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A poster in the Tamil language advertises smartphone assembly roles outside a shop in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, in India, on Oct. 28.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 18, 2024
Foxconn tells India recruiters: Nix marital status in iPhone job ads
The move follows an investigation published June 25 that found Foxconn excluded married women from jobs at its main India iPhone assembly plant.
Netflix has developed more local content for India featuring Bollywood actors over the years.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 23, 2024
India probing Netflix for visa violations and racial discrimination, email shows
Netflix has often faced heat in India over its content deemed insensitive by some users, as well as an Indian tax demand since 2023.
A view of the city of Ayodhya, India
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 18, 2023
Temple promised by BJP transforming Indian city but some miss out
Laborers are finalizing a $6 billion infrastructure facelift in Ayodhya that is igniting an economic boom and driving up land prices.
A protest against the redevelopment of Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai. Banners read: "Remove Adani, Save Dharavi" and "First we fought the whites now we fight the thieves".
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 28, 2023
Billionaire's bid to remake Mumbai slum spurs residents' doubts
Amid massive financial setbacks and allegations that political allies gave him favorable treatment, some question Adani's intentions.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with Tesla chief executive Elon Musk in New York on June 20, 2023.
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2023
In India, it's advantage Tesla as Chinese automakers face heat
Tesla has had a red-carpet welcome from India for its proposal to invest in the country, while China has been stopped cold.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 11, 2023
Foxconn exits $19.5 billion venture with Vedanta to build chip plant in India
The world's largest contract electronics manufacturer signed a pact with its Indian partner last year to set up semiconductor and display production plants in the state of Gujarat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2023
Starbucks brews up cheaper India drinks as domestic rivals expand
Starbucks is revamping its strategy to lure Indians with smaller, cheaper beverages as it looks to expand in small towns amid a fierce challenge from domestic startups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Mar 16, 2023
Xiaomi's slow shift in India to premium smartphones helps Samsung steal its crown
While Xiaomi remained focused on selling mobile phones under 10,000 rupees ($120), Indian consumers were willing to pay up for better looking models with richer features.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2023
BBC raids show India's shrinking media freedom under Modi, some journalists say
The news network has said it is cooperating fully with authorities, adding that its journalists would continue to report 'without fear or favor.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2023
India's Adani hits back at Hindenburg, insists made full disclosure
The conglomerate said last week's Hindenburg report was intended to enable the U.S.-based short seller to book gains, without citing evidence.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 24, 2022
Indian billionaire's mega-port hangs in the balance as a fishing community protests
The tense standoff has dragged on, with protesters saying they can congregate quickly if police move to dismantle their makeshift shelter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 22, 2022
Facebook's growth woes in India: Not enough women and too much nudity
In India, many women have shunned the male-dominated Facebook social network because they're worried about their safety and privacy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2021
Princes to paupers: India salespeople face ruin as tycoon Mukesh Ambani targets mom-and-pop stores
Up and down India, the small stores that account for four-fifths of a near-$900 billion retail market are increasingly turning to JioMart, an app created by Reliance Industries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2021
'Beg, borrow, steal': The battle for oxygen among New Delhi's hospitals
Hospitals are unable to guarantee basic services and thousands of lives hang in the balance — a stark warning of how India's health care system is buckling.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2021
Amazon documents reveal company's secret strategy to dodge India's regulators
The revelations could deepen the risks facing the company as it encounters intensifying government scrutiny in one of its fastest-growing markets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 26, 2020
More patients than beds in Mumbai as India faces surge in coronavirus cases
India's booming private hospitals have taken some of the strain off the underfunded public health network, but even private facilities are at risk of being overrun.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 21, 2018
Social media could play crucial role for Congress and BJP in 2019 Indian election
When India votes in a general election next year, the poll will be the world's largest democratic exercise and the biggest-ever test of the role of social media in an election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2018
How an Indian bank's $1.8 billion fraud went unnoticed
The Punjab National Bank branch in south Mumbai sits just down the road from both the Bombay Stock Exchange and the Reserve Bank of India, at a physical center of one of the world's fastest-growing major economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2017
Uber, Ola's Indian legal woes put SoftBank's funding in firing line
An Indian taxi company has stepped up its legal challenge against local competitor Ola and U.S. rival Uber, alleging the firms are abusing their market position, and believes that planned investments in both by Japan's SoftBank underscore its view.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 13, 2014
Women face hasty surgery, dirty clinics in Indian sterilization drive
The scene in the gloomy room where 83 women were sterilized last weekend is repeated routinely at makeshift contraception clinics across India: bloodstained sheets that aren't changed between patients, and hasty two-minute surgeries.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
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.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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