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BUSINESS
Mar 22, 2023

Bad timing as Japan hosts this year's first bank IPO

Amid ongoing global financial turmoil, Tokyo-based SBI Sumishin Net Bank shares were priced at the bottom of a range at ¥1,200 each against an expected price of as high as ¥1,260.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2023

Don't make the same mistake as SVB with your 401(k)

Treasuries aren’t always the safest asset in your portfolio. Your risk depends on the type of bond and what you need the money for.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2023

Taiwan leader’s plan to visit U.S. set to test Xi’s new peacemaker image

The meeting comes at a delicate time for Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is seeking to bolster his credentials as a stable geopolitical mediator
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 21, 2023

Nearly half of firms are drafting policies on ChatGPT use

What those policies will look like may end up varying widely. Some firms have banned the chatbot, while others have embraced it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2023

SVB’s failure endangers more than just money

Before SVB’s collapse, the bank was “critical to spurring greater competition and creativity” in the U.S. defense industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 21, 2023

Safe havens and risk assets both rise as banking woes shift Fed expectations

The unusual cross-currents come as the financial distress that started earlier this month has spread to Europe, with investors on edge about the health of the financial system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 20, 2023

AI boom is dream and nightmare for workers in developing countries

For workers labeling the text, images, video and audio needed for AI services, lax labor regulations and low wages are the norm, tech experts say.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2023

Just who is to blame for this new banking crisis?

In 2018, U.S. lawmakers loosened banking regulations on the spurious grounds that smaller banks do not pose systemic risks to the stability of the financial system.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Mar 20, 2023

Nomura Research Institute takes initiative on co-creating the future

Nomura Research Institute has a unique background. Japan's first private think tank was founded as a joint-stock company, unlike many others overseas. In addition, it explicitly set a goal of contributing to society in its founding prospectus decades ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2023

BOJ debated side effects of easy policy at March meeting

While global banking woes have taken some pressure off long-term interest rates, the debate underscores the challenge incoming BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda faces in keeping borrowing costs low.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023

Wagner’s convicts tell of horrors of Ukraine war and loyalty to their leader

Fighters describe their recruitment and training, the combat they saw in Ukraine and their uncertain future in a Russia turned upside down by war with its neighbor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 20, 2023

Case for Fed pause builds following crisis-echoing move on swaps

To be sure, the decision on whether to pause or hike remains a tough call.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Mar 20, 2023

UBS swallows doomed Credit Suisse, casting shadow over Switzerland

The transaction — the first rescue of a global bank since the financial crisis of 2008 — grants enormous clout to UBS, ridding it of its main rival.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 19, 2023

Here’s a radical tactic to bypass U.K. health logjam: look abroad

Some drugmakers opt to conduct research outside the U.K. while the troubles at the NHS has patients going to Germany for extra care.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 19, 2023

Female sumo wrestlers slap down prejudices in Brazil

The president of the Brazilian Sumo Confederation says women are behind the sport's growth in the country.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 19, 2023

Novak Djokovic to miss Miami Open over lack of COVID-19 vaccination

The world No. 1 has missed other events due to being unvaccinated, but was allowed to compete in this year's Australian Open and won his 10th crown at Melbourne.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2023

Trump expects 'arrest' Tuesday in Stormy Daniels case and calls for protests

An indictment would make him the first former U.S. president to be charged with a crime, marking an unpredictable development in the 2024 White House race.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 19, 2023

Racial dynamics are inescapable when dating in Japan. That doesn't mean your experience will be negative.

In the cross-cultural or international dating scene, politics can sometimes sneak in. Avoid the pitfalls simply by being aware of the conversation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 18, 2023

Germany and Japan vow to deepen ties on defense and raw materials

Amid global supply chain tensions, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida kicked off a 'government consultation' involving Cabinet members from both countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2023

'Corporate worker' continues to be dream job for many children in Japan

Corporate worker was the most preferred occupation for elementary school-age boys, as well as boys and girls at junior high and high schools, for the third consecutive year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023

Deported: The Iraq War veterans denied the right to live in the U.S.

Advocates and former military personnel argue that the U.S. government continues to fail many foreign-born post-9/11 veterans 20 years since the start of the Iraq War.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 17, 2023

AUKUS sub deal is one pillar of regional security

AUKUS can be a bulwark of regional security, but it will be even more effective with additional partners, Japan among them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2023

Kishida Cabinet's approval rate rises to 29.9% in latest poll

The disapproval rate also fell 1.3 points to 40.9%, but it still surpassed the approval rate for the seventh month in a row.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023

Web of secret chip deals allegedly help U.S. tech flow to Russia

Customs data shows that semiconductors made by large U.S. companies have been getting to Russia via third-party firms since the Ukraine war started.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023

U.S. says video of drone encounter shows Russia ‘flat-out lying’

The 42-second video, filmed from the bottom of the MQ-9 Reaper, shows a jet approach in a clear blue sky, release a plume of fuel then swerve away.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 17, 2023

Macron wins Pyrrhic victory on pension bill, but risks fueling anger

By using special constitutional powers instead of risking lawmakers rejecting the reform, Macron has given ammunition to the opposition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 17, 2023

Fed expected to hike rates a quarter point next week, according to economist survey

Worries in the aftermath of the SVB and Signature Bank failures have led markets to a broad repricing of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path.

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