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JAPAN
Aug 2, 2004

Ministry urges caution on health book ads

The health ministry has taken the unusual step of urging major media to exercise caution before running ads for books promoting certain health foods, saying they could violate a law banning excessive or false advertising.
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2004

Suntory to pitch drinks via subway tunnel ads

Advertisers here will start using a U.S. idea to exploit untapped terrain in an effort to offload their products: subway tunnel ads.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2004

Japan to run investment ads in U.S.

The government will launch an ad campaign in the U.S. next week to promote investment in Japan, timed to coincide with the the Group of Eight summit on Sea Island, Ga., officials said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Apr 25, 2004

Bush ads make little dent against Kerry

WASHINGTON -- The continuing reports of tumult and casualties from Iraq and contentious hearings by the Presidential Commission to Investigate September 11th have sucked the oxygen out of the media pipes this month.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2004

Be considerate, Japan Tobacco ads tell smokers

Japan Tobacco Inc., threatened by increasing public animosity against smoking, said Friday it will launch a campaign on television and in newspapers to encourage smokers to be more considerate.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2002

Fraud victims plan to sue broadcasters over TV ads

Lawyers for victims of a massive fraud involving the G.O. investment group plan to sue two broadcasters for airing TV ads featuring the group's president, Genta Ogami, who is now under arrest.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2018

City in Saitama Prefecture to tap into new revenue source with manhole cover ads

As the costs of operating its municipal sewer system rise, a city in Saitama Prefecture is hoping to cash in on the growing popularity of manhole cover designs with a plan to use the creative lids as an advertising medium.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2016

Spending on Internet ads to overtake TV spots by 2017, forecaster says

Businesses around the world are set to spend more on Internet advertising than on television commercials for the first time in 2017, forecaster ZenithOptimedia said on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 25, 2015

Smokers' haven China amends law to heavily curb tobacco ads

China's rubber-stamp parliament has passed legislation that heavily restricts tobacco advertising in public, strengthening efforts to curb smoking in a country where more than a billion people are smokers or exposed to second-hand smoke.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 18, 2013

Ad agency has NRA's back with hard-hitting PR

"Are the president's kids more important than yours?" the deep and dramatic-sounding voice intoned. "Then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guards at their school?"
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2012

SMAP speeder to stay in Toyota ads

Toyota Motor Corp. said it will continue using SMAP singer Takuya Kimura in its advertising campaign even after the pop star was suspended from driving for speeding.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 3, 2009

Newspapers here soldiering on

Japan's newspaper industry caters to a nation of avid readers and has thus enjoyed a healthy business environment when compared with other developed countries — but times are changing.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2008

NTT told to halt misleading ads

NTT Corp. has been ordered to stop advertisements for its Internet call services because they are misleading.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2007

Toto ads take aim at America's great unwashed

In the summer, sanitary ware manufacturer Toto Ltd., best known for its Washlet bidet toilets, launched an aggressive advertising blitz in the United States to woo Americans who have long shied away from such a product as strange, unnecessary — and a little bit embarrassing.
Reader Mail
Oct 18, 2007

Want ads appear discriminatory

After reading the classified section Oct. 9 (Tuesday), I feel that The Japan Times should modify some of its policies concerning want ads: namely, the ageism and blatant discrimination that often is a prerequisite for a job. One corporation writes "Japanese nationality preferred." Other companies have...
The U.S. government has asked a judge to order the dismantling of Google by selling its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 21, 2024

U.S. Justice Department proposes sale of Google's Chrome to curb monopoly

The proposed changes follow a landmark ruling that the technology giant illegally monopolized online search.
Identifying a sustainable product can involve evaluating claims about emissions, plastic use, water waste and packaging recyclability.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Sep 19, 2023

Regulators are trying to stop greenwashing before it gets worse

The range of agencies tackling dubious sustainability claims is indicative of its ambiguity and breadth.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which polices deceptive advertising practices, saw a jump in complaints over the past year about ads that either used AI or claimed to use it to lure people into scams.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2024

AI scam complaints are just the tip of the iceberg

The U.S. FTC, which polices deceptive advertising practices, saw a jump in complaints over the past year about ads using AI to lure people into scams.
Billionaire Elon Musk, owner of the X social media platform, pauses during an event with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London on Nov. 2.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 25, 2023

X may lose up to $75 million in revenue as advertisers pull out

Scores of brands have pulled their ads after owner Elon Musk’s endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
A new report by international campaign group Global Witness alleges that TikTok approved adverts containing political disinformation ahead of European polls.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2024

TikTok fails 'disinformation test' before EU vote, study shows

The Chinese ByteDance-owned app said its systems correctly identified the breach, but the ads were approved due to "human error" by a moderator.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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