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By Ken Worsley -- Nuggets of economic wisdom -- Looking for new customers... -- ...and new gamblers -- Trains for iPhones... -- ...and greater sales for foreign firms in Japan -- Privatization meets musicians... -- ...and oil money meets China

By Ken Worsley -- Back and Forward is a regular column that takes a slightly irreverent look at some of Japan’s biggest business stories. -- Fukutoshin line opens up ... -- ... and department stores are ready ... -- ... Sales boosted in the opening weekend ... -- ... and that’s without the butter! -- A new summer flavor? -- Better put off that funeral until oil comes down

By Ken Worsley -- Back and Forward is a regular column that takes a slightly irreverent look at some of Japan’s biggest business stories. -- Higher costs, falling profit... -- ...and hotels look at consolidation, overseas operations... -- ...while Seven-Eleven rolls the dice in China... -- ...and Steel Partners swings its hair -- Overtime pay? Is nothing sacred anymore? -- Whale meat imports; where’s the butter?

Ken Worsley's nuggets of economic wisdom -- Domestic mobile handsets just not worth it... -- ...but TVs and camcorders are -- Toshiba reeling... -- Beware the Internet Service Providers -- Cut out the credit... -- Down the pan

By Ken Worsley -- Back and Forward is a regular column that takes a slightly irreverent look at some of Japan’s biggest business stories. -- Tough first month... -- ...and tougher translators -- Oops! -- Not Oops? -- Re-branding of the year... -- Blindness might set in before on-demand content finally gets here...

By Ken Worsley -- Back and Forward is a regular column that takes a slightly irreverent look at some of Japan’s biggest business stories.

Prices on the rise - Taxi Tax - Michelin sells out - Ratings agencies in trouble? - More junk for sale! - Media Watch

By Ken Worsley

Back and Forward is a regular column that takes a slightly irreverent look at some of Japan’s biggest business stories.

By Ken Worsley
Ken Worsley’s nuggets of economic wisdom.

Back and Forward is a new column that takes (a slightly irreverent) look back at some of Japan’s largest business stories while thinking forward about what they may mean for the future.