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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 13, 2017

Richard Branson takes another bet on the future with Hyperloop One

British billionaire Richard Branson on Thursday placed another bet on the future with an investment in Hyperloop One, which is developing super high-speed transportation systems.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 12, 2017

Someone needs to light a fuse under Japan

Danny Risberg, chairman of both the European Business Council in Japan and Philips Electronics Japan, wants Japanese to become fast, smart and independent decision-makers.
EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2017

NRA's nod for a Tepco nuclear plant restart

Given its scathing criticism of Tepco as late as June, the NRA's recent green light for the restart of two idled Tepco reactors in Niigata raises questions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2017

Hoshino Resorts, known for luxury, moves into midrange urban market

Hoshino Resorts Inc., known for its luxury hotels and traditional lodgings blending Japanese aesthetics and contemporary design, is making a foray into the urban hotel market with a new brand targeting tourists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 3, 2017

New entrants flock to Tokyo's cutting-edge technology trade show

A robot, remote controlled by motion capture, moves in perfect sync with a person in the distance. A device passes an infrared scan over some food and supplies complete nutritional information about the fare. These are among the array of cutting-edge technologies on display as Japan's largest electronics...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2017

Elon Musk's new vision: Anywhere on Earth in under one hour

Entrepreneur Elon Musk, who envisions a human colony on Mars, said Friday he is also planning to create a SpaceX rocket ship capable of traveling anywhere on Earth in under an hour. If the concept becomes reality, a journey from Tokyo to New York could be completed in about 30 minutes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 28, 2017

Lawyerless Turk challenges Osaka car dealer's snub of non-Japanese patrons, wins redress

In a highly unusual case that has surprised Japanese legal experts, a Turkish national based in Osaka sued a local second-hand car dealer for discrimination and won, all without the services of a lawyer.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 21, 2017

Dangen Entertainment hopes to help overseas developers find their way in Japan's gaming world

The group that would soon be known as Dangen Entertainment sat around Ben Judd's house this past April, making plans and bouncing ideas off each other over pizza and drinks. Judd had an idea to start an independent game-publishing company in Japan and had reached out to five others in the industry. Like...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 19, 2017

Inspired by racing, Toyota roars ahead with GR sports car brand

Amid heated global competition over developing next-generation cars such as self-driving automobiles and electric vehicles, Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled Tuesday a new sports car brand inspired by its expertise in motor sports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 19, 2017

Slack gets slice of SoftBank's $100 billion bounty

Slack Technologies Inc. closed a $250 million funding round led by SoftBank Group Corp.'s Vision Fund, giving it more ammunition for expansion in an increasingly competitive market for workplace messaging services.
Japan Times
Sep 19, 2017

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING establishes office in Shanghai, China
—Enhancing relationships with shipowners in China—

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (HQ: 1083 Tsuneishi Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima; President: Kenji Kawano), now celebrating its 100th anniversary, is pleased to announce the establishment of the TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. Shanghai Representative Office (hereinafter “Shanghai Office”)...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 19, 2017

Northrop's $7.8 billion Orbital deal to boost its space, missile pursuits as North Korea threat looms

Northrop Grumman Corp.'s $7.8 billion purchase of Orbital ATK Inc. will expand its space and missile businesses just as the U.S. sharpens its focus on defending against a possible strike by North Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2017

Trump bars Chinese equity firm from buying U.S. chipmaker Lattice

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday blocked a Chinese-backed private equity firm from buying a U.S. chipmaker, sending a clear signal to Beijing that Washington will oppose deals that involve technologies with potential military applications.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 13, 2017

Some ads on Facebook paid for by Russians during 2016 U.S. election campaign promoted live events

Some of the ads bought by Russians on Facebook last year promoted events during the U.S. presidential election campaign, Facebook Inc. said Tuesday, indicating that alleged meddling ahead of the 2016 election went beyond social media.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2017

SoftBank is preparing to tap global bond investors again

SoftBank Group Corp. is getting ready to return to the overseas debt market for the second time in two months, after issuing $4.5 billion in subordinated notes in July.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2017

Apple-backed billionaire Terry Gou presses hard to buy Toshiba chip unit

Terry Gou, the billionaire behind Apple Inc.'s iPhone factories, is pressing his case to acquire Toshiba Corp.'s memory chips business in a last ditch effort to beat out two American buyout firms in the tumultuous auction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2017

Pokemon chief hints at big plans for augmented reality smartphone game

It's been more than a year since "Pokemon Go" took the world by storm, getting people to wander outside and look for virtual monsters with their smartphones.
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2017

Taxify challenges Uber in crowded London cab-hailing market

Estonian start-up Taxify is to go head to head with Uber in London's highly competitive taxi-hailing market, and also has Paris in its sights.
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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