. ....

VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT ENTRY INTO THE RESORT DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS (PDF 347KB) (Dynam Japan Holdings Co Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2015
(Source. Dynam Japan Holdings Co Ltd) ... ダイナムジャパンホールディングス DYNAM JAPAN HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.*. (incorporated in Japan with limited liability) (Stock Code. 06889). VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT ... 1 ... - 1 -. 2 ... (1) "Marinepier Toyoura DYNAM Training Institute" (address.507 Toyoura-cho Oaza Waita Ushiroji, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken) (formerly called "Marinepier Kuroi") used to be the biggest resort facilities in Shimonoseki-shi in Yamaguchi-ken ... 3 ... Ltd....

Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore Celebrates Global Wellness Day with a Week of Healthy Offerings (Four Seasons Hotels Inc)

Edit noodls 02 Jun 2015
(Source. Four Seasons Hotels Inc) ... The Hotel will be offering the following wellness events. ... The class is for all levels with yoga instructor Rachel Voss ... Jukai Juice - benefits of juicing (complimentary) ... Custom Juice Provided by Local Jukai Juice. Jukai Juice has created a custom blend juice for Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore, Global Green, which is available in the Spa, Splash Pool Deck, Wit & Wisdom and In-Room Dining. Wellness Menu....

Job hunting an important rite of passage

Edit The Japan News 27 May 2015
By Takao Kuroi / Yomiuri Shimbun Economic News Deputy EditorThe recruitment officer of a large corporation took a student who had turned down an informal job offer to a nearby coffee shop, deliberately spilled coffee on the student’s suit and tossed a ¥10,000 note on the table as he left, with the parting remark. “I’ll pay for the dry cleaning.” ... Next year, the job market is expected to be even brighter ... Slide 1 of 1 ... Click to play ... + - ... ....

Philip Gabriel on translating Haruki Murakami

Edit The Times of India 17 Dec 2014
It was at the stroke of midnight one Friday last April when a Tokyo bookstore opened its doors to more than a hundred people who had queued up to grab a copy of their favourite author, Haruki Murakami's latest novel, 'Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage' ... D ... J ... Philip Gabriel has also translated works by Nobel Prize-winner Kenzaburō Ōe, Shimada Masahiko, Kuroi Senji, Yoshimura Akira, Oe Kenzaburo and Yoshida Shuichi....

Tyrese, Kevin McCall And More Hit The Streets For 'Black Out Hollywood' Protest In L.A.

Edit Vibe Magazine 07 Dec 2014
@Tyrese #blackoutHollywood #handsupdontshoot #icantbreathe. A video posted by Masika Kalysha (@masikakalysha) on Dec 12, 2014 at 1.39pm PST. In light of the deaths of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice and the slew of other black men killed at the hands of police officers – and their non-indictment by grand juries – Tyrese, Brandon T ... 6) ... SEE ALSO. J ... SEE ALSO ... A photo posted by Kitten Kuroi (@kittenkuroi) on Dec 12, 2014 at 3.45pm PST ... ....

In the News / Kyoko Matsuoka / Author-librarian helps children meet books

Edit The Japan News 22 Oct 2014
By Harumi Torii / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Kyoko Matsuoka established the Tokyo Children’s Library along with children’s book author Momoko Ishii and others in 1974 ... She has also published a collection of stories and supports library clerks and volunteers across the nation ... Matsuoka is known for “Shiroi Usagi to Kuroi Usagi,” her translation of “The Rabbits’ Wedding” by American author-illustrator Garth Williams ... Speech ... + - ... ....

All-New Mazda3 Kuroi turns up the style (Mazda Australia Pty Ltd)

Edit noodls 29 Jan 2014
All-New Mazda3 might be the most striking and sophisticated Mazda small car ever designed but buyers can now turn up the style even further with the addition of the new Kuroi sports pack. Developed by the same people that created the award-winning 'KODO - Soul of Motion' design language, the Kuroi sports pack complements the flowing lines of All-New Mazda3 ... The parts that make up the Kuroi sports pack can also be bought separately....
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