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WORLD
Jul 23, 2020

Bribery scandals taint efforts to save U.S. nuclear plants

Back-to-back bribery scandals involving utility giants in Ohio and Illinois over the past week have given a black eye to efforts to prop up struggling U.S. nuclear plants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 22, 2020

WeWork set to lose major Japan tenant Rakuten, sources say

The e-commerce giant will let its contract run out in August without renewing, leaving about 700 desks empty in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2020

Tech firms start to leave Hong Kong after Beijing enacts security law

About half of U.S. business people say they plan to depart from the territory, according to a recent survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 16, 2020

Apple watch supplier Japan Display in talks on smartphone OLED investment

Japan Display is developing a technology that will deliver OLED screens that are sharper, less power hungry and easier to produce, the company's CEO says.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2020

Pregnant and stuck on a ship in the middle of the virus pandemic

Like thousands of other seafarers, Karika Neethling wanted to get home as the coronavirus pandemic convulsed the cruise industry in March. Her anxiety grew more desperate when she learned she was pregnant.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2020

Japan FTC slaps aircraft fuel supplier for barring rival

Japan's Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to major aircraft fuel supplier Mainami Aviation Services Co. after the Tokyo-based firm allegedly obstructed a rival from entering the market.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2020

Pandemic offers solution to tech industry’s big Brexit problem

The pandemic taught Britain’s technology executives that business can still happen even if everyone’s working from home. That lesson is providing a source of relief as the nation’s year-end departure from the European Union looms.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2020

Activist investors busier than ever in Japan despite coronavirus

Shareholder activists are saying they have more than enough cash to weather the coronavirus pandemic and boost shareholder returns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2020

Facebook ad boycott gains steam, but small firms can't quit so easily

A number of major apparel brands have promised to pull advertising money from Facebook Inc. as part of a coordinated campaign to pressure the social-media giant to crack down on hate speech and misinformation amid nationwide civil-rights protests and the lead-up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 23, 2020

Apple switches to own chips for Macs as it adds features and privacy controls

Apple Inc. on Monday said it will switch to its own chips for its Mac computers, saying the first machines will ship this year, ending a nearly 15-year reliance on Intel Corp. to supply processors for its flagship laptops and desktops.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 20, 2020

Biden campaign ramps up criticism of Facebook for disinformation

The campaign is focused on Facebook because of its reach. About 43 percent of voters consume news on the platform, according the Democratic National Committee.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Jun 17, 2020

Community, workers prioritized amid pandemic

Suntory Holdings Ltd., a global leader in both the alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages industry, has been making a shift from shareholder capitalism to stakeholder capitalism in the belief that efforts to vitalize communities will benefit the company and its shareholders in the long run.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 16, 2020

Whether it's 'ni shite mo' or 'ni shiro,' this structure has you covered

Two structures handle the idea of 'whether this or that' in both casual and formal situations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2020

Shiseido looks to China's online model for post-pandemic growth

Measures to control the virus have melted away social norms like putting on makeup in the morning or spritzing on perfume before a night out.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2020

Just Eat Takeaway to buy Grubhub for $7.3 billion to enter U.S.

For Uber, losing the deal is a blow to its plan to turn a profit from food delivery as the pandemic decimates its main business of ride hailing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2020

SoftBank creates $100 million fund to back companies led by people of color

The effort stems from U.S. and international disgust with the death of George Floyd, who died after a white Minneapolis cop knelt on his neck for over eight minutes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2020

Japan's new graduate recruiting fully starts amid coronavirus scare

Major firms in Japan on Monday fully started interviews, written tests and other activities to hire students graduating in spring 2021, with companies and students both struggling to adjust to unprecedented online recruiting methods introduced to cope with the new coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 1, 2020

E-ticketing platform Zaiko's livestream success sees unwelcome imitators

The ticketing company pivoted to livestreaming events when the coronavirus struck, a move that may change how we experience music in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 28, 2020

Surge in cycling from coronavirus fears adds ¥604 billion to Shimano's stock

The renowned maker of cycling parts is benefitting from surging demand for bicycles as people embrace new modes of transport to avoid large crowds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 26, 2020

Little-known maker of ¥4.3 billion chip machines is Japan’s hottest stock

Lasertec Corp. is the world's only maker of testing machines to verify chip designs that use extreme ultraviolet lithography.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
May 25, 2020

Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi ties more crucial than ever as pandemic rocks carmakers

Revising their strategies this week, the firms will at least have the opportunity to show progress in moving beyond last year's management paralysis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 22, 2020

IBM the latest tech giant to cut jobs in midst of virus pandemic

The cuts affected employees in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, California, Missouri and New York, where IBM is based, according to sources.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 21, 2020

Japan's acting troupes turn your home into a stage

With the curtains remaining closed at theaters across Japan, some acting troupes are adopting new methods of reaching their audiences.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 20, 2020

Surveillance and monitoring invade European post-pandemic workplaces

A "Romware Covid Radius bracelet” beeps every time a Tata Steel Ltd. worker in the U.K. or a docker at Belgium’s Antwerp port is within virus-catching distance of someone. At Bouygues SA construction sites and in Sanofi and Schneider Electric SE offices in France employees enter after thermal cameras...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 14, 2020

France says ‘unacceptable’ for U.S. to get Sanofi vaccine first

Giving the U.S. priority access to a Sanofi vaccine against the new coronavirus would be "unacceptable,” a French government minister said.
Japan Times
Indonesia report 2020
May 8, 2020

Sakata Inx: Providing sustainable solutions for the Indonesian community

Since it first began its operations in the ‘90s, Indonesian company PT. Sakata Inx has committed to deliver, not just top quality products, but also sustainable solutions to its clients worldwide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 7, 2020

GM’s strong quarter sparks hope Barra can eke out a 2020 profit despite virus

General Motors Co. and its peers have been battening down the hatches as adverse economic conditions slam the auto industry. But after Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra announced a bigger-than-expected first-quarter profit, some are speculating the carmaker could post positive earnings for the full...

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