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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2016

Line Corp. raises ¥100 billion on day one of dual listing in New York, Tokyo

CEO Takeshi Idezawa says the company plans to build trust in its messaging and other services and expand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 13, 2016

With no release date, Japan's 'Pokemon Go' fans are fed up waiting

Nintendo's "Pokemon Go" smartphone game may have scored instant addicts upon release in Australia, New Zealand, the U.S. and Germany, but fans in Japan are vexed that they have been left out with no release date announced.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 12, 2016

Nagoya firm among those tapping workers who need flex-time jobs

More and more small- and medium-size companies are allowing full-time employees to work shorter hours so they can spend more time with their families.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 11, 2016

Getting things just right in Japanese with 'kagen'

Introduce the meaning and usage of the noun u52a0u6e1b (u304bu3052u3093).
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 8, 2016

'I Absolutely Love You'; 'How Do You Do, I Love You'; Toyota

Love vs. career is the theme of the new drama series "Seisei Suru Hodo Aishite Iru" ("I Absolutely Love You"; TBS, Tues., 10 p.m.), which is based on a popular manga.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 7, 2016

DeNA to launch driverless bus service in Chiba next month

DeNA Co., best known as a mobile video game maker, said on Thursday it will launch a driverless bus service at a park in Chiba Prefecture from next month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2016

Japanese firms assess work prospects, staff safety in Bangladesh after attack

The terrorist attack in Dhaka has dampened prospects for Japanese firms that in recent years have grown more dependent on Bangladesh.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2016

Democracy hopes crushed in Chinese village

Hopes for democracy in the Chinese village of Wukan, where an uprising against corruption five years ago gained global notice and led to direct village elections, have all but evaporated, with protest leaders either in detention, in exile, facing arrest or quitting their posts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jul 2, 2016

Porn industry takes first step toward recognizing it has a problem

Japan's multibillion-dollar pornography industry suffered a shock last month after police arrested three men connected with one of the country's top talent agencies, in a rare crackdown on illegal practices in the business.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 30, 2016

Brexit risks pile up for Hitachi Construction, CEO says

The risks are piling up for Japan's construction equipment makers in the aftermath of Brexit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / THE JAPAN TIMES FORUM ON TICAD VI
Jun 30, 2016

Africa outlook seeing shift from assistance to investment

The sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) will be held in Nairobi on Aug. 27 and 28, where political and business leaders from around the world will discuss various issues facing the continent.
EDITORIALS
Jun 29, 2016

Time to close money loopholes

Lawmakers need to get to work on closing the gaping loopholes in the system controlling political funds.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2016

CEO taps monk training to shine way for driverless taxis

Hisashi Taniguchi used a sabbatical from developing software for driverless taxis and drones to take a pilgrimage to a Buddhist temple in western Japan. He shaved his head, donned black robes and studied to become its leader.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2016

Israel uses water as weapon against Palestinians

Palestinians are turning to the Salat Al-Istisqa, or the 'Prayer for Rain,' more than ever as Israel curtails the water supply.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 24, 2016

English wasabi could put the heat on Japanese chefs

Wasabi, according to the late food writer Shizuo Tsuji, grows best on the banks of cold, clear streams.
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2016

Activist short-seller Glaucus ready to take on Japan

Activist short-seller Glaucus Research Group says it's planning to target Japan Inc.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2016

NTT Docomo claims $1.17 billion ruling in stake dispute with Tata

NTT Docomo Inc. said a panel awarded the company $1.17 billion in compensation after arbitrators sided with Japan's largest mobile-phone carrier in a dispute with India's Tata Sons Ltd.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2016

Mitsubishi Motors sees first loss in eight years amid scandal

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. forecast its first loss in eight years after setting aside compensation costs related to manipulating fuel-efficiency ratings and falsifying test data.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 19, 2016

Why it pays off to hire women as managers

Research suggests that women can be better at making managerial decisions than men, a lesson Japan can benefit from.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2016

Tepco chief likely banned use of 'meltdown' under government pressure: report

The report said someone in the government was unhappy Tepco had revealed a photo of the blown-up building for reactor No. 1 a day after 3/11.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2016

Japan's dispatched ALTs struggle without a safety net

In late March, 65 English assistant language teachers, or ALTs, effectively lost their jobs after dispatch agency Interac lost a contract with the Sapporo Board of Education.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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