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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Sep 3, 2017

Line CEO Takeshi Idezawa hears voices guiding smartphones evolution

Since its messaging app debuted in June 2011, Line Corp. has shaken up the online communications landscape in Japan and morphed into a player in smartphone communications infrastructure.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2017

U.S. charges Chinese-Canadian found at medical tech firm with trade secret theft

A dual citizen of China and Canada has been arrested and charged with trying to steal trade secrets from a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of robotic surgical products by trespassing at its headquarters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2017

Toshiba chip deal stalls amid counteroffers; Apple joins fray

Western Digital deal with Toshiba stalls as the Japan tech giant fielded last-minute new offers for its flash memory business.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2017

If not for yakuza laws, Japan could be cleaning up in e-sports ring

Spectators packed a Seattle arena and 5 million more went online to watch a video game tournament this summer in which winners each earned $2.2 million, about as much as tennis pro Rafael Nadal won at this year's French Open. Players came from all over the world but, as usual at these events, none was...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 30, 2017

Asahi said to plan first Euro bonds after European expansion

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. plans to sell its first bond in euros, following a $10 billion buying binge in Europe during the past year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2017

Samsung scion Jay Y. Lee appeals five-year prison term for bribery

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee has filed an appeal against the five-year prison term he was given for bribery and other charges through his lawyer, according to the Seoul Central District Court's website Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 25, 2017

Judge approves warrant for data from anti-Trump website

District of Columbia Superior Court judge on Thursday approved a government warrant seeking data from an anti-Trump website related to Inauguration Day protests, but he added protections to safeguard "innocent users."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 23, 2017

Private equity will do a lot of good for Japan Inc.

Private equity has the potential to shake up Japan's cozy, stagnant corporate world, and in the process help revive it from its long productivity slump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2017

Who owns Mars? Mining puts spotlight on out of this world property claims

Can anyone claim the red planet or natural resources on asteroids?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2017

Kumamoto railway struggles to rebuild after devastating 2016 quake

A railway in Kumamoto Prefecture is working hard to win back passengers 16 months after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the area.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 18, 2017

Bearish bets on Japan Display approaches record after restructuring plan announcement

While Japan's flagship panel maker completed its biggest two-day rally this year on Thursday, bearish bets have climbed toward a record.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 11, 2017

Pig organs made safer as potential human transplants

Scientists at a Massachusetts company seeking to make pig organs safe enough to be transplanted into humans have used gene-editing technology to clone piglets that lack a potentially dangerous retrovirus, according to a study released Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2017

Japan's young farmers pin hopes on technology to revitalize agricultural industry

A new breed of younger, business- and tech-savvy farmers is transforming Japan's shrinking agriculture sector with cutting-edge techniques and marketing strategies, giving new hope to an industry in slow decline.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2017

Dutch police nab Chickfriend execs in contaminated eggs debacle

Dutch police arrested two suspects on Thursday as part of an investigation into the illegal use of a potentially harmful insecticide in the poultry industry, the Dutch prosecution service said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2017

Next-generation battery seen powering space projects, cars

Researchers at an Osaka-based firm are closing in on a safer generation of batteries that could weather extreme temperatures in outer space.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2017

Budding inventors find encouragement in Sony's Seed Accelerator Program

Sony Corp., which is emerging from five years of brutal restructuring that gutted its workforce and product lineup, wants to show off a few new things.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2017

Nissan to sell battery unit to Chinese private equity firm in $1 billion deal

Nissan Motor Co. is selling its battery business to Chinese private equity firm GSR Capital for about $1 billion, a person with knowledge of the matter said, as the carmaker seeks ways to improve competitiveness of its Leaf electric cars while reining in costs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 8, 2017

AstraZeneca seeks Japan's first approval for hereditary cancer drug in relapsed sufferers

Olaparib, already approved in the United States and the European Union, acts against cancers in people with hereditary mutations in genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2017

Toyota to swap sedans for trucks, maybe SUVs at new Mexico plant in light of Trump threat

Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it plans to build pickup trucks and possibly SUVs at a new plant in Mexico, a move that follows threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to penalize the company if it builds small cars south of the border.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2017

Toyota trawls for techies along Tokyo's Nambu Line amid Silicon Valley's tense rivalry

When it comes to recruiting tech talent, Toyota Motor Corp. is anything but subtle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2017

Sapporo snaps up Anchor Steam in U.S. craft-beer foray

Anchor Brewing Co., a century-old San Francisco brewer that helped pioneer the craft-beer movement, will be acquired by Sapporo Holdings Ltd., part of a push by Japanese beverage companies to seek growth on U.S. soil.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2017

Airbnb rival Tujia to partner with Rakuten in push for larger share of Japan 'minpaku' market

Tie-up of e-commerce giant and Chinese firm comes following the passage of a new law giving the green light to private short-term lodging services.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 2, 2017

SoftBank Vision Fund reportedly may invest $2 billion in top Indian e-commerce operator Flipkart

SoftBank Vision Fund, the technology investor founded by Masayoshi Son, is in talks to invest directly in India's Flipkart Online Services Pvt. Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter, after talks to fold SoftBank-backed Snapdeal into Flipkart fell apart.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 1, 2017

HBO says data hacked; media say unaired 'Game of Thrones' segment targeted

U.S. cable channel HBO said on Monday that hackers had stolen upcoming programming, and Entertainment Weekly reported that the theft included a script for an unaired episode of the hit fantasy show "Game of Thrones."

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