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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
May 22, 2016

America: the top tax haven

Operating largely under the radar, the United States has become the world's biggest tax haven.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
May 19, 2016

Mitsubishi Motors scandal was an accident waiting to happen

It's a familiar Japanese corporate ritual: a deep bow before the cameras to atone for wrongdoing. And when it comes to the art of public mea culpa, few companies can top scandal-prone Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 18, 2016

Suzuki latest automaker caught up in data debacle; Mitsubishi Motors says four further models affected

Suzuki Motor Corp. joins the list in admitting mistakes in measuring car fuel economy, saying its system is unapproved.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 12, 2016

Collector Maezawa drops $98 million on art in two days

Yusaku Maezawa, the 40-year-old founder of online clothing retailer Zozotown, continued his art shopping spree on Wednesday, helping Sotheby's reach $242.2 million in sales at its contemporary art auction even as the art market continues to contract. Maezawa said he is building a private museum outside...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2016

McDonald's Japan quarterly loss narrows after menu changes

McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan)'s first-quarter loss narrowed as the fast-food chain won back some customers after being hit by a series of food safety scandals.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2016

Hitachi to invest ¥300 billion in Internet-connected projects

Hitachi Ltd. plans to invest about ¥300 billion ($2.8 billion) over the next three years in its "Internet of things" platform as the maker of power plants, bullet trains and elevators bets the technology will drive sales.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2016

Sony reports quarterly loss, delays forecast to assess quake damage

Sony Corp. reported a fourth-quarter loss after booking a charge against its chip business and delayed giving a full-year forecast to assess damage from an earthquake that shut its main plant for camera sensors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2016

Mitsubishi skips forecast, says domestic orders have halved

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Wednesday abstained from releasing a forecast for fiscal 2016 as a scandal involving falsified fuel efficiency figures threatened to be a road wreck for the automaker.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 23, 2016

The sudden exit of Japan's convenience store pioneer

Among last week's dispatches from earthquake-hit Kyushu was an article in Yukan Fuji (April 19) about the "battle for food provisions" in the city of Kumamoto.
EDITORIALS
Apr 22, 2016

Mitsubishi Motors' cheating scandal

Mitsubishi Motors' claims that it has rectified the crooked corporate culture that led to its previous scandals is now in doubt.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2016

Japanese whisky at ¥100,000 a bottle driving rice farmers to the drink

Japan's burgeoning whisky business is driving rice farmer Hiroshi Tsubouchi to hit the booze.
WORLD
Apr 19, 2016

Video shows woman entering Toronto Zoo tiger enclosure to retrieve hat, man calling her 'moron'

The Toronto Zoo said on Monday it is investigating a video that shows a woman climbing into part of its tiger enclosure to retrieve a hat.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Apr 16, 2016

Anime biz sings the praises of shows

The first time I attended AnimeJapan, the industry's annual spring showcase in Odaiba, Tokyo, it was called the Tokyo International Anime Fair. Members of the public couldn't enter during the first two days, amateur cosplay (costume play) was prohibited, and while there were some presentations, most...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 15, 2016

Chinese economy posts weakest growth since 2009, but signs of recovery emerge

China's economy grew at its slowest pace in seven years in the first quarter, but indicators from the consumer, investment and factory sectors point to nascent signs that the slowdown in the world's second-largest economy may be bottoming out.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 3, 2016

Ryoma Suzuki bet on a musically diverse line-up for Unborde — and it paid off

Media attention has become a mixed blessing for Ryoma Suzuki. Unborde, the label he founded in 2010, is currently celebrating five years in the game and will hold a special show at Makuhari Messe on April 10.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 2, 2016

Hon Hai seals deal with Sharp

A foreign company is taking over one of Japan's leading electronics makers after Sharp Corp. and Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. sealed an agreement Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 1, 2016

Japan business sentiment plunges to lowest in three years, may worsen

Business sentiment at big manufacturers deteriorates to the lowest in nearly three years and is expected to worsen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 30, 2016

Missile-maker adapts guidance systems for self-driving cars

Mitsubishi Electric Corp., a supplier of air-to-air missiles to Japan's armed forces, is looking to adapt the technologies it originally developed for military use to help autonomous driving cars detect obstacles and avoid collisions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 29, 2016

Budget clears Upper House as focus shifts to possible tax hike delay, double election

The Upper House easily passes the hefty fiscal 2016 budget as the opposition focuses on whether Prime Minister Abe will again delay the consumption tax hike.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2016

Skymark exits bankruptcy, predicts first profit in three years

Skymark Airlines Inc. exited bankruptcy administration and forecast its first operating profit in three years after reducing its fleet, cutting routes and securing new funding.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2016

NTT to buy Dell technology services unit for $3.06 million

NTT Corp.'s unit agreed to buy technology services businesses from Dell for $3.055 billion.
CULTURE / Music / STRANGE BOUTIQUE
Mar 27, 2016

Indie music finds a novel way to survive in Kyushu

We are living through the dying days of the CD format. It clings to life here and there, but its usefulness as a medium for transmitting music is pretty much over. What remains is a sort of meta-existence, where the value of a physical music format lies purely in the tactile physicality of the object...
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2016

Suspicions Abe will again delay tax hike bolstered by pro-government daily

Speculation that the delayed second stage of the consumption tax hike will be postponed yet again was reinforced Friday after a pro-government daily reported that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering the option.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2016

Smartphone gamers blow small fortune on their obsession

Just before the New Year holiday in Japan, ads for a smartphone game called Granblue Fantasy began appearing on television and in magazines.
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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