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BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2020

Seven & I deal shows store sales make gas-stations appealing despite virus

'The disadvantage of not winning this bid would have been other competitors expanding their business,” said the president of the 7-Eleven Inc. U.S. operation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2020

Taisho emerges as lead bidder for Takeda $3 billion consumer unit

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. has emerged as the leading contender to acquire Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.’s Japanese consumer health care business, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 30, 2020

Japan to allow back foreign residents who left before entry ban

The planned change in Japan's border control policy will also be accompanied by stricter entry procedures.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 28, 2020

WE League chair plots ambitious, progressive path for women's game

After spearheading the growth of Japanese women's soccer in the 80s, Kikuko Okajima hopes to make the new league a force for social change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 22, 2020

Japan to dial back entry restrictions on some foreign residents

The Japanese government on Wednesday announced it will partially roll back entry restrictions as part of its coronavirus countermeasures on foreign nationals, allowing students and business workers with valid legal status to be gradually readmitted to the country.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2020

Carlyle eyeing large-scale acquisitions in Japan

Carlyle Group Inc. is eyeing large-scale business acquisitions, on top of investment in midsize firms, in Japan, planning to spend hundreds of billions of yen on each target, it was learned Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2020

Proxy fight looms as Japanese operator of cheap restaurants Ootoya opposes offer

The battle comes as the restaurant business in Japan, as in much of the world, is struggling to stay afloat due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 20, 2020

Securing Japan from Chinese ‘predatory economics’

Managing risks and fortifying national security is critical while doing business with China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2020

ACCJ calls for equal treatment of non-Japanese residents hit by travel ban

The entry ban has been blasted by the nation's expatriate community for leaving hundreds of foreign nationals with legal residency status in the country stranded abroad.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 15, 2020

Trump ends Hong Kong's preferential status over new security laws

Citing China's new national security law for Hong Kong, Trump said he signed an executive order that will end the preferential economic treatment enjoyed by Hong Kong.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2020

Stranded foreign nationals in limbo as speculation over easing Japan re-entry requirements mounts

The Japanese government is expected to make an announcement by the end of the week on whether long-term residents stuck overseas can return to their homes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 14, 2020

Let's discuss Uber

This week's Morning English lesson takes a look at Uber and asks if you've been using its food service.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 10, 2020

Japan looks to ease travel ban on China, South Korea and others in Asia

Japan will also begin negotiations in July with Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore and Taiwan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jul 10, 2020

Brave Thunders' plans for new arena undaunted by pandemic

The Kawasaki Brave Thunders plan to build a new home arena capable of generating a more professional sports atmosphere.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2020

If 2020 wasn't strange enough, printers are staging a comeback

As many have discovered while working from home, we really do print more than we think.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2020

Hong Kong national security law: Is China aiming to save the golden goose?

Japan needs to continue to convey to Beijing that the new national security law must be carefully implemented to ensure the 'One country, two systems' model stays intact.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2020

Tokyo reports 107 coronavirus cases, highest in two months

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga again said that the central government is not considering declaring a state of emergency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 1, 2020

Japan's immigration authorities resume processing of visa applications

The move is expected to speed up entry clearance for foreign nationals with applications stuck in pending.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2020

Aging administrative pipeline holds back Japan's ¥230 trillion virus-response aid

Slow response due to small government and lack of digitalization has seen some companies go out of business.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 22, 2020

Japan’s work culture gets a needed COVID-19 shock

Remote work may have finally persuaded the nation's corporate leaders that endless hours at the office are a waste.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 22, 2020

Nintendo downshifts on mobile ambitions after Animal Crossing success

With its Switch console thriving amid the pandemic, the firm has reviewed its prospects in a $77 billion mobile gaming market plagued with questionable profit models.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 21, 2020

Pandemic leaves Indian cooks in Japan dependent on bosses and the state

When your life revolves around your work, a shutdown makes things extra hard.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2020

U.S.-China tensions: It’s worse this time

The safety nets that operated in both countries to prevent irretrievable damage to the relationship have rotted away.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Jun 17, 2020

Work toward sustainability recognized with awards

The Japan Times launched the ESG Consortium in 2018 to help disseminate English information of engaged parties by covering their activities and organizing symposiums among other supportive measures. ESG stands for “environmental, social and governance.” These factors are increasingly considered essential...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 9, 2020

Why not apply 'danshari' to work and life?

The pandemic has given people an opportunity to reconsider what's important in their lives.

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