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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 2, 2014

Companies expect stable inflation to set in

Companies are forecasting sustained price gains, providing support for the Bank of Japan's campaign to generate stable inflation.
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2014

Abe growth-related goals may avoid budgetary curbs

The government, while planning strict budget limitations for the next fiscal year, will give special treatment to upcoming request items that are deemed important for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's growth policy, NHK reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / NOTEBOOK
Jun 17, 2014

Immortalizing Mt. Fuji; research fellowship; summer crafts

events
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 10, 2014

Love in demand despite never making the playoffs

So what's the big fuss about a player who in six seasons as his team's best player never has played for a team with a .500 record, never has made the playoffs, has averaged missing 20 games per season with injuries and in his five full seasons (a 66-game lockout shortened season in the other) his team...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jun 10, 2014

Long haul SAS upgrades; Jetstar ups 787 routes; new directors at Cathay

Long haul SAS upgrades
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2014

What UKIP's EU election win means for Britain's top parties

UKIP's gains in local and European elections were not a political mega-quake but rather the result of public anger with established parties the past decade over economic austerity, the Iraq war and the MPs' expenses scandal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 22, 2014

Newly confident Resona bullish on corporate loans

Resona Holdings Inc. is targeting a fivefold increase in corporate loans this year, signaling Japan's fifth-biggest bank is confident that the economic recovery is strong enough to spur business spending.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 22, 2014

Toyota cheers plan for U.S. hydrogen stations

Toyota Motor Corp.'s North American chief said California's plan for more than 50 hydrogen fuel stations within two years is making executives feel "bullish" about the outlook for its Camry-sized fuel cell car due in 2015.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / NOTEBOOK
May 20, 2014

Out of this world sweat; EU health care program

new projects
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2014

Trash troubles pile up in China's Garbage Era

Chinese consumers, as much if not more than industry or the government, are at the root of the country's solid-waste problem. Yet protests over garbage incinerators, as an alternative to landfills, are turning violent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 9, 2014

Stress tests urged to gauge lenders' risks in JGB crisis

Japanese lenders should take stress tests to assess their ability to withstand swings in bond prices as the central bank's unprecedented monetary stimulus saps trading volumes, one of its former executives said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2014

Most shared Japan Times stories from April

In case you missed them, here are the most shared stories from The Japan Times for April 2014.
BUSINESS
May 1, 2014

Corporate tax rate to be reduced by April '15, Nishimura says

Tokyo will start making significant cuts to the corporate tax rate by April 2015 in line with its aim of making the economy more competitive and of spurring a recovery driven by spending and massive monetary stimulus, deputy economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2014

JPX misses estimates as slump continues

Japan Exchange Group Inc., the main bourse operator in the world's second-largest equity market, tumbled in afternoon trading after forecasting full-year profit that missed analyst estimates.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2014

U.S. troops in Afghanistan may fall below 10,000

The number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan may drop well below 10,000 — the minimum demanded by the U.S. military to train Afghan forces — as the longest war in American history winds down, Obama administration officials briefed on the matter say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2014

Toyota looks to overhaul Scion brand

Toyota Motor Corp.'s Scion line, a U.S. experiment intended to win over young buyers with idiosyncratic designs and low prices, will overhaul its lineup amid fading sales as the brand reaches adolescence.
EDITORIALS
Apr 17, 2014

Tread carefully on corporate tax cut

As the Abe administration considers cuts to corporate taxes as part of its growth strategy, it must ensure that it doesn't end up plugging the revenue hole by adding tax burdens to the household sector, already bearing the brunt of the April 1 consumption tax hike and rising prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 16, 2014

Nissan chief sees 'bright spots' for sales, higher demand from Europe

Global carmakers will face rising demand this year as sales in China and the U.S. expand and Europe starts to grow again, Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 16, 2014

Toyota tweaks Camry as Sonata makes gains

Toyota Motor Corp. is making rare styling changes in the Camry sedan just halfway into the car's usual design cycle, a sign the automaker is eager to stem gains made by Hyundai Motor Co.'s Sonata, which also is being reworked for 2015.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2014

Top challenge for U.S. health nominee will be to keep insurance costs low

The first challenge Sylvia Mathews Burwell may face as America's top health official could come from the insurance industry.
EDITORIALS
Apr 2, 2014

Fishermen give Tepco green light

Fishermen have given Tepco a green light to attempt to reduce the flow of groundwater into the reactor buildings at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant by diverting it directly into the sea.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Mar 30, 2014

Osaka embraces English Reformation

While Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's controversial political antics have increasingly drawn criticism, little attention has been paid to how his leadership has prompted the most progressive reforms of English-language education in the nation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 24, 2014

Selective consumption tax breaks inch closer

The consumption tax is going up to 8 percent next Tuesday, but consumers also have to brace for a another hike in October 2015, when the Abe administration plans to raise it all the way to 10 percent — double what it has been since 1997.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
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.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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