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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2022

China’s property crash sends billionaire founders heading to exits

The nation's worsening credit crisis has led to defaults, failure to deliver homes on time and an unrelenting market selloff.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2021

The circular economy grows up

If we do not abandon the “take-make-waste” consumption pattern by 2050, we will need the equivalent of almost three Earths to provide enough natural resources to sustain current lifestyles.
Jun 28, 2018

New Strategic Partnership Formed for Water Treatment Project in China

TOKYO, Japan – June 27, 2018 – Toray Industries, Inc. (“Toray”), ORIX Corporation (“ORIX”), and China Water Affairs Group Ltd. (“China Water Affairs”), which is engaged in water and sewage businesses in China, announced the conclusion of a strategic partnership to undertake water treatment...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 14, 2017

Tokyo may be too late to the financial hub party

The capital has many things going for it, but time isn't among them.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Nov 25, 2021

Does the sports world still need China?

The rewards for international sports leagues doing business in China are plain: lucrative broadcast deals and millions of new consumers. But the risks are also clear.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2019

Worried about Huawei? Take a closer look at Tencent

The social media giant is a growing global force, and it does Beijing's bidding.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2018

Moms continue to face hurdles returning to work as Abe wavers on day care and women's empowerment goals

Two years ago, an online rant about the lack of day care in Japan went viral on social media and seemingly started a movement, prompting working mothers to stage demonstrations in which they demanded the government take them seriously and offer more child care.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2018

Japan overtakes China to become world's second-biggest stock market

Japan retakes the No. 2 spot with a valuation of $6.17 trillion as China's stock market takes a beating from a slowing economy and the trade war with the U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 8, 2020

Australia faces down China in high-stakes strategic shift

The relationship is no longer shaped just by trade, but by a stark view that Beijing poses a threat to Australia's democracy and national sovereignty.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2020

Wuhan virus lockdown casts economic cloud over Chinese manufacturing hub

Wuhan's status as a transport and manufacturing hub have fueled its economic rise and drawn comparisons with Chicago's role as a pivotal city in the center of a giant economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 12, 2019

Apple iPhone sales in China fell by 20% last quarter as Huawei units surged 23%: IDC

Apple Inc. iPhone sales in China fell 20 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2018, while sales for smartphones made by home-grown rival Huawei soared by 23 percent, according to data from industry research firm IDC.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
May 23, 2022

Can China overcome its barriers to gaining more financial power?

Despite implementing various reforms over the past few decades, the moves of the world's second-largest economy remain only half completed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2022

Beijing and the inconvenient truth about the Russian business pull-out

The Achilles heel of economic statecraft directed toward China in a potential conflict will be whether businesses would prioritize politics and security over profits.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2022

China’s global dragnet grinds on after bringing back 10,000 overseas ‘fugitives’

The campaign has spanned more than 120 countries, including Australia, Canada and the U.S. — destinations popular among those sought by Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2020

Australia demands China apologize for ‘repugnant’ Afghan tweet

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian tweeted an image purporting to show an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2019

The skills that youths will need to succeed in the 21st century

Societies now need young people who learn and master the skills for a dynamic, tech savvy and globalized world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 5, 2019

China to slash taxes and boost lending as government sets growth target of at least 6%

China lowered its goal for economic growth and announced a major tax cut, as policymakers seek to pull off a gradual deceleration while grappling with a debt legacy and the trade standoff with the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 21, 2018

Amazon helps Shenzhen entrepreneur turn mom's money into a billion dollars

After Steven Yang left his coveted job at Google, he asked his mother whether he should take venture capital money to fund his business idea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 25, 2023

U.K. urges China to explain ‘biggest’ peacetime military buildup

The approach offers echoes of U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s more measured language toward Beijing, an attempt to dial-down the hawkish rhetoric.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 18, 2021

Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm to win Beijing's favor

Amazon's compliance with a Chinese government edict is part of a deeper, decadelong effort by the company to protect and grow its business in one of the world's largest marketplaces.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 14, 2019

Japan's precarious Indo-Pacific balance

Japan's sustained economic growth and regional stability will not be served if Japan-China relations are securitized.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Jan 9, 2023

Bracing for the silver tsunami

Low fertility rates — in the absence of increased immigration — will reduce the working-age population, in turn lowering household consumption and economic growth.
Residential buildings under construction at Tahoe Group's Cathay Courtyard development in Shanghai
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 17, 2023

China’s housing slump is much worse than official data shows

Industry insiders and economists say China’s official home-price indexes are likely understating the depth of the downturn.
Workers organize used clothing for packaging at a warehouse near Barcelona on Aug. 1.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Dec 7, 2023

How to fix the carbon crisis in fast fashion

Positive partnerships between brands and manufacturers are crucial for the sector to achieve its net-zero goals.
A colorful coral reef made out of wool to raise awareness about climate change, at a museum in Baden-Baden, Germany, in January 2022
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability / OUR PLANET
Dec 31, 2023

The art world's big planetary problem

Over the last five years, it’s become increasingly clear to major art institutions in Japan and around the world that the sector has a sustainability issue.
Sixers guard James Harden's future with the team is in doubt after his comments toward president of basketball operations Daryl Morey.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 20, 2023

NBA launches inquiry into 76ers-Harden spat

The NBA has opened an inquiry into Philadelphia 76ers star guard James Harden's public criticism of Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, ESPN reported on Saturday.
People visit Semicon China, a trade fair for semiconductor technology, in Shanghai in 2021
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2023

China quietly hires overseas chip talent as U.S. tightens curbs

The revamped recruitment drive is said to offer perks including home-purchase subsidies and typical signing bonuses of $420,000 to $700,000.
A screen displays trading information about the shares of Truth Social and Trump Media & Technology Group, outside the Nasdaq Market site in New York on March 26.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 18, 2024

Truth Social and late calls take over economists’ lives under Trump

The end goal for economists is to produce accurate forecasts to help traders, businesses and governments navigate the new chaotic world.

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