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Where to eat: Supersandwiches

2009-11-19T11:46:39Z

There are times when a simple sandwich will not hit the spot. Those are the times to turn to the baguette, B�nh Mi or belly-bursting wrap.

Ofwat pricing proposals point to hard times for water firms

2009-11-18T08:47:50Z

Given all the rain that has fallen during the past few days, it seems strange that shareholders of the main water utilities are bracing themselves for something of a drought as far as their fortunes are concerned in the years ahead

Whitney is �ber-bearish as shares rise around the world

2009-11-17T08:52:06Z

Share prices on both sides of the Pond are trading at their best levels in more than a year, so stock market investors could be forgiven for thinking the worst of the global recession and banking meltdown is over

Lala Pipo is jaunty but not erotic

2009-11-13T09:44:11Z

There's a talking penis in Miyano Masayuki�s comedy, Lala Pipo, and a bevy of sex-starved young people who wander sex clubs in search of fulfilment

Soothing lights to cut train suicides toll

2009-11-04T09:04:52Z

Alarmed by a rise in people jumping to their deaths in front of trains, Japanese rail operators are installing blue lights above station platforms

Footsie carries on its rise and has 5200-point mark now in sight

2009-10-12T07:37:39Z

Shares were being squeezed yet higher today with the 5200 support now clearly in sight for stock market bulls, despite the closure of several markets, including Tokyo and Wall Street, this afternoon

Typhoon hits Japan

2009-10-08T10:23:36Z

big storm typhoon hits japan

2016 Olympic host nation set to be unveiled

2009-10-02T07:40:45Z

The next city to host the Olympics after London 2012 will be announced today

Wrist worry rules Andy Murray out of Tokyo

2009-10-01T09:02:50Z

Andy Murray has pulled out of the Japan Open to ensure his injured wrist fully recovers

Japanese exports still on slide as woe goes on

2009-06-24T08:15:43Z

Japanese exports continued to tumble last month in a sign that the recovery in the global economy is still some way off

Get set for the micro-speech

2009-06-22T11:35:35Z

Head down to a Pecha Kucha night where anyone can give a talk so long as it's quick. But, says Harry Mount, the ultimate faux pas is to be boring

Hong Kong beats London as costliest place to rent offices

2009-02-26T10:12:42Z

For the first time in nine years London's West End is no longer the most expensive place in the world to occupy office space

London falls to third in the costliest offices table

2009-02-25T09:07:41Z

Finance: London has slipped from its perch as the world's most expensive city for offices, overtaken by Hong Kong and Tokyo for the first time in nine years

Market report: Asda cuts rekindle supermarkets war

2009-01-02T09:03:16Z

Only two days into the New Year, the gloves have come off among the UK's biggest grocers in a new battle over market share.

Bank of Japan joins 'zero interest' race

2008-12-19T10:17:34Z

Economics: The Bank of Japan joined the big economies' race to zero interest rates, cutting the official short-term interest rate to just 0.1% from 0.3%

Lucie Blackman death: timeline of events

2008-12-16T10:43:27Z

This is the timeline of events surrounding Lucie Blackman's disappearance and death, and the subsequent trial of Japanese businessman Joji Obara.

Japan pledges to help its banks

2008-10-27T10:57:02Z

Economics: The Japanese government stepped in with fresh promises of help for banks as stocks in Tokyo fell for the fourth day in a row

Mixing it with a musical relay

2008-10-09T23:00:00Z

Diesel, the fashion label, is 30 years old and to celebrate it is throwing 18 parties at the same time. One of which takes place at the O2.

Sterling and shares dive on new banking worries

2008-08-26T09:41:50Z

The pound plunges and London shares fall amid renewed concerns that the banking crisis has much further to run

How Oxford Circus shoppers will beat crosstown traffic

2008-07-10T07:48:21Z

Westminster Council wants to change the way we cross the road with a radical rethink of Oxford Circus

Japanese firms stay optimistic

2008-07-01T10:23:30Z

Japan's official survey of business confidence, the Tankan, shows that the country's largest manufacturers are in better heart than expected

Just an average remake

2008-05-14T23:00:00Z

Shutter is an American version of the ghost story-cum-horror, which became the highest grossing film in Thailand but is no more than OK.

America's plague of precocious brats

2008-04-07T08:01:40Z

If only looks could fill

2008-02-20T00:00:00Z

There has been a mega-buzz about Sakenohana since its much-delayed opening and it's undeniably an experience. An expensive one.

London's best Japanese restaurants

2007-11-21T10:37:59Z

As Tokyo tops the Michelin star league, Charles Campion reveals where to find good Japanese food in the capital.

London has the world's dearest restaurants

2007-09-12T08:52:25Z

London has overtaken Tokyo and Paris to become the most expensive city in the world for dining out.

Close to yakitori glory

2007-07-24T23:00:00Z

Bincho Yakitori is a collaboration between heavy-hitters and major investment, where you spend as much or as little as you like.

Critic's choice: top five clubs

2007-05-25T09:25:29Z

A taste of Japanese club culture, Super Furry Animals on the decks and Eddy Temple-Morris' dancefloor-filling, bleepy studio boffins. Chris Elwell-Sutton picks this weekend's best club nights.

Inspired look at world's greatest films

2007-02-01T16:38:52Z

A season devoted to the greatest films made - from Psycho to His Girl Friday - is being screened at one of the capital's greatest cinemas.

Japanese eating house marooned in Chinatown

2006-09-28T14:50:04Z