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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2013

Detroit is bust, but it's still Henry Ford's world

Henry Ford, born 150 years ago, defied the bromide about necessity being the mother of invention, as there was no demand for the Model T until he built it.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 30, 2013

Biotech growth fuels need for sophisticated software

When Qiagen scooped up Ingenuity Systems this year, the acquisition of the Redwood City, California-based firm marked the first time the biotechnology giant had purchased a firm that exclusively makes software.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / BALANCING INTERESTS
Jul 23, 2013

Food looms large as trading houses plot overseas forays under new pact

Second in a series
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Jul 15, 2013

Mosquito coils

Dear Alice, I have lived in Japan for almost 30 years, and nothing says 'summer in Japan' to me like the sight and smell of those once-ubiquitous green mosquito coils.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2013

Somali-American is caught up in U.S. counterpropaganda campaign

Two days after he became a U.S. citizen, Abdiwali Warsame embraced the First Amendment by creating a raucous website about his native Somalia. Packed with news and controversial opinions, it rapidly became a magnet for Somalis dispersed around the world, including tens of thousands in Minnesota.
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2013

Mergers at nine-year low amid yen volatility

Japanese companies made fewer acquisitions during the calendar first half than they have in a decade as buying interest was cooled by the yen's volatility.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 8, 2013

Kanebo recall illustrates built-in resilience of cosmetics industry

Compared to what it made on whitening skin-care products, Kanebo's recall will cost very little.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2013

Rights activists demand end to exploitative trainee program

Japan has long drawn criticism from global watchdogs for failing to curb human trafficking, perhaps most conspicuously when it comes to foreign women brought in to work in the sex trade.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 21, 2013

Project prods jobless young to test strengths

Only two years after establishing a company in 2005, young entrepreneur Yujun Wakashin found himself in an unexpected predicament: his co-founder and employees ganged up on him, ousting him from his own firm.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / ABE'S PROMISES
Jun 18, 2013

Maternity leave, day care still elude many working mothers

Like many full-time working mothers in Japan, Eriko Soyama, 36, had a tough time getting her children into day care to continue her career.
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jun 16, 2013

Taiwan's last native tribe, carrier-pigeon trumps train, STEP test launched, rock album nixed for anti-nuke lyrics

Military operations against the tribes in northeastern Taiwan were commenced at dawn yesterday. The government forces consist of 3,000 men, of the police and native troops. Mr. Uchida, Chief of the Civil Administration, is on the scene. General Sakuma, Governor-General of Taiwan, will be in the field early next month.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2013

Cameron faces G-8 battle over anti-corruption plan

British Prime Minister David Cameron's hopes of securing at the G-8 summit next week a major anti-corruption agreement that would force companies to reveal who really owns them is hanging by a thread, amid fierce opposition from both the Russian and Canadian governments, as well as from many members...
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 8, 2013

Nippon Paper mulls power plant amid Abe energy push

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Is Considering A Project To Build A Large Power Plant In Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Which Was Battered By The Tsunami Generated By The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 31, 2013

Suntory Beverage seeks ¥476 billion in top 2013 IPO

Suntory Holdings Ltd. is poised to raise as much as ¥476 billion by listing shares of its nonalcoholic beverage business in what would be Japan's largest initial public offering this year.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 31, 2013

Sony taps Apple alumni for board

Sony Corp. CEO Kazuo Hirai is trying to win back customers from Apple Inc. with new Xperia smartphones. Adding two former executives of the iPhone maker to Sony's board next month may help.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 23, 2013

There are billions of reasons why Japan Inc. should reflect

The flood of cash the Bank of Japan has made available to Japan Inc. has not opened executives to new ways of thinking or ushered more women into the workforce.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2013

Weak yen no respite for ailing electronics trio

A weaker yen, credited to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies, may be helping exporters in general but struggling electronics makers are not yet out of the woods.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2013

Sharp sniffs profit via LCDs for Samsung

Sharp Corp. forecast its first annual profit in three years as Japan's largest maker of liquid-crystal displays expects orders to recover after signing a deal with Samsung Electronics Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 9, 2013

Toshiba sees profit hike on chip demand

Toshiba Corp. on Wednesday forecast a 29 percent gain in full-year profit on higher demand for semiconductors and power equipment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2013

Anshu Jain brings Deutsche Bank to world as client's man

Twelve days into his job as co-CEO of Deutsche Bank AG, Anshu Jain stood beside Germany's finance minister and in front of video images of lush forests and rolling rivers as hundreds of businessmen sang the national anthem.
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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