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PRESS / Corporate Trends
Oct 11, 2018

The Japan Times to Participate as a Media Partner at the G1 Global Conference 2018

Tokyo, October 11, 2018 - The Japan Times, Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will participate as a media partner at the G1 Global Conference 2018, to be held on Oct. 14, 2018, in Tokyo.
Japan Times
Oct 11, 2018

The Japan Times to Participate as a Media Partner at the G1 Global Conference 2018

Tokyo, October 11, 2018 - The Japan Times, Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will participate as a media partner at the G1 Global Conference 2018, to be held on Oct.14, 2018, in Tokyo.
EDITORIALS
Oct 10, 2018

Story won't end with fish market's move to Toyosu

How to sustain its volume of business in an age of declining sales will be a tough challenge for the new wholesale food market.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2018

A Nobel reminder of why research matters so much

Co-winner of the 2018 economics Nobel Prize, Paul Romer shows how new discoveries create a virtuous cycle of growth.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Oct 7, 2018

Global adventure spans over 20 years and counting

In the H&M Showroom perched above the streets of Tokyo's bustling Shibuya district, the calm demeanor of Lucas Seifert stands in stark contrast to the boisterous outside.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2018

Twenty years in the making: The backstory behind the new Toyota-SoftBank joint venture

Appearing together at news conference on Thursday in Tokyo, Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda and SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son recounted an episode 20 years prior that put the two at loggerheads over a proposed business venture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Malaysia special
Oct 5, 2018

Solid partnership aims for 'unparalleled development'

For decades, Japan and Malaysia have enjoyed a good relationship in various spheres such as trade, investment, education, technology and culture. After Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad assumed his premiership this year, the bilateral relationship between both countries gained renewed momentum with new...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2018

Top fund manager Jumpei Kitahara bets on owner-managed and family-run firms

When a yearslong father-daughter feud over who took leadership of a furniture retailer threatened to drive the company into the ground, one top-performing fund manager took it as a reason to celebrate.
Japan Times
Australia report 2018
Oct 1, 2018

Delivering solutions to address the needs of the global packaging industry

The Kuraray Group is a specialty polymers and chemicals manufacturer active globally in trading, fibers and textiles, functional materials, isoprene and vinyl acetate derivatives; the last being the company’s largest segment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2018

At least one killed as protests rock Nicaragua; Ortega defiant

Police and supporters of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega clashed in Managua on Sunday with demonstrators calling for the release of people imprisoned during recent protests, leaving at least one person dead, authorities said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2018

Unilateral trade actions won't solve problems, says Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at Tianjin summit

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Wednesday that unilateral trade actions will not solve any problems, stressing that multilateralism should instead be upheld.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2018

Who really creates growth in an economy?

Contrary to the post-crisis consensus, strategic public sector investment is critical to growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 14, 2018

A decade after Lehman's collapse: Is history repeating itself?

Greed on Wall Street, malfeasance among mortgage lenders, ineffective regulators, profligate American home buyers, overregulation, underregulation — the list of potential causes of the 2008 financial crisis is both exhaustive and contradictory.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 13, 2018

Rising trade war with U.S. the mere 'last push' for Japan and China to improve ties, but officials still cautious

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping have long understood the need to improve bilateral ties for their own national interests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 11, 2018

'Omotenashi' underlies Japan's low economic productivity

On a narrow side street in a residential neighborhood in the suburbs of Tokyo, a new apartment building is being built from scratch. Six construction workers are putting up the four-story building using prefabricated parts, while another six workers are manning the different roads leading into the construction...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 8, 2018

Kosuke Kurotaki: The 'festival guy' who just wants everyone to have fun

Whether he's serving you drinks, playing you records or carrying a festival float, Wokini bar owner Kurotaki is detrmined to entertain you.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2018

As U.S. readies to slap more tariffs on China, no end in sight for trade tensions

With U.S. President Donald Trump gearing up to impose tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods and Beijing certain to retaliate against any such measures, the world's two biggest economies are locked in an escalating trade war, with no resolution in sight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2018

As Trump threatens tariffs, China's industrial ambitions loom large

Conflict over China's industrial policies is at the center of a trade war that's set to escalate should President Donald Trump go ahead with planned tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods as soon as this week.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 1, 2018

Chef Rica Maezawa puts a fresh face on Edo Period cooking

At her restaurant, Nanakusa, and now for Finnair, Maezawa adjusts traditional Edo Period Japanese flavors for an international audience by using familiar aromas from herbs and spices to evoke dishes guests may already know.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2018

The climate fight's next turning point

Scientists agree that global carbon dioxide emissions must reach a turning point in 2020 if we are to achieve carbon neutrality. Progress must be accelerated.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2018

Bad news for students: Completed homework assignments are no longer for sale

It's the last week of August, when children who have spent their entire summer vacation slacking off suddenly realize with daunting dismay that they have piles of book reports and diaries left untouched, not to mention an art project they were supposed to start weeks ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018

Startup takes stress out of fed-up workers' exit plans

There was the 24-year-old insurance saleswoman who got sick of being yelled at when she couldn't reach her quota. Then there's the exhausted designer who clocked 160 hours of monthly overtime. And the ramen noodle shop employee who suffered stress to the point of developing depression.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 26, 2018

Trump says Mexico trade deal near; NAFTA hurdles seen easing

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States could reach a "big Trade Agreement" with Mexico soon as the incoming Mexican trade negotiator signaled possible solutions to NAFTA energy rules and a contentious U.S. "sunset clause" demand.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
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.
False report on Yasukuni Shrine visit 'extremely regrettable,' top spokesperson says
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday
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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