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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2020

Unilever’s ice cream deliveries show anything can be sold online

Just-in-time gains a new meaning when you’re rushing online orders of frozen treats like almond-coated Magnum ice cream bars to consumers before they melt.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Jul 22, 2020

Prored boasts innovative vision for consulting

Susumu Satani, CEO of Tokyo-based consulting firm Prored Partners Co., is somewhat of an outlier in his field; he is convinced performance-based consultation is the best approach to tackling client needs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 20, 2020

Wired for profit: How an obscure Japanese auto supplier is riding out the pandemic

If the motor is the heart of an EV, then coils in turn are the heart of the electric motor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2020

After 133% rally, SoftBank investors bet there’s more to come

Founder Masayoshi Son has made a career out of confounding his doubters, and analysts see plenty of upside to his company's share price despite all its recent troubles.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / Longform
Jul 4, 2020

The history behind Japan’s love of face masks

In Japan, it's sometimes said that the eyes speak as much as the mouth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2020

America is on the road to relapse, not recovery

The U.S. isn't following the example of countries that have shown what a “smart reopening” entails.
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
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Los Angeles report 2020
Jun 8, 2020

High-Precision Focus for the Future

If the global economy were a jungle and companies were the organisms inhabiting that environment, then the ability to adapt is absolutely essential for survival. Amid rapid globalization and ongoing disruption of industries, entire business sectors have undergone irreversible changes overnight because...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2020

Despite pandemic, Uniqlo to open new store in Tokyo's Harajuku

The opening of the shop follows a 56.5 percent plunge in Fast Retailing's domestic same-store sales in April, its worst year-on-year decline.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2020

Three ways Congress can save the U.S. economy

These measures can work no matter what your ideology.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 27, 2020

Stay-home request spurs a reading revival

In many urban areas of Japan, people were recently urged to stay home for weeks on in the fight to contain the spread of COVID-19. Most big bookstores in Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto were closed through the end of the Golden Week holidays, making it difficult to buy books.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
May 19, 2020

Fitness gear in high demand as Japan looks to stay fit amid crisis

A Kyodo article looks at the trend toward purchasing exercise equipment and introduces gym-related Japanese.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 16, 2020

Kansai restaurants go digital during COVID-19

Kansai restaurateurs share how they are taking steps to drum up business — or support themselves if not — during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2020

Europe’s broken tourism industry struggles to save the summer

On the Greek island of Mykonos, Mayor Kostas Koukas is desperately trying to revive the tourism that is the life blood of the local economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 5, 2020

SUVs parked out at sea reveal scope of U.S. auto market glut

Even as ports struggle to cope with excess auto inventory, they're preparing for an even worse outcome — deliveries stopping altogether as the recession digs deeper.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 4, 2020

Nintendo Switch is in high demand, and there aren’t enough of them

The inventory crunch serves as a reminder of how crucial supply chain management is in the COVID-19 era.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 4, 2020

Tiny Nagoya game studio finds Nintendo stardom through Sony’s obsolete Vita

Petit Depotto reasoned that by sticking with that platform, they were giving their title the best chance of being noticed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2020

Japan’s economic backbone creaks under the weight of COVID-19

Domestic small and medium-size businesses are bearing the brunt of business closures amid a nationwide state of emergency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 2, 2020

Demand for health gadgets soars amid lockdowns

Fitness-tracking gadgets are selling out, home exercise classes have never been more popular and robotics crews are pivoting to making sanitation robots. The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a seismic wave of health awareness and anxiety, which is energizing a new category of virus-fighting tech.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 1, 2020

The mask middlemen: How pop-up brokers seek big paydays in a frenzied pandemic market

Brian Kolfage, a Florida military veteran, recently convinced Americans to donate millions of dollars for a privately built wall on the U.S. southern border. Now he has jumped into a new venture: hawking millions of protective face masks that are in critically short supply during the coronavirus pandemic....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 31, 2020

Japan factory output slows, with worse expected as virus grips economy

Industrial output rose in February at a slower pace than the previous month and factories believe production plunged in March, adding to growing signs that the coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on an economy already on the cusp of recession.
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.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
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.
'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.
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
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.

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