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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 31, 2017

Budget furniture king Akio Nitori discounted his way to a fortune

Embarrassed by the recall of thousands of kitchenware pots after they appeared to leach lead when heated, discount-furniture king Akio Nitori took an unusual step. He hired a team of auto industry engineers to revamp the quality assurance and testing division.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2017

'Bad Germans' and other Trump blunders

U.S. President Donald Trump's Brussels trip displayed a now familiar disregard for the facts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 25, 2017

China's DJI unveils $499 drone that flies from palm of your hand

China's SZ DJI Technology unveiled a small camera drone starting at $499 that can take off and land from the palm of a hand, seeking to appeal to the broader consumer market.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
May 21, 2017

Blasting the past with a new vision of future fashion

Much has been made of the recent closure of the monthly print edition of Shoichi Aoki's seminal Fruits street-style magazine, with many ready to cry that it sounds the death knell for Harajuku fashion, rather than seeing it as a simple casualty of the rise of new media.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 18, 2017

Japan's filmmakers expand their idea of overseas opportunity

The Japanese film industry has long been insular, making films by and for Japanese with little input from, or concern for, the outside world.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 29, 2017

Resurgent Sony projects ¥500 billion operating profit for fiscal 2017

Sony Corp. on Friday forecasted an operating profit of ¥500 billion for the business year to March 2018, up 73.2 percent from the previous year, on brisk prospects for its semiconductor and gaming businesses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2017

Demand in Japan for nuclear shelters, air purifiers surges as tension over North Korea mounts

Sales of nuclear shelters and radiation-blocking air purifiers have surged in Japan in recent weeks as North Korea has pressed ahead with missile tests in defiance of U.N. sanctions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Apr 23, 2017

The poverty of politics and tobacco policy

The government is caught in a trap of its own making — how does it stay in the business of selling tobacco while promoting public health?
EDITORIALS
Apr 23, 2017

Seek constructive economic talks with the U.S.

The Japan-U.S. economic dialogue should focus on constructive discussions, not minor trade discrepancies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 14, 2017

Nomura to hire more U.S. bankers to capture bigger share of overseas deal-making

As it seeks to overtake its rivals in the mergers and acquisitions rankings, Nomura Holdings Inc. is looking to hire more U.S. bankers to help it capture a greater share of overseas deal-making by Japanese firms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Mar 27, 2017

How Japanese automakers' Trump crisis could develop

The Japanese auto industry needs to brace for a continued onslaught from the U.S. president.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / STRANGE BOUTIQUE
Mar 26, 2017

Music's shifting tides reveal a hunger for artistry in Japan

Music is often characterized over-simplistically as a battle between rock and pop, seriousness and fun, but the two are always in an ever-shifting balance. With this column coming to the end of its six-year run, it feels timely to cast a look back — and perhaps also a hopeful eye forward — over the...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2017

Cherry blossom fever boosts companies' bottom lines

Every spring people across Japan are enraptured as the cherry trees explode into bloom, clothing the country in pink. The blossoms last for only a few short weeks, but in that time the fleeting flowers make for good business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 22, 2017

Apple unveils red iPhone and cheapest iPad yet

Apple Inc. introduced a revamped version of its most popular-size iPad at the most affordable price ever, and a shiny red iPhone 7, whose sales will help to combat AIDS.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Mar 22, 2017

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGE OF CORPORATE LOGO & NEWSPAPER REDESIGN

Tokyo, March 22, 2017 - Today The Japan Times, Ltd. is celebrating its 120th anniversary of its inaugural issue with a new corporate logo - the first in 30 years - and a redesign of the newspaper.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2017

BAT finds strong Japan demand for its Glo smokeless tobacco device

British American Tobacco said demand for its Glo tobacco heating device overwhelmed supply in its Japan test marketing, as global cigarette giants shift focus to the new product category amid a declining smoking population.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2017

Oil experts huddle in Tokyo to seek refuge from China fuel flood

Huddled deep within Tokyo's government district, nearly two dozen of Japan's top oil experts pore over a problem plaguing their industry: How can they stop China from pushing its crude refiners into a corner?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Mar 20, 2017

Premium Friday campaign kicks off

The government-backed Premium Friday campaign encouraging workers to leave the office early once a month has begun.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2017

Time to hit pause button on panic over China's economy

The buzzword for China's leaders in 2017 is stability. The current trajectory puts them on track to achieve it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2017

The electric vehicle rush started too early

The modern electric vehicle is conceptually inconsistent with how people want to use cars, and in many countries the environmental effect of switching to EVs is negligible.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
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.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
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.

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