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Kazuaki Nagata
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 20, 2017
Laundry-folding robot maker will represent Japan at startup competition
A Tokyo-based startup recognized for its laundry-folding robot has gained entry to an international competition for venture firms, and hopes to represent Japan as a country of innovation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2017
Kobe Steel said employees' cover-up hampered internal probe on data falsification scandal
Kobe Steel's data-fabrication scandal deepens after revelations that employees failed to disclose deceptive practices at the troubled metal maker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 17, 2017
Sony unveils family-friendly robot aimed at spurring communication
Sony Mobile Communications Inc. announced Tuesday it will begin selling a new communications robot targeted at families next month, furthering its foray into the trending robot market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 13, 2017
Kobe Steel scandal widens to 500 firms
Chairman says all business sections being probed, promises to shoulder clients' costs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 5, 2017
Japan's smart speaker market heats up as Line faces off against Google and Amazon
The battle for smart-speaker supremacy in Japan has begun, with major firms announcing the launches Thursday of new products armed with high-tech voice-controlled features.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Taking the Lead
Oct 1, 2017
Online research firm aims to break Japanese mold with global market quest
Market analysts say Japanese internet firms rarely succeed overseas, and there haven't been many who have proven them wrong so far.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2017
First permanent Sailor Moon store opens in Harajuku
With the anime marking its 25th anniversary this year, the world's first permanent store for "Sailor Moon" goods opened Saturday in Tokyo's trendy Harajuku district.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2017
Japan in unique position to take global lead in investment and trade: experts
Somewhat overshadowed in recent years by China's rise as a regional and global power, Japan still extends considerable influence as a world leader in various fields, including investment, policy management and trade, according to experts who gathered at a Tokyo conference earlier this week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 21, 2017
VR attractions to take center stage at Tokyo Game Show
With the debut of high-end virtual reality gaming systems for home use, 2016 was heralded as the dawn of the VR era. But while the technology basked in the spotlight, some questioned whether there was substance behind the hype.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2017
Toshiba signs memorandum to favor Bain consortium for chip unit sale
Struggling Toshiba Corp. signs a memorandum of understanding with a consortium led by Bain Capital to accelerate negotiations to sell its flash memory business by the end of September.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 4, 2017
Japan's anime pilgrimages give untrod real-world locales economic boost
The popularity of the blockbuster anime film "Your Name." went beyond movie screens, with fans flocking to the real-world locales depicted in the romantic fantasy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Sep 3, 2017
Line CEO Takeshi Idezawa hears voices guiding smartphones evolution
Since its messaging app debuted in June 2011, Line Corp. has shaken up the online communications landscape in Japan and morphed into a player in smartphone communications infrastructure.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2017
Anime group launches tourism pilgrimage inspired by Shikoku Henro
More than 80 cities, towns and wards have been selected as destinations in what is being dubbed the "Anime Tourism 88-Stop Pilgrimage," an anime industry association announced Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2017
Booming cryptocurrencies fire up investment interest
Virtual currencies have been playing an increasingly significant role in finance, with investors around the world buying the digital tokens and driving up their value dramatically.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2017
Toshiba ducks delisting by submitting long overdue financial report
Struggling Toshiba Corp. dodged delisting Thursday by submitting its annual business report for 2016 just before deadline, accompanied by a shaky sign-off from its auditor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2017
Toyota, Mazda agree on $1.6 billion tie-up, will cooperate on EVs
In a bid to accelerate joint production in the United States and develop electric vehicles in a world moving away from fossil fuels, Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. agreed Friday to form a capital alliance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2017
As manga goes digital via smartphone apps, do paper comics still have a place?
Japan's famed manga industry is turning the page to an unknown chapter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2017
New women-only capsule hotel to open in central Tokyo as firm sees strong demand
Two Tokyo firms are set to open a women-only capsule hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward Thursday in an effort to meet a need for simple and reasonable accommodation for women.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2017
Fukushima robot finds potential fuel debris hanging like icicles in reactor 3
Tokyo Electric has said that a remotely controlled robot investigating the inside of reactor 3 at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant has finally spotted objects that could be fuel debris — a potential milestone in the effort to clean up one of the worst atomic disasters in history.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2017
Popular manga 'One Piece' to be remade into live-action TV drama
Popular manga "One Piece" will become a live-action TV drama through a collaboration with a Hollywood production team, according to the firm that publishes the series.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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