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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 8, 2020

Guided by an ever-present curiosity in business, travel

Throughout his career, President of Piaggio Group Japan Neri Miclaus has adhered to a personal tenet to continually push the boundaries of his comfort zone.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2020

School closures causing shorter retail and restaurant business hours

School closures due to the coronavirus outbreak are exacerbating manpower shortages at retailers and restaurants, forcing them to cut their business hours.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2020

In fresh scandal for Toshiba, subsidiary found to have booked ¥43.5 billion in fictitious sales

Toshiba Corp. said Friday that a subsidiary booked fictitious sales of ¥43.5 billion in 26 transactions recorded only on paper.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2020

Marubeni to launch Japan's first large-scale offshore wind power business

Marubeni Corp. is gearing up to launch what it says will be Japan's first large-scale offshore wind power generation business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2020

Japan Post Insurance misconduct may have hit 60,000 more customers

Improper sales practices for Japan Post Insurance Co. products may have disadvantaged 60,000 more customers than previously known, sources have said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 28, 2020

Age discrimination is bad for business

Not acting forcefully on ageism will increasingly carry a heavy cost for politicians.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Nov 15, 2019

Empowering Slovenia's Business: Green. Creative. Smart.

In 2019, SPIRIT Slovenia, the Public Agency for Entrepreneurship, Internationalization, Foreign Investments and Technology, launched an international communications campaign Green. Creative. Smart. under the state brand "I feel Slovenia."
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Chile report 2019
Nov 15, 2019

Business climate action: Arauco announces carbon neutrality by 2020

The climate emergency and its consequences have taken the entire world to a point where diagnoses are no longer enough. Moving from words to action as countries, as citizens and businesses is imperative.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 5, 2019

Apple to open largest Japan outlet in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district

U.S. technology giant Apple Inc. is set to open its largest directly run Japanese outlet in the Marunouchi business district of Tokyo on Saturday.
Japan Times
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Aug 1, 2019

Relaxing business lodging

Dormy Residences Ichigaya opened in the spring this year in the heart of Tokyo, a six-minute walk from JR Ichigaya Station that is easy to access from major stations such as Tokyo and Shinjuku.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2019

South Korea's Moon warns business leaders to prepare for a prolonged fight with Japan

South Korean President Moon Jae-in warned top business leaders of an extended battle with Japan over its export controls on vital manufacturing materials, raising concerns their latest fight could disrupt global supply chains.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 3, 2019

Hong Kong protests and Beijing's tightening grip rattle business community

Chaotic scenes of protesters rampaging through Hong Kong's legislature, trashing furniture and daubing graffiti over walls have sent jitters through the business community, which worries about the impact on the city's status as a financial hub.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2019

U.S. firm Applied Materials agrees to buy Japan's Kokusai Electric to bolster memory chip business

U.S. chip gear maker Applied Materials Inc. agreed Monday to buy Japanese peer Kokusai Electric for $2.2 billion from KKR & Co. as it bets on rising demand for memory chips used in data centers, 5G phones and AI-powered devices.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 30, 2019

Huawei lifeline shows Trump prefers business deals over trade war

In recent weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump has drawn the ire of security hawks in Congress for suggesting he could trade away his blacklisting of Huawei Technologies Co. to secure a trade deal with China.
Japan Times
North Rhine-Westphalia report 2019
Jun 28, 2019

North Rhine-Westphalia and Japan: Connecting through people, business and digital transformation

In the 1950s, Japanese trading house executives were the first to settle in Duesseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). The growing Japanese community established schools, banks, shops and restaurants, and today nearly 15,000 Japanese nationals call NRW home.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 6, 2019

Chiba loquat grower loves his work, but frets over the future of the biwa business

Kenzo Takeba picks a loquat out of his basket, unwraps it from its paper cover and expertly begins to peel off the delicate orange skin with his fingers.
BUSINESS
May 31, 2019

NBCUniversal latest U.S. media firm reconsidering Georgia business over abortion law

NBCUniversal and WarnerMedia on Thursday joined a wave of U.S. media companies, including Walt Disney Co., saying they will reconsider working in Georgia if a new law banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected takes effect.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 30, 2019

Japan business lobby JCCI urges sales tax hike to proceed as planned

The head of a Japanese business lobby said a planned sales tax hike should proceed in October to sustain the social security system for a rapidly graying population, despite calls from elsewhere to postpone it given growing economic challenges.
WORLD / Politics
May 11, 2019

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn vows to double minimum wage for young workers

A future Labour government would more than double the minimum wage in Britain for workers under the age of 18 to £10 an hour, its leader said Saturday, stepping up his campaign over the cost of living.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 15, 2019

Tiger Woods' Masters victory a huge win for longtime sponsor Nike

Tiger Woods's improbable Masters victory will reward the few companies that stuck with him through his struggles, and the ones that joined him when he was near the low point of his career.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 23, 2019

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen gave prosecutors information on Trump family business, report says

U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen met last month with federal prosecutors in Manhattan and provided information about potential irregularities in the Trump family business, The New York Times reported on Friday.
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southeastern USA report 2019
Feb 22, 2019

Charleston: Perfectly positioned for global business

Named the best city in the United States and Canada by “Travel + Leisure” magazine, Charleston in South Carolina is a popular destination for foreign investment. With more than 180 multinational firms operating in the region, the community currently ranks ninth among U.S. metro areas for foreign...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2019

Ethiopian coffee farmers are betting on blockchain to make trade fairer and boost business

On a bustling street near the shiny new international airport in Ethiopia's capital is a small coffee roastery with big dreams.
Jan 7, 2019

ORIX Bank Introduces Cloud-based Automated Dialing System “Robot Call(R)*1”
Enhances Business Efficiency through RPA*2 to Improve Customer Satisfaction

TOKYO, Japan – December 20, 2018 – ORIX Bank Corporation (“ORIX Bank”) announced that it will be introducing Robot Call(R), a cloud-based automated dialing system, from today into its payment notification service mainly for individual customers repaying their real estate investment loans.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 4, 2019

Michael Flynn's ex-business partner seeks trial delay in Turkey lobbying case

Lawyers for Bijan Rafiekian, the ex-business partner of former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn, said Thursday they want to delay the upcoming February criminal trial into whether their client covertly lobbied for Turkey.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
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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