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COMMENTARY
Sep 17, 2008

Hope overwhelms reality on U.S.-India nuclear deal

The controversy that has dogged the vaunted U.S.-Indian civil nuclear deal is unlikely to dissipate anytime soon despite the recent rule change by the Nuclear Suppliers' Group. Deep-seated partisan rancor in India over the deal and the still-needed U.S. congressional ratification will ensure that. But...
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2008

Yen's rally to continue as BOJ intervention unlikely

For the first time in more than a decade, foreign-exchange traders are confident the Bank of Japan won't intervene in the currency market, paving the way for the yen to extend its biggest rally since 2000.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Dec 26, 2007

The biggest Internet-related stories of 2007

As we wind down on 2007, it's a good time to look back and see how much the Internet landscape has changed in the last year.
EDITORIALS
Sep 21, 2007

The Fed wastes no time

Financial markets rejoiced this week after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a half percentage point to calm market turbulence and boost a shaky U.S. economy. The move is the first real test of new Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, who took over from Mr. Alan Greenspan in February 2006.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ASEAN-JAPAN SYMPOSIUM
Dec 13, 2005

Political power plays cloud East Asian economic community vision

See main story: Japan can help ASEAN integration
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2005

Insurers race to get into medical policies as population ages

The risk of getting sick may soon be more important than the risk of dying, according to the life insurance industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TRENDS
Aug 17, 2002

Photo processors bet livelihoods on digital age

For photo shops, the increasing use of digital cameras among consumers means fewer people dropping off rolls of film to be developed and printed.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jan 17, 2002

Electronics firms' strategies spark new hope

Investors have taken heart from the recent raft of reports on industrial realignments and new business undertakings by high-technology companies.
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2001

Stock price falls, bad-loan disposal hit regional bank earnings

Stock price falls and the disposal of bad loans are forcing many regional banks to cut earnings projections for the fiscal first half.
BUSINESS
May 30, 2001

Fate of Nikkei tied to Koizumi's policies

Although the stock market has reacted positively to the inauguration of the reformist Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, doubts linger.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2001

ID system keeps alcohol vending machines handy

It means an additional search through your wallet before cracking open a cold beer from the liquor vending machines most of us take for granted. But rest assured, it's for a good cause.
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2001

Aggressive action could make Mori great

Japan has been dealing with its economic problems more aggressively than ever since the mid-February meeting in Sicily of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven industrial powers.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2000

Today's full decontrols may put air fares in a dive

While the entry of new airlines two years ago accelerated industry competition in Japan, fares are likely to drop further as full deregulation is introduced today.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2023

Citi's Japan clients bet on U.S. and Aussie dollars as Ueda cools BOJ bets

Clients have shifted bets on changes to the Bank of Japan’s ultraeasy policy to as late as the second half of next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2023

BOJ watchers flag risk of March surprise by Kuroda to ease Ueda transition

As soon as he takes the helm nominated successor Kazuo Ueda will likely face intense market pressure for change, even if he may prefer to take time to carefully assess the stimulus measures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 23, 2022

‘There’s less noise’: How investors are dealing with the fintech slowdown

Funding globally for financial technology firms smashed several records last year, but that boom didn't last into 2022.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 6, 2022

25 years after Kyoto Protocol, U.N. climate process stumbles on

The ultimate failure of the protocol offers a cautionary tale on how such international deals can fall short, but also the capacity of climate action to evolve.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Nov 30, 2022

How making alcohol from trees could give rural Japan a buzz

Alex K.T. Martin joins us to talk about the science — and sustainable process — behind the process that may bring cedar, oak and sakura to your next cocktail session.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 20, 2022

Japan to further relax crypto rules by easing listings of tokens

The relaxed rule could take effect as early as December, helping startups compete with established players by smoothing the process of listing tokens and lowering the bar for market entry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2022

Yen rallies on reports of a BOJ precursor to intervention

Japan's currency rose more than 1% to around the u00a5143 level against the dollar after falling to u00a5144.96 early in the Asian session.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 27, 2022

Day traders in Japan bet the world is wrong about a weak yen

As the yen slumped to a six-year low against the dollar last week, retail investor net-long aggregate positions in the currency climbed to u00a5258 billion — an all-time high.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 15, 2022

China faces mounting challenges amid wealth gap and other social issues

President Xi Jinping is facing serious barriers to his goal of unifying 'Chinese people of all ethnic groups.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2022

More foreign firms pull out of Russia as assault on Ukraine continues

The list of those cutting ties or reviewing operations is growing by the hour as foreign governments ratchet up sanctions, close airspace and lock some banks out of financial systems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2022

Debate emerges over how to shrink Fed’s $8 trillion bond pile

Federal Reserve officials have begun debating how to approach shrinking a stockpile of more than $8 trillion of bonds.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2022

Bad news for London and New York: Finance hubs are becoming obsolete

COVID-19 has shown just how little location now matters for many jobs and businesses in finance and gave executives confidence that more operations could be managed remotely.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Dec 23, 2021

Kishida’s focus on wealth equality at odds with Japan's finance hub aspirations

Rather than cutting capital gains taxes, the prime minister floated the idea of raising them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 26, 2021

Questions raised over the wisdom of dipping into Japan's oil reserves

The news media and oil industry are questioning the decision to tap into the national stockpile, which was considered to be a “last resort” move.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2021

Deserted factories in Nanjing show how China's electric car boom went too far

Scores of firms have fallen by the wayside, unable to raise the crazy amounts of capital needed to make automobiles at scale.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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