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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2021

Google’s new Pixel handsets and Android system boost iPhone competition

The two U.S.-based firms are competing in a much-changed smartphone market this year, with Chinese Android vendors having improved significantly.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 18, 2021

An online manga draws attention to toxic work environments in the fashion industry

While the two manga that artist Zenzo produced were meant to focus attention on mental health, the conversation steered into the business practices of clothing boutiques.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2021

Toshiba’s independent probe was biased, say two former directors

The pair rejected the conclusions of a 139-page report by a law firm that determined the firm had worked with Japan's trade ministry to prevent shareholders from exercising their rights.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2021

Lasertec gets first next-gen gear orders from memory makers

The EUV process unlocks today's smallest-scale designs, enabling more powerful and efficient microprocessors, referred to as logic chips in the industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 5, 2021

Facebook begins recovery after major outage took apps offline

The outage shut out many of the company's 2.7 billion global users, idled some employees and prompted a public apology from the chief technology officer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2021

Why Australia's gender equality problem is costing the country billions

Political and economic life here is dominated by men to an even greater degree than in the United States, the United Kingdom or Canada.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2021

China's Evergrande seeks to reassure investors with wealth management remarks

Indebted property giant China Evergrande Group will make it a top priority to help wealth investors redeem their products, its chairman has said.
Japan Times
Vietnam report 2021
Sep 20, 2021

JTI in Vietnam: Contributing to long-term and sustainable economic growth

“Japanese companies have taken a farsighted and methodical approach in terms of their investments in the Vietnamese market,” said Corrado Mautone, general manager of Japan Tobacco International in Vietnam (JTI Vietnam).
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2021

SoftBank launches $3 billion fund for Latin America’s tech boom

The company said it will focus on e-commerce, digital financial services, health care, education, blockchain and insurance companies from across the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 14, 2021

Japan’s new richest person builds $38 billion automation fortune

Keyence Corp. founder Takemitsu Takizaki is now worth $38.2 billion, after the sensor-maker's shares almost doubled since the start of last year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 31, 2021

Why the U.S.-China conflict is threatening the future of Wall Street

Both sides have introduced measures affecting the other's operations, but care must be taken to manage escalation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Aug 30, 2021

Western Digital pitch for new Kioxia deal faces familiar hurdles

Resistance from within Japan, China and Kioxia's own management are among the challenges ahead.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 30, 2021

NASA taps Kyoto startup to make maps of the wind for drones

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is turning to a Japanese startup for help in creating maps of the wind.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 26, 2021

Asia's richest man is going green but still getting rich off oil

Mukesh Ambani may now build solar panels, but his oil-related businesses deliver nearly 60% of his company's $73-billion annual revenue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2021

OnlyFans drops plan to ban sexually explicit content

Last week the site said it would ban explicit content as of Oct. 1, shifting instead to a model that has increasingly relied on helping celebrities connect to their fan bases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2021

In Xi's China, country now comes before profit

Some of the biggest companies operating in China are starting to make a habit out of giving away their earnings.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Aug 24, 2021

Are you ready for sentient Disney robots?

The Magic Kingdom knows the nostalgia of herky-jerky animatronics won't cut it with today's children.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2021

Xi sends warning to investors with delayed Huarong lifeline

Huarong ultimately proved too big to fail, but its protracted bailout process demonstrates Beijing's determination to punish creditors who ignore risks in heavily indebted companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2021

SoftBank’s Vision Fund creates post to focus on Japan startups

Masayoshi Son's Vision Fund has poured billions into startups around the world, but so far it has made zero investments in his home country of Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2021

China's regulatory upheaval helps propel India's $8.8 billion wave of startup IPOs

At the current pace, 2021 will exceed the country's all-time record of $11.8 billion, with all involved racing to cash in on fervent demand for fresh public offerings.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 13, 2021

Space billionaires stir alarm with absence of safety oversight

The success of two privately funded human-space launches last month has supercharged the U.S. commercial launch industry, and advocates say the lack of rules is a key component.
Japan Times
Singapore report 2021
Aug 6, 2021

Kirin: ‘Joy brings us together’

Founded in 1888, the Kirin Group is a global Japanese company with a vision.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2021

U.K. considers blocking chipmaker Nvidia's takeover of Arm over security risks

Nvidia, the biggest U.S. chip company by market capitalization, announced in September a $40 billion deal to acquire Arm from Japan's SoftBank Group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Aug 1, 2021

Toshiba has a path to growth, but faces long road back to success

Despite having had to sell off core businesses in recent years, the firm still has a way back to prosperity through infrastructure services and renewables.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2021

Olympics ratings slump forces NBC to haggle with advertisers

With the coverage now at its halfway point, average nightly viewership through Tuesday was down 42% from the 2016 Summer Games across all of NBC's outlets.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 31, 2021

More women are (finally) calling the shots for whiskey

In the American whiskey business, women have long played a quiet and underappreciated role. But in the past few years, they've started to take on leadership roles in production.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2021

China orders Tencent to give up exclusive music rights

The penalty on Asia's most valuable corporation is indicative of Beijing's escalating campaign against home-grown tech giants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2021

Billionaire who missed out on TikTok is now trying to beat it

Flush with cash from an IPO, Kuaishou is cranking up spending to close the gap with ByteDance, more than four times its size.
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.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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

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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