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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 2, 2017

Teachers have fewer rights than students

A recent Tokyo High Court decsion unwittingly affirmed that students possess more free speech rights than teachers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
May 1, 2017

Osaka launches formal bid to host 2025 World Expo

In a formal bid for Osaka to host the 2025 World Exposition (Expo), Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui and others, including head of the bidding committee and Keidanren Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara, met with (Vincente G.) Loscertales, secretary general of the Expo's governing body Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), in Paris on the afternoon of April 24 to submit their application.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 29, 2017

Resurgent Sony projects ¥500 billion operating profit for fiscal 2017

Sony Corp. on Friday forecasted an operating profit of ¥500 billion for the business year to March 2018, up 73.2 percent from the previous year, on brisk prospects for its semiconductor and gaming businesses.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2017

Japan's big three shippers see profitable year amid industry recovery

Japan's big three shippers on Friday forecast a return to profit this fiscal year after last year's losses, as they emerge from the worst global slump in the container business.
EDITORIALS
Apr 28, 2017

Searching for consensus in global economic governance

It's no longer business as usual for the global economic order.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 28, 2017

Japan's March data on core inflation, output keep pressure on BOJ

The nation's core consumer prices rose at a slower than expected pace in March and household spending fell more than estimated — worrying signs for the central bank that domestic demand won't be strong enough to generate sustained inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 28, 2017

Draghi says risks to EU growth declining even as inflation eludes

Mario Draghi said risks to the euro-area economy have diminished further, even as he stuck to his line that core inflation continues to fall short of the European Central Bank's comfort zone.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2017

EU hurries to fill Trump trade void with Pacific partners Japan, Mercosur

Europe's claim to be the global champion of open trade and a counterweight to the threatened protectionism of U.S. President Donald Trump risks ringing hollow if it cannot sign a new Pacific free trade deal by the end of 2017.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 24, 2017

In hunt for deal, Sprint said to look at options beyond T-Mobile

Wall Street is betting Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US Inc. will soon revive talks on a blockbuster merger, but a recent surge in demand for wireless assets has Sprint exploring other ways to unleash value.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2017

Modi's push to make Indian kitchens safer sees nation overtake Japan for LPG imports

India toppled Japan as the world's second-largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pledge to provide cooking gas cylinders to the poor and wean them off polluting fuels drove up consumption.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 21, 2017

Western Digital makes case for taking over Toshiba chip unit

Western Digital Corp. is making a forceful case for its bid to take control of Toshiba Corp.'s memory-chip business amid a fierce bidding war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2017

Kuroda says BOJ purchase pace to continue for some time

The Bank of Japan will continue with very accommodative monetary policy and maintain the current pace of asset purchases for some time, Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said in an interview.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 18, 2017

45 new skyscrapers to dot Tokyo's skyline by 2020 Olympics

Tokyo's skyline is set to welcome 45 new skyscrapers by the time the city hosts the Olympics in 2020, as a surge of buildings planned in the early years of Abenomics near completion.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 12, 2017

'No regrets' as Mao bids farewell

Mao Asada graciously answered every question she was asked during a news conference on Wednesday, her first public appearance since announcing her retirement from figure skating two days earlier in a post on her blog.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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