Got Eco-points? Great, but cashing them is going to take more than a little paperwork. ....
1 May 11:27 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

Subaru's Legacy won top marks in the 2009-2010 New Car Assessment Program but will that translate into higher sales? ....
29 Apr 4:17 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

There's not a lot of turnover in vacuum cleaners, but manufacturers are doing their best to change that with new bells and whistles. ....
21 Apr 5:48 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

As a rule you don't go to a convenience store for value. The new exception to the rule is Lawson Store 100. ....
13 Apr 6:12 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack might be heartened to hear the gyudon (beef bowl) battle is more ferocious than ever. ....
9 Apr 4:23 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

A new eco-points standard for TVs means buying before March 31 could be the ticket to a bargain. ....
22 Mar 10:28 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

JAL is in dire straits but it's been reported that the resale value on discount coupons issued to stockholders has doubled.....
17 Jan 6:19 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

Credit cards are more widely accepted in Japan, but think about how easy things would be if you could use a debit card anywhere.....
11 Jan 1:07 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

If you value your fry pan's life, a Teflon recoating service makes good economic and environmental sense.....
7 Dec 2:38 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

Legend has it that lottery tickets sold at certain outlets are more likely to be the winning numbers. Never mind the odds of losing don't ch....
30 Nov 5:13 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

You'd think that pawn shops would be one of the business capitalizing on the recession, but that's not exactly the case.....
28 Nov 6:14 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

Vending machines used to be a safe haven for drink companies in Japan, but price-hammering rivals are changing that.....
23 Nov 5:47 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

Always around this time of year, Panasonic runs TV ads for its discontinued line of large kerosene heaters, which don’t sell the product b....
19 Nov 1:17 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

Point cards have become ubiquitous in Japan but at the end of the day, how much value is the consumer getting by using them?....
16 Nov 5:50 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent]