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Sep 28, 2017

Trump insists protests are bad for the NFL's business

President Donald Trump has a new message for the NFL: Change or business is "going to go to hell."
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2017

JTA drafts rules for setting minpaku business holidays

The Japan Tourism Agency is considering asking municipalities to designate periods during which minpaku (private lodging services) must be shut in their regions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 5, 2017

As electric vehicles gain momentum worldwide, Horiba CEO maintains emissions-reliant business is sound

What is the market leader in equipment for measuring automobile emissions to do if the vehicles of the future don't spew exhaust? Horiba Ltd., whose tech was central in exposing Volkswagen AG's diesel-cheating scandal, believes that day will never come.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2017

The Trump administration's economic potential

The U.S. faces serious political challenges, but economically it remains on sound footing.
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2017

British Prime Minister Theresa May to lead business delegation to Japan, meet Abe and Emperor Akihito

British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Japan this month for talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss Brexit, trade and defense, her office said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2017

Pill-popping is a business worth watching for Japan's drugmakers

To eke out growth in one of the developed world's most sluggish pharmaceutical markets, Japanese drugmakers are turning to the pill-popping behavior of their customers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2017

Japanese companies find an island of calm in India's chaotic business terrain

In the desert-like scrub land of Rajasthan, beside a barren stretch of highway, an unlikely oasis appears: an island of Japan Inc.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 7, 2017

Cultural construction boom aims to offset Hong Kong's business-like image

The theater stage is bathed in a luscious lavender hue, a color that in Chinese tradition signifies nobility and mystery — and portends things to come. A young couple, pure of heart, fall in love only to see their romance thwarted by the machinations of a corrupt bureaucrat. They declare their devotion...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 29, 2017

Chinese buy condom business as sex-savvy youth spur demand

April Zhang, a 21-year-old student from Shanghai, reflects the fast-shifting attitudes of China's younger generations toward sex. She's confident to talk about a topic once taboo here and is well educated about the risks.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2016

Line seeks to shake up messaging business to spur growth

Line Corp. is planning to shake up its staff and business to build on the 20-plus percent share gain since the messaging company pulled off the tech world's biggest public offering of the year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 14, 2016

Tokyo arcade looks to VR to highlight high-end tech, boost business

A Tokyo arcade operator unveiled a new virtual reality facility on Wednesday, aiming to showcase high-end virtual reality in a casual setting and boost shrinking industry profits.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2016

Business tops Abe's talks with Brazil's Temer

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Brazilian counterpart, President Michel Temer, agreed Wednesday to pursue economic cooperation in infrastructure projects, while the new Brazilian president seeks foreign investment in a bid to shore up the nation's battered economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 17, 2016

Duterte visit to Beijing likely to be heavy on business talks, light on South China Sea

Before he was elected president, Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte promised to use a jet ski to reclaim a disputed reef seized by China. Since taking office in June, he has extended the hand of friendship.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2016

Trump pulls Putin praise, seen donating to state attorneys general checking his business

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump backed off from praising Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, saying he was unsure of his relationship with the Russian president, who he has described as a better leader than President Barack Obama.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 20, 2016

Business ticks on for artisan clockmakers as wind-up timepieces find renewed favor

The number of people looking to repair old wind-up clocks is on the rise nationwide.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2016

Captive's beheading highlights lucrative kidnap business in southern Philippines

When the deadline for his ransom passed this week, Canadian John Ridsdel was beheaded by his captors, the Abu Sayyaf group, whose network in the Philippines is gaining in strength thanks to vast sums earned from kidnappings.
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
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2016

Happiness is serious business in the UAE

Happiness is neither a transitory moment of delight nor a constant condition. It is a state of being beyond satisfaction, a flourishing and ambient joy.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
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.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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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