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Jul 20, 2021

Suntory Partners with Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup to Join a Global Movement to Tackle Ocean Plastic Pollution

TOKYO (July 20th, 2021) — Suntory Holdings, a global leader in the beverage industry, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Ocean Conservancy in July to join their International Coastal Cleanup, a global movement to keep beaches and ocean free of trash and raise awareness...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 20, 2021

Japan's core consumer prices up 0.2% on year in June

However, the increase, driven largely by higher energy costs, was much smaller than that of other major economies due to weak consumption.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2021

Fujifilm says pivot to health care and chips paid off in pandemic

Over the past decade, Fujifilm parlayed its expertise in film and chemicals to move into medical diagnostics, pharmaceutical manufacturing and supplying materials to chipmakers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jul 5, 2021

Accident that paralyzed woman in Hiroshima highlights high bar for 'dangerous driving'

Dangerous driving resulting in death or injury became a criminal offense in 2001 in response to a series of tragic traffic accidents.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 4, 2021

Why a carbon tax would help Japan achieve its green ambitions

The government needs to make clear that emissions come with high costs and encourage companies and individuals to come up with new ideas and take action.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 1, 2021

Foodman escapes the city for ‘Yasuragi Land’

Music producer Foodman's new album is an ode to the places and objects that make up the landscape of everyday life beyond the dense cities of Osaka and Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2021

China faces challenges as Communist Party turns 100

China's rapid militarization, its assertive behavior in the East and South China Seas and disregard for a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific have not won friends in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 29, 2021

Eye-popping returns lure hedge funds to neglected Japanese startups

The moves are being driven by surging share prices of startups that went public in recent years, along with renewed government efforts to promote digitalization and entrepreneurship.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jun 28, 2021

Discrimination and inertia slow use of Ainu grants, two years after launch

The first law recognizing the Ainu ethnic minority as an Indigenous people took effect in May 2019, with that legislation designed to protect and promote their culture through subsidies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2021

In surprise decision, Toshiba shareholders vote to oust board chairman Nagayama

The move, a victory for activist investors, comes after corporate governance issues at the industrial conglomerate were brought to the fore by a government collusion scandal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2021

Big Tech’s car obsession is all about taking eyes off the road

What's at stake, essentially, is something even more valuable than profitability: The last unclaimed corner of consumers' attention during their waking hours.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 25, 2021

Japan's office workers get poetic on life during the pandemic

The nation's office workers express themselves on COVID-19 and pop culture for the 34th Senryu for Salaried Workers Contest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2021

Carlos Ghosn looms over Nissan annual meeting years after arrest

Shareholders at the automaker's annual meeting Tuesday repeatedly questioned executives about the events surrounding Ghosn's 2018 arrest.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 17, 2021

Sluggish Japan falls short against China in FIBA Asia Cup qualifying

A sluggish offensive performance cost Japan in its first game in the final window of FIBA Asia Cup qualifying, a 66-57 loss to China on Wednesday at Angeles City Foundation Gym in Pampanga, Philippines.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 17, 2021

Asanoyama's suspension to impact upper reaches of banzuke rankings

The ozeki will sit out six grand tournaments after repeatedly violating the Japan Sumo Association's COVID-19 protocols.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2021

Japan Display, a fading iPhone LCD screen-maker, pivots to virtual reality

The Tokyo-based LCD specialist expects its favored display technology to become the standard for VR because it can achieve higher resolution than OLED.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 15, 2021

Actions, not words, will make or break the G7

The real measure of the Biden presidency and that of the G7 will be the changes they produce. Here, the evidence is more ambiguous.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 12, 2021

Japan's older workers have fewer friends but more motivated to work than peers abroad

When asked whether they had close friends other than their family members, 31.3% of Japanese respondents said they did not, as the pandemic curtails social activities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 12, 2021

Tapping into the travel dreams of overseas visitors to Japan

Traveling to Japan is unlikely to resemble trips prior to the emergence of COVID-19.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 12, 2021

In revolt, four directors call for Toshiba shake-up after explosive probe

The public pushback by the independent directors, all non-Japanese, shows how the old guard of Japan Inc. can no longer exert full control over shareholders.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Jun 11, 2021

The Boss: Ange Postecoglou did it his way at Marinos

The Australian, who will leave Yokohama to take over Scotland's Celtic, leaves a legacy of high-intensity attacking soccer that has brought fun back to Nissan Stadium.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2021

Japan's GDP shrinks less than feared, easing double-dip worries

The adjusted figure came as yet another round of restrictions to contain the coronavirus threatens to prolong an economic slump.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2021

Wuhan lab dispute obscures a more pressing problem

Senior Chinese officials acknowledge their country's “clear shortcomings” in its high-level biosafety labs in comparison with the U.S. and warned of insufficient operating funds.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 8, 2021

Changing the game for Alzheimer's treatment, U.S. approves Eisai and Biogen's drug

The approval appears to signal a fundamental shift in the way the FDA thinks about Alzheimer's disease, which could have lasting ramifications for other drugs in the pipeline.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2021

Wood shortage and soaring prices threaten lumber industry in Japan

With demand rising in the United States and China, where the national economies are picking up, lumber prices have skyrocketed and Japanese firms are struggling to procure material.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 5, 2021

TikTok, YouTube, drag and a World of Xtra

As World of Xtra, Stan Fukase promotes pride and understanding in the Japanese LGBTQ+ community.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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