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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 31, 2020

Japan's post-pandemic information technology challenges

A 'shock therapy' policy that identifies clear targets and timelines, and implements reforms in one go, is needed to push forward Japan's digital transformation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 24, 2020

Nvidia eyes largest-ever chip deal in pursuit of SoftBank’s Arm

Arm Ltd., the chip designer that’s one of SoftBank Group Corp.’s most prized holdings, is attracting takeover interest from Nvidia Corp. in what could become the largest-ever semiconductor deal, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2020

How Singapore plans to survive world’s impending food crisis

One of the most densely populated countries on the planet, Singapore's 5.7 million people rely on other nations for almost everything they eat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 14, 2020

Britain’s plan to get economy working again doesn’t seem to be working

The British government’s call to restart the economy may have sounded good, but there’s little evidence the country is taking heed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 11, 2020

‘Hidden’ defaults set to soar as recession squeezes firms worldwide

The COVID-19 outbreak and unprecedented lockdowns prompted the International Monetary Fund to predict that the recession would be the steepest in almost a century.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2020

Trump to refocus coronavirus task force on economic revival

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday his coronavirus task force would shift its primary focus to reviving U.S. business and social life, while acknowledging that reopening the economy could put more lives at risk.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 4, 2020

Not made in China is global tech's next big trend

Three years ago, manufacturing gadgets in China was a given. That’s changed fundamentally in the era of trade wars and coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2020

Juul bulks up science staff as FDA vaping deadline looms

Juul Labs Inc. has hired former Food and Drug Administration employees and is recruiting more researchers as it prepares for a crucial regulatory hurdle that will determine the future of the top U.S. e-cigarette maker.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2019

Japan pledges ¥1 trillion to spur LNG demand and growth

The government has pledged an additional $10 billion (¥1.1 trillion) in public and private financing to liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects worldwide, in order to help spur demand for the cleaner fossil fuel, trade minister Isshu Sugawara said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 23, 2019

BOJ's next step down a narrow path

Other central banks will likely release fresh rounds of monetary easing, but Japan's central bank is out of ammunition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2019

Las Vegas Sands to focus on Tokyo-Yokohama area for casino, abandoning support for Osaka

As Japan moves forward with plans to open facilities that allow gambling, Las Vegas Sands Corp. says it is now focusing on the Tokyo and Yokohama areas to find potential locations for a casino resort.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2019

Flexible work style — can it be sustainable?

We see signs of what can drive a transformation of the way people work in Japan. What we need is to make these moves and developments sustainable.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 28, 2019

Model senior citizens: Older South Koreans take to the catwalk and YouTube

Boasting a beard and gray wavy hair, 65-year-old Kim Chil-doo glared into the wall, poised and confident, as he practiced his runway walk among young, pin-thin models at an academy in Seoul this month.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2019

Nomura shareholders vote to re-appoint under-fire CEO Koji Nagai

Nomura Holdings Inc.'s besieged chief executive won a shareholder vote Monday, surviving a call for his ouster from the board following an information leak.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
May 27, 2019

Behind the scenes of 24/7 service: The realities of 'owning' a Japanese convenience store

A familiar orange and green signboard glares in the pitch-dark, quiet street in a residential area. There, the owner of a 7-Eleven franchise store located in the suburbs of a small city in the Chubu region works the night shift every day by himself.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 23, 2019

As new cold war looms, China struggles to grasp Trump's endgame

When Donald Trump first took office in 2017, officials in Beijing saw a pragmatic businessman: All that tough campaign talk, they argued, was merely "Art of the Deal" negotiating tactics rather than deeply held beliefs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 20, 2019

Top U.S. tech companies begin to cut off vital Huawei supplies

The impact of the Trump administration's threats to choke Huawei Technologies Co. reverberated across the global supply chain on Monday, hitting some of the biggest component-makers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 2, 2019

Heisei offered a number of lessons J-pop artists should learn from going into the Reiwa Era

The past year in Japanese pop has felt like one big musical revue devoted to the Heisei Era (1989-2019), with TV shows reflecting on the biggest hits of that period. Now that Reiwa has finally started, the cultural discourse can turn to figuring out how this new period's sound will come together.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 20, 2019

Testing EU's patience, May seeks Brexit delay of at least three months after third Parliament vote on her deal fails

Prime Minister Theresa May will ask the European Union to delay Brexit by at least three months after her plan to hold another vote this week on her twice-defeated divorce deal was thrown into disarray by a surprise intervention from the speaker of Parliament.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 9, 2019

Unlocking Japan's geothermal energy potential

How Japan can meet its future energy needs is not necessarily something you think about while enjoying a nice long soak in a hot-spring bath.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 10, 2019

Time for a reality check on trade as Asia stock rally fades

Sure, the trade war between the U.S. and China seems to be easing. But, with few details available after three days of midlevel talks, other than the promise of more talks, equity investors are taking a pause.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 21, 2018

'Like catching a falling knife': Markets suffer worst year since global financial crisis

Traders will be glad to see the back of 2018. Nearly $7 trillion has been wiped off world stocks, emerging markets have been trampled flat by a charging dollar and even gold and U.S. government bonds have lost money.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2018

Chinese e-commerce sites remove Dolce & Gabbana products following backlash over 'racist' advertising campaign

Chinese e-commerce sites have removed Dolce & Gabbana products amid a spiraling backlash against an advertising campaign that was decried as racist by celebrities and on social media.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2018

As China builds biotech sector, cash floods U.S. startups

For three whirlwind days in June, U.S. scientist Zhi Hong went shopping at the Boston Bio Conference to find drugs to fill the pipeline of his 2-week-old drug company.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 23, 2018

Japanese and other Asian firms shifting production from China as U.S. tariffs take toll

As the U.S. imposes tariffs on Chinese imports, a growing number of Asian manufacturers producing items there are moving to shift production from China to other factories in the region.
WORLD
Aug 31, 2018

As world changes, Europe rethinks strategic dependence on Trump's U.S.

In 1776, the New World declared independence from the old. Today, it is the Old World that is declaring independence from the new.
EDITORIALS
Aug 17, 2018

Extending the retirement age of civil servants

Extending the retirement age for government workers should be pursued in ways that accelerate similar moves among private sector companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2018

Adobe to launch Photoshop for iPad in strategy shift

Adobe Systems Inc., the maker of popular digital design programs for creatives, is planning to launch the full version of its Photoshop app for Apple Inc.'s iPad as part of a new strategy to make its products compatible across multiple devices and boost subscription sales.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Apr 1, 2018

Zozotown founder Yusaku Maezawa follows eclectic path

Andy Warhol's iconic Campbell's Soup cans, a painting by Takashi Murakami and a word sculpture by Jack Pierson are some of the pieces decorating the head office of Start Today Co., operator of Japan's largest online fashion mall, Zozotown.
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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