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BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2018

H.I.S. plans eight more robot-staffed Henn na Hotels across Japan

Travel agency H.I.S. Co. is eyeing an ambitious plan to build eight more android-staffed Henn na Hotels in addition to the one it opened in Tokyo's high-end Ginza shopping district on Thursday.
Japan Times
Feb 2, 2018

TSUNEISHI TECHNICAL SERVICES (PHILS.), Inc., the Design Centre in the Philippines, Holds a Ceremony to Celebrate its 25th Anniversary

On Saturday, 16 December, TSUNEISHI TECHNICAL SERVICES (PHILS.), Inc. (Location: Buanoy, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines; President: Segismundo F. Exaltacion, Jr.; below, TTSP) the Philippine-based design centre for TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING that handles new-ship design, held a ceremony at the Marco Polo Hotel...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2018

Search called off for Quiksilver boss believed missing off France

France's coast guard on Wednesday called off searches for the head of the U.S. firm that owns the Quiksilver surfwear brand, a day after his boat washed up empty on the country's Atlantic coast, local authorities said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 27, 2018

Is artificial intelligence killing Japan's banks?

As part of an ongoing series about artificial intelligence, the Asahi Shimbun on Jan. 11 published a story that asserts the financial industry has adopted AI more readily than any other. Because finance is a data-driven endeavor, designing AI software to do things such as read and analyze reams of economic...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 27, 2018

Groups promote Olympic legacy

"Legacy" or "legacies" has been a key world in the recent history of the Olympic Games.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2018

Russian-linked bots accounted for 4% of Trump retweets in final months before election

Russian-linked Twitter bots shared Donald Trump's tweets almost half a million times during the final months of the 2016 election campaign, the company said in a submission to Congress.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2018

In spite of Tesla's full embrace of robots, Honda still relies on human touch

More than three decades after Honda Motor Co. first built an Accord sedan at its Marysville, Ohio, factory in 1982, humans are still an integral part of the assembly process — and that's unlikely to change anytime soon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 22, 2018

Hawks explore every avenue to improve club

It's often said in professional sports that teams with bigger payrolls have a better chance to win games and championships.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 21, 2018

Redesigning and refining the perception of luxury

For the past 23 years Guido Tarchi has weaved among Tokyo's crowds, surrounded by the city's architectural jumble where the everyday harmonizes with the extravagant.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jan 21, 2018

Teething troubles in tapping into Japan pensions from abroad

While the easing of eligibility rules is welcome news, reading about it is one thing and actually tapping into the system is another.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2018

Today's newspapers wouldn't publish the Pentagon Papers

Speaking truth to power is becoming a lost art as corporate interests gain control of editorial content.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 20, 2018

Shoe guru Hitoshi Mimura wants to help put Japan's marathon runners back on right track

Renowned footwear designer Hitoshi Mimura has become a global adviser for American sports apparel brand New Balance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2018

Playing a game of 'chicken tax': GM bets on Mexican-made pickups amid Trump threat to dump NAFTA

General Motors Co.'s assembly plant in Silao, a city in Mexico's automotive heartland, cranked out more than 400,000 highly profitable, large pickup trucks last year and is critical to the launch of a new generation of Chevrolet Silverado trucks later this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2018

Custom cars dazzle at Tokyo's ride-pimping extravaganza

It's Japan's biggest custom-car show. The Tokyo Auto Salon has hundreds of exhibitors — from automotive titans like Toyota and Mercedes to tire makers, tool makers and toy makers — who all want to show you how to tune up, dress up, or otherwise pimp your ride.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 10, 2018

Line shares rocket on rumor of cryptocurrency tie-up

The firm's broader goal is to create products that keep users within Line's ecosystem and keep them coming back to the app.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 10, 2018

Office-sharing firm WeWork looks to offer child- and pet-friendly working spaces in Japan

In Japan, where pets outnumber children, WeWork Cos. is adapting to the lay of the land.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2018

SpaceX-launched satellite lost following takeoff in setback for Elon Musk

A military satellite launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX appears to have crashed into the sea following a malfunction in the latter stages of its ascent, representing a potential setback for the billionaire's rocket program.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2018

Kansai Electric denies it plans to ship nuclear waste from Fukui plants to Aomori site

Kansai Electric Power Co. has denied reports earlier this week that it was planning to ship nuclear waste from its Fukui Prefecture plants to the town of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, after the idea was opposed by Mutsu Mayor Soichiro Miyashita.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 9, 2018

Google teams with Sony and Lenovo for smart speakers with touchscreens

Alphabet Inc.'s Google said on Monday its voice-controlled virtual assistant will show up this year in new tablet-like devices designed by LG Electronics Inc and Sony Corp. as the technology company seeks to challenge Amazon.com Inc.'s dominance in a fledgling market.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 7, 2018

Much for Japan Times Community readers to crow and squawk about in year of the rooster

A selection of unpublished letters about Community stories from the first half of 2017.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2018

As people in Japan smoke less, Japan Tobacco's new CEO looks abroad for growth

Japan Tobacco Inc.'s Masamichi Terabatake is in the hot seat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2018

Security flaws affecting chips from Intel, AMD and ARM could put virtually all phones and computers at risk

Security researchers on Wednesday disclosed a set of security flaws that they said could let hackers steal sensitive information from nearly every modern computing device containing chips from Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and ARM Holdings.

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