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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 21, 2021

What happens when Instagram success meets a market meltdown

THG became a billion-dollar company through makeup and supplements that were wildly popular on social media. The good times didn't last.
Japan Times
Singapore report 2021
Aug 6, 2021

Singapore: A ‘future-ready’ economy

As countries begin to recover from the pandemic, Singapore is preparing to strengthen its economy and reinforce its international partnerships.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2021

ByteDance hires thousands in bid to challenge e-commerce king Alibaba

A burgeoning e-commerce business could help the firm surpass its $250 billion valuation when it goes public.
Apr 20, 2021

Suntory Group Sets More Aggressive Target, to Halve Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030 to Achieve its 2050 Net Zero Emissions Ambition

The company decides to introduce internal carbon pricing and signed “Business Ambition for 1.5°C”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Dec 18, 2020

Hokkaido fishing villages face tough decision over nuclear disposal sites

While a traditional industry is slowly dying out, some see a nuclear site as bringing valuable income, while others feel very differently.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Dec 16, 2020

Technology aims to fix labor shortages

DRONE FUND, established by Kotaro Chiba in 2017, has provided capital to help develop the drone business. It launched the third round of funding to accelerate social implementation of drones and air mobility in May, aiming to raise ¥10 billion. NTT DOCOMO INC. is one of the first companies to invest...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 6, 2020

Burner phones and banking apps: Meet the Chinese 'brokers' laundering Mexican drug money

Chinese money brokers based in Mexico 'have come to dominate international money laundering markets,' U.S. prosecutors have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Nov 6, 2020

Pandemic keeps salarymen away from Fukuoka adult nightlife district

Though circumstances of infections and anti-prevention measures have differed from shop to shop, all have been treated as if they present the worst risks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / EXPLAINER
Nov 5, 2020

The ins and outs of Japan’s eased re-entry steps for foreign residents

Even with the most recent changes to border control measures that came into effect Sunday, there are growing concerns over strict and unclear requirements for re-entry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2020

Writing was on wall for Olympus cameras as photographers switch to phones

Camera-makers haven't been able to come up with plan to stop the bleeding, and analysts say more of them may be forced out in the future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2020

Nomura to rethink office space as new CEO seeks deeper cuts

Nomura Holdings Inc.’s use of office space is part of a sweeping review ordered up by its new chief executive as the brokerage looks to shave costs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2020

Daughter inherits gambling empire with death of Stanley Ho

About an hour after the death of Stanley Ho, the billionaire who built the Chinese territory of Macao into the world’s biggest gambling hub, his large clan gathered in front of the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital to break the news. They were also there to send a clear message of unity.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 5, 2020

COVID-19 crash-testing Abenomics

The COVID-19 outbreak gives Japan's private sector leaders a chance to turn crisis into opportunity.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Feb 1, 2020

Yumi Matsuo: It's a different picture in the United States

New York-based lifestyle photographer Yumi Matsuo wants to see personalities shine through her work.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2019

South Africa makes last-ditch move to save state airline

South Africa's government will cede control of the national airline to a restructuring specialist in a last-ditch attempt to save the cash-strapped business from collapse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2019

SoftBank's startup bookkeeping draws scrutiny after WeWork fiasco

In early 2018, the founders of Chinese artificial intelligence startup SenseTime Group Ltd. flew to Tokyo to see billionaire investor Masayoshi Son. As they entered the offices, Chief Executive Officer Xu Li was hoping to persuade the head of SoftBank Group Corp. to invest $200 million in his three-year-old...
Oct 31, 2019

dotData Secures $23 Million in Series A Funding from JAFCO and Goldman Sachs

New Funding Builds on Rapid Growth of Business, Product and Recognition; Will Accelerate Company’s Vision to Deliver Full-Cycle Data Science Automation to the Enterprise
Japan Times
South Africa report 2019
Aug 30, 2019

South Africa and Japan — a flourishing ‘Good Hope’ partnership

Africa means business. Foreign direct investment into Africa is on the rise and Japan is playing an increasingly important role across the continent.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

Enhanced Japan services accompany top-tier service

Providing flights to more countries than any other airline in the world, Turkish Airlines offers travelers comfortable passage to destinations across the globe. As it celebrates its 30th anniversary of flights to and from Japan, the airline continues to enhance services with exciting promotions and luxurious...
Japan Times
Philippines report 2019
Jun 12, 2019

The Yuchengco group of companies: A trusted ‘nation-building’ partner committed to serving Japanese investors in the Philippines

The Yuchengco Group of Companies (YGC) Chairperson, Helen Yuchengco Dee and Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) Corporate Vice-Chairman Cesar E.A. Virata, discuss new opportunities.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / EU Special
May 9, 2019

High hopes for EPA-related areas

As newly elected chairman of the European Business Council in Japan (EBC), I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to The Japan Times for this ongoing opportunity to address its readers on Europe Day, which marks the 69th anniversary of the signing of the Schuman Declaration on May 9, 1950, regarded...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2019

Miyakoshi, the first Japanese firm into postwar China, hopes for a real estate-driven comeback

When it comes to China, Kunimasa Miyakoshi has at least two claims to fame.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 23, 2019

Flower power: A Tokyo florist's decision to close his shop amid a shrinking market affects a wider community

It's 2:30 a.m. and dark outside. Tsuyoshi Hirasawa can see his breath in the February chill as he turns the key in the ignition of his white Honda minivan. The large hands gripping the steering wheel are rough and leathery from years of working with water, soil and the stems and branches of plants he...
Japan Times
Switzerland report 2019
Jan 22, 2019

KWE Switzerland: Always on the move

Global logistics provider Kintetsu World Express (KWE) has over 500 business sites in 35 countries to ensure customers around the world receive the best service.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 13, 2018

Hitachi and Switzerland's ABB confirm talks on potential power grid deal

The move would boost Hitachi's position in the growing power transmission and distribution sector, and help it diversify away from its nuclear plant business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INSIDER REPORT
Dec 3, 2018

Adapting to new industries, bolstering world's infrastructure

The ability of the sōgō shōsha to survive through all the changes and transformations that have taken place over the years can, in many ways, be attributed to their adeptness in recognizing the rise of new industries early on and creating new businesses in the process, or in applying new technologies...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INSIDER REPORT
Nov 19, 2018

Sōgō shōsha: Understanding Japan's super suppliers and distributors

As mentioned before, the sōgō shōsha have two fundamental business models: Their traditional, core business model as trader, supplier, wholesaler and distributor of a vast array of goods and materials upstream and downstream in the supply or value chain, and as an organizer of large-scale infrastructure...
Japan Times
Hong Kong report 2018
Jul 2, 2018

Asia’s pioneer of innovative living space celebrates 40 years of success

HKR International Ltd. is building on its reputation as an innovative property developer with diversified interests across the Asian region. The group’s flagship Hong Kong development, Discovery Bay, is a fully integrated resort-styled residential project with approximately 19,000 residents. With HKRI...
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Jun 23, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: Japan experiences a hangover

The Japan Times presents the second installment of a monthly 12-part series that looks back at the leading issues of the past three decades.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.”

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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