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Japan Times
United Kingdom report 2021
Dec 17, 2021

Business Britain

Japan and the United Kingdom share a strong bond.
Japan Times
United Kingdom report 2021
Dec 17, 2021

Greenback Alan: Helping businesses achieve greater profitability and growth

“Our success is driven by our ability to get the basics right — technical expertise, attention to detail, agreeing on deadlines, reasonable fees and clarity,” said Jon Fisher, deputy managing partner of Greenback Alan LLP.
Japan Times
United Kingdom report 2021
Dec 17, 2021

MOL Logistics UK delivers ‘best fit’ results

MOL Logistics UK Ltd., a member of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Group (MOL), is a total logistics provider with over 30 years of commitment to the United Kingdom.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 16, 2021

Hong Kong's jailed and exiled democrats lament Sunday election

While there is little that can be done now, the jailed democrats have called on the people of Hong Kong to avoid letting the 'external environment corrode you.'
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BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2021

Intel plans $7 billion Asia expansion as chip crunch persists

The project marks a big bet on Malaysia, which is emerging as a global center for testing and assembling semiconductors.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 15, 2021

Rising stars Munetaka Murakami and Yoshinobu Yamamoto named MVPs of 2021 NPB season

Murakami, the Swallows' slugging third baseman, and Yamamoto, the Buffaloes' ace pitcher, were named the MVPs of the 2021 season during NPB's annual awards ceremony
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2021

Beijing turns to hybrid 'lawfare' to expand its borders

China has become quite adept at waging “lawfare” — the misuse and abuse of law for political and strategic ends.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2021

Omicron scrambles what we know about immunity

If this thing keeps growing exponentially and infects millions of people in a short time, health systems could collapse, even if a tinier fraction of cases are serious.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 15, 2021

KFC cuts queues to keep Japan's fried chicken Christmas custom alive

This year, KFC is nudging customers to order online and then pick up their chicken at a certain time, rather than forming a queue, in consideration of social distancing measures.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 15, 2021

Ohtani and 'Field of Dreams' game a hit for MLB, but lockout sours 2021

Dominant on the mound and at the plate, Ohtani was unanimously voted the American League Most Valuable Player.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 15, 2021

F1 has a hard act to follow after thrilling 2021

Next season will see revamped regulations and new-looking cars designed to improve overtaking.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2021

Ex-Trump aide Mark Meadows cited for criminal contempt by U.S. House

The vote aims to send a message to Trump loyalists that the former president's assertion of executive privilege will not deter the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 siege.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2021

For those watching the Bank of Japan, actions speak louder than words

By taking a stealthier approach than its peers, Japan's central bank has been able to wind back pandemic stimulus without rattling markets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2021

Singapore releases citizen who spied for China in the U.S.

Dickson Yeo was arrested in Singapore in December last year and later detained under security laws for acting as a paid agent of a foreign state.
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JAPAN
Dec 14, 2021

Citing local needs, Kishida defends use of coupons in financial aid plan

One estimate has shown that administrative costs for the central government would more than triple to u00a596.7 billion if coupons are included in the handouts to young people.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2021

It will take more than a summit to protect democracy

Democracy is slow and deliberative, process oriented and, as a result, capable of manipulation by special interests.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 14, 2021

Paris 2024 floats openness after two closed-door Olympics

The organizing committee said it planned to send more than 10,000 Olympians down the Seine in a parade of some 160 boats instead of having a traditional march into the Olympic Stadium.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 14, 2021

U.S. pitches truce to Japan over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs

The proposed truce comes as the Biden administration aims to sign what could prove a 'very powerful” economic framework agreement with Asian nations.
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WORLD
Dec 14, 2021

Russia blocks U.N. move to treat climate as security threat

Russia's derailment of the measure underscored the challenges faced by the United Nations in uniting the global community to combat climate change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2021

Bank of America’s top female banker in Japan emphasizes ESG

The executive is urging female colleagues to take on new challenges as she forges a path in sustainable finance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2021

What could possibly go wrong? These are the biggest economic risks for 2022

Governments spent heavily to support workers and businesses in the pandemic. Many now want to tighten their belts.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Dec 13, 2021

Park life: Growing Japan's green spaces through private investment

Green spaces nationwide increased fivefold between 1970 and 2010, but that growth has slowed to a trickle over the past decade.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Dec 13, 2021

Xi's absence provides Japan with a diplomatic window of opportunity

Xi's diplomatic absence is Kishida's opportunity to shift the diplomatic dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region to favor Japan and like-minded countries' interest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 13, 2021

Abandoned projects shatter confidence in China’s home market

Across China, scores of unfinished apartment buildings — the legacy of a real estate boom gone awry in 2021 — are derailing countless dreams of owning a home.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 13, 2021

Australia to buy South Korean weapons in boost for defense ties

Australia agreed to buy K9 Thunder artillery from South Korea and increase defense industry ties amid increasing tensions with China.

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