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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 25, 2017

Uber to disclose pricing details on SoftBank investment early next week: sources

Uber will soon disclose its share-pricing details for Softbank's plan to invest heavily in the ride-hailing enterprise.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 23, 2017

Fast Retailing Co. applies to open Uniqlo stores in India, amid worldwide expansion

Fast Retailing Co. has applied for approval to open stores in India, amid a push by Asia's largest clothing chain to increase its footprint across the globe.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 22, 2017

Nippon Paint derails Akzo bid for Axalta in surprise counter-offer

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. made a surprise counter-bid for former DuPont unit Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., derailing amicable merger talks between the U.S. company and paint maker Akzo Nobel NV as the Japanese firm attempts its biggest acquisition.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 22, 2017

Air China indefinitely suspends flights between Beijing and Pyongyang

Air China Ltd has indefinitely suspended flights between Beijing and Pyongyang, citing poor demand as North Korea faces growing sanctions from the United States over its nuclear weapons and missile programs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2017

Tesla scares the rest of the auto industry

Most all of the major auto manufacturers have been frightened by Tesla into embracing hybrid and/or electric vehicles. Now Tesla has claimed the all-important speed crown.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 20, 2017

With existing plants 'maxed out,' Nissan anticipates need for new U.S. factory

Nissan Motor Co. is squeezing all it can from its U.S. assembly plants and will need to build a new factory if it keeps growing in the lucrative American auto market, a top executive said.
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2017

Nissan exec says with existing factories 'maxed out,' automaker may build new plant in U.S.

Nissan Motor Co. is squeezing all it can from its U.S. assembly plants and will need to build an entirely new factory if it keeps growing in the lucrative American auto market, a top executive said.
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2017

Contentious Keystone oil pipeline leaks 5,000 barrels in South Dakota as Nebraska weighs XL

TransCanada Corp. shut part of its Keystone oil pipeline system after a 5,000-barrel leak in South Dakota, the company said on Thursday, four days before neighboring Nebraska was set to decide on the company's long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Nov 11, 2017

Whirlwind wine romance led to a brand of her own

Early in her career, winemaker Atsuko Radcliffe aspired to brew sake. Fate, however, had other plans.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2017

Watch mecca offers exclusive selection of luxury brands

Misuzu Corp., a trading company dealing mainly in high-end watches, held a grand opening ceremony on Oct. 28 for the HANDA Watch World Kichijoji Universe Watch Shop at the shop near Kichijoji Station, in Tokyo's Musashino Ward.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2017

Twitter halts verification process, calling it 'broken' amid flak linked to white supremacist rally

Twitter Inc. is halting its system for verifying users' identity, saying the process has become "broken" and in need of repair.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2017

Toshiba rides memory chip unit to 28-year high in operating profit

The electronics giant posts a half-year operating profit that topped a 28-year high, driven by performance from its memory chip business.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2017

Takata creditors seek $30 billion, far more than firm can pay: court filing

Creditors of bankrupt Takata Corp. say the parts maker owes them more than $30 billion after the automotive industry's biggest recall over its faulty air bags — many times more than the company can repay, a court filing seen by Reuters shows.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2017

Bomb threats force evacuations and snarl transport in Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima and Shiga

Several companies the Kansai region received bomb threats Sunday amid tight security for a high-profile visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, who arrived in Tokyo the same day.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 3, 2017

Trump account frozen by departing staffer: Twitter

U.S. President Donald Trump's @realdonaldtrump Twitter account was deactivated by a Twitter Inc. employee who was leaving the company on Thursday and was down for 11 minutes before it was restored, the social media company said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Nov 1, 2017

Alex Kerr on Japan: From 'voice in the wind' to vindication

A quarter-century after his first book warned Japan of what it had to lose, Alex Kerr feels the nation is finally on the same page.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2017

Kobe Steel scraps earnings forecast as data scandal clouds outlook

The embattled steel maker acknowledges it can't predict how the scandal involving falsified product data will affect earnings in coming months.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 29, 2017

Business cards in Japan: So many rules, so easily and often broken

One of the first things visitors learn about Japan is the importance of business card etiquette. Yet when it comes to the content of cards, many Japanese let rip and get creative.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 28, 2017

Twitter Japan confronts hate speech with mixed results

Following countless claims that Twitter has become a breeding ground for hate speech, the social networking service has started to take measures against hate speech on their platform over the past two years. After several events in September, however, it's clear that Twitter Japan is still struggling...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 23, 2017

Canada, a leader in AI, now makes its foray into driverless car technology

Having built an impressive lead in artificial intelligence, Canada is keen to do the same in driverless cars — specifically the lidar (laser radar) technology that lets these vehicles see where they're going.
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2017

CNN first to get FAA waiver to fly drones over crowds

CNN received a waiver allowing routine drone flights above crowds, a milestone for the industry seeking greater use of the remote-controlled devices for everything from insurance inspections to covering news.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Japan to overhaul tax exemption system for foreign visitors
The Ginza shopping district in Tokyo in August
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Real-life ‘Tokyo Swindlers’ ordered to pay ¥1 billion in damages
High-rise buildings in Tokyo. Through faking documents and passports a criminal group conspired to pose as the owner of a real-estate plot and buildings in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward in 2017, defrauding Sekisui House of ¥5.5 billion.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Hiroshi Kurosaki looks beyond Japan for heart-wrenching drama
Hiroshi Kurosaki’s Netflix series “Beyond Goodbye” centers on a woman (Kasumi Arimura, left) who discovers her dead lover’s heart saved the life of a quiet pianist (Kentaro Sakaguchi).
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.

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