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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 6, 2017

Calling card: the evolution of business cards in Japan

On the afternoon of Jan. 26, 1948, a man claiming to be a public health official walked into a branch of Teikoku Ginko (Imperial Bank) in Tokyo's Shiinamachi district and told all 16 people present that dysentery had broken out in the neighborhood.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / Longform
Jul 25, 2022

Back in business? The key sector missing out on Japan's tourism reboot

Organizers of international conferences and exhibitions will need to wait a little longer before business travelers return to Japan in droves.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2014

Redefining the concept of business confidence

Amid the constant stream of security and data breaches and allegations of financial manipulation, American business leaders are feeling the type of public disdain and lack of trust once reserved for politicians.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 29, 2017

Business cards in Japan: So many rules, so easily and often broken

One of the first things visitors learn about Japan is the importance of business card etiquette. Yet when it comes to the content of cards, many Japanese let rip and get creative.
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
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Oct 12, 2016

For Godiva boss, outcome follows form, in business as in archery

In his book titled 'Target,' Jerome Chouchan shares how the philosophy of Japanese archery increased company performance and made business more enjoyable.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2016

Will Trump's foreign policies hurt or help his business empire?

Any moves by Donald Trump to ban Muslims from entering the United States or bring back waterboarding to interrogate suspects could have repercussions for some of his sprawling foreign business interests — from his golf course in Scotland to luxury resorts in Indonesia.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2015

How to succeed in business on the frontiers after China

So how should investors conduct business in Asia's frontier markets beyond China — in countries with limited rule of law and transparency?
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Aug 17, 2008

Death is big business in Japan

Like it or not, we will all die one day.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 4, 2005

Racism is bad business

The Community Page has commented at length on socially-sanctioned exclusionary practices in Japan. However, it has rarely touched upon their quantifiable, longer-term effects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2022

Hong Kong finance summit spurs questions about the business hub’s future

The attendance of top executives has been criticized as an endorsement of human rights abuses, but their presence signals the city's business resilience.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Oct 12, 2016

Godiva chief finds modern business lessons in the ancient art of the bow

Arriving in Japan in 1985, Jerome Chouchan wasted little time enrolling in an archery dojo in Tokyo, a first step that has taken him to the elevated title of renshi and the rank of fifth dan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 4, 2014

Notorious 'JK' business exploits troubled high school girls for sex

Seventeen-year-old Momo shrugs and says she was aware of the dangers when she decided to join other girls in Tokyo's Akihabara district handing out racy fliers to male passers-by and flashing them coquettish smiles.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2014

Time to say goodbye to the business cycle?

The many failures of economics before, during and after the recent financial crisis have left an intellectual vacuum. It seems that governments' past success in stabilizing the economy in the short run encouraged too much debt and instability in the long term.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2021

Is World Bank’s Doing Business report really dead?

The bank announced it would discontinue the report after an investigation revealed efforts to manipulate data in order to improve China and Saudi Arabia's DB rankings.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 22, 2014

Hirai refuses to pull plug on Sony TV business

Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai said Thursday the company still expects to turn around its loss-making home electronics business, which includes TV sets, this fiscal year after completing restructuring.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 13, 2021

Bridging divides in the workplace with ‘The Business of We’

Business consultant Laura Kriska provides a roadmap for improving workplace communication in her book, which draws insight from her experiences navigating Japanese corporate culture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2020

Business mood in Japan plunges to decade lows on coronavirus woes

Business confidence plunged to decade lows in March as the spreading coronavirus outbreak stoked fears of a global recession and sent stock markets tumbling, according to the Reuters Tankan survey.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 23, 2021

Fundamental shift in business activities vital to Japan's decarbonization

With the goal of carbon neutrality having been announced, Japan needs to begin work immediately to help realize it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Jan 21, 2019

Emailing business connections in Japanese is simple if you remember a few handy phrases

The most important thing to remember when writing work-related emails is your manners. Polite Japanese is necessary even when dealing with someone you know, which means a lot of honorifics and thank-yous.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 8, 2019

Trump claimed business losses of $1.17 billion over a decade, report says

U.S. President Donald Trump, who won the presidency in part on his image as a successful business mogul, lost $1.17 billion over 10 years on failed business deals, according to tax records obtained by The New York Times.
Indian-born CEO of Japanese company says nation needs immigration to thrive
Lekh Juneja, chairman and CEO of Kameda Seika, at the company's headquarters in the city of Niigata in August
Schoolgirl stabbed to death in Kitakyushu
A McDonald's in Kitakyushu where a junior high school student was stabbed to death on Saturday
How India’s soft power led to a border deal with China
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, in October. India and China reached a border deal for Chinese forces to retreat from disputed territory and for India to resume border patrols.
Latest scandal raises fresh questions about U.K.'s Prince Andrew
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew leave after Prince Philip's Thanksgiving Service at Westminster Abbey in March 2022. Revelations that a suspected Chinese spy became a confidant of Britain's Prince Andrew is renewing scrutiny of King Charles' disgraced brother.
Women are writing a new chapter in Japanese literature in the 2020s
"Butter," Asako Yuzuki’s thrilling novel inspired by a real-life femme fatale, was named the Waterstones Book of the Year in 2024.
Women are writing a new chapter in Japanese literature in the 2020s
"Butter," Asako Yuzuki’s thrilling novel inspired by a real-life femme fatale, was named the Waterstones Book of the Year in 2024.
The year that Shohei Ohtani achieved 'yokozuna' status … in the market
Shohei Ohtani's prowress on the diamond translated into an outsized influence on Japan's consumer trends this year.
Big franchises and bold voices dominated anime in 2024
In a year of anime hits, Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s “Look Back” stood out from the bunch.
Glass half full: Japan’s sake industry celebrates a brighter 2024
Despite ongoing struggles, 2024 had plenty of bright spots for Japan's sake industry.
'Kin' selected as the kanji of 2024 after strong year for Japanese athletes
The head priest of Kiyomizu Temple writes the kanji "kin," which was chosen by the public as the character that best represents 2024, on Thursday in Kyoto.

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