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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 16, 2020
'Big Short' investor Michael Burry sticks with Japan picks even as market drops
Michael Burry has vowed to stick with his long-term stock investments even as markets tumble on the coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2020
Nissan faces more pain before gain as business hit further by coronavirus, new CEO says
CEO Makoto Uchida promised to unveil a turnaround plan in May, on top of cutting more than 12,500 jobs amid decade-low profits and management turmoil caused by Carlos Ghosn's 2018 arrest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 28, 2020
Inside Nissan, a renewed push to get Renault to cut its stake
A proposal is being floated atop Nissan Motor Co. for the company to revive efforts to push Renault SA to reduce its stake in the Japanese carmaker and help balance the partnership, a person familiar with the matter said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 18, 2020
Japan activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami makes surprise bid to disrupt Toshiba deal
Japan's best-known activist investor announces a tender offer for Toshiba Machine Co., which is embroiled in a controversial takeover battle for NuFlare Technology Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2019
In era of AI and apps that track, could Recruit be Japan's top contender for global internet domination?
It was one of the most infamous companies in Japan, rocking the nation with a corporate scandal that ousted a prime minister and then nearly collapsing under a mountain of debt.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2018
Japanese startup Sansan looks to bring business cards into the 21st century
Even in the age of LinkedIn profiles and digital addresses, the business card endures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 15, 2017
Japan's 'taxi prince' fights to keep Uber at bay
It's impossible for Ichiro Kawanabe to order up an Uber in Japan. The ride-hailing company has banned him from having an account.
Japan's biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
Zensho Holdings, operator of fast-food chain Sukiya, said it will close all of its stores in Japan, except for a small number in shopping centers, between Monday and Friday following recent contamination incidents.
School-age suicides in Japan hit all-time high
A volunteer handles an incoming call at the Tokyo Befrienders call center, a suicide hotline center in Japan's capital.
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
In Tokyo, Pentagon chief provides assurances that Japan-U.S. alliance remains robust
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (left) and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo ahead of their talks Sunday.
Alert raised for volcano in southwestern Japan
Shinmoedake, a volcano located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, in November 2019
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.
Hanami season to have record ¥1.39 trillion economic impact on Japan
Cherry blossoms along a road in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 2025 cherry blossom season is expected to have an economic impact of around ¥1.39 trillion on Japan.
Rise and shine with ‘The Wakey Show’
“The Wakey Show” is NHK’s first new daily children’s program in three years, and it carries on the station’s storied past in youth-centric educational entertainment.
Tokyo Series proves to be big business for MLB — and Japanese companies
An advertisement featuring Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo.
New SDF command will be key for contingency planning, Australian commander says
A Maritime Self-Defense Force SH-60K "Super Auk" from JS Shiranui prepares to land on HMAS Brisbane during Exercise Malabar 2023 while off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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