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BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2019

French 3% tax on internet giants could yield €500 million yearly, says finance minister Le Maire

A 3 percent tax on the French revenue of large internet companies could yield €500 million per year, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Cultivating Craft
Mar 2, 2019

Harvestmoon: Craft beer brewed for every palate

As Japanese brewing regulations relaxed in the mid-1990s, it wasn't uncommon for large Japanese resort companies to open breweries. One such brewery, Harvestmoon, is owned and operated by Oriental Land Company (OLC), which runs the Disney theme parks in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2019

Tokyo restaurateur develops spore sheet to speed up aging of meat — and fish

Mikio Atobe carefully peels a layer of rayon netting from a chunk of farmed bluefin tuna, revealing a secondary sheet of cloth clinging to its exposed flesh, partially yellowed by the mold coating it.
Japan Times
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Feb 28, 2019

Art gallery exhibits traditional katana swords

An exhibition displaying and selling antique katana swords will be held in Yokohama from March 6 to 12.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 28, 2019

Consumers in Japan likely to see food and beverage prices rise from March

Waves of price hikes for food and beverage products are set to hit shoppers in Japan from March.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 27, 2019

Yusuke Ogawa: The man in Japan giving jazz fans their rare record fix

'There are just so many records in Japan," says Yusuke Ogawa, owner of Universounds, a used record shop selling jazz, soul and funk in the Western suburbs of central Tokyo. Now, with the rise of internet sales as well as the increasingly interconnected music world, buyers worldwide are catching on to...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Feb 27, 2019

Japan's 24-hour convenience stores struggle to keep doors open all night due to labor crunch

A recent dispute between Seven-Eleven Japan Co. and one of its franchise stores has brought the convenience store industry's around-the-clock service into the spotlight amid a severe nationwide labor crunch.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2019

Trump's China trade 'win' will likely cost America

The China deal is exposing Trump's willingness to sacrifice long-standing American ideals for short-term political gain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 25, 2019

Huawei breaks price ceiling with folding 5G smartphone

Huawei Technologies has unveiled a $2,600 (¥290,000) folding smartphone it says is primed for next-generation 5G mobile connections, even as the United States campaigns to bar the Chinese company from such networks over security concerns.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Feb 23, 2019

Sho: Oden, but not as you'd ever imagine it

At Nami Kawahara's oden restaurant, Sho, she hasn't been afraid to depart from tradition in both decor and dishes, opting for simplicity and elegance over a rough-and-tumble vibe.
Reader Mail
Feb 22, 2019

Japan should build its own stealth fighter

I recently read some Japan Times articles about whether Japan should order F-35s from here in the U.S. or develop your own fighters, and I think it's important to encourage Japan to pursue its own aircraft when feasible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 21, 2019

Japan's manufacturing activity shrinks for first time since 2016 amid U.S.-China trade war: survey

Manufacturing activity contracted in February for the first time in 2½ years as domestic and export orders fell and factories cut output, a private business survey showed on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 21, 2019

Abe's consumption tax hike has a target on its back

China's slowdown may provide an excuse to shelve next October's scheduled increase.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2019

Honda to shut sole U.K. plant in Swindon, imperiling 3,500 jobs just weeks ahead of Brexit

Honda built 160,000 vehicles at the Swindon factory last year, accounting for just over 10 percent of Britain's total output of 1.52 million cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 18, 2019

Sharp takes wraps off new RoBoHoN, with apps aimed at getting families and firms used to 'life with robots'

Sharp Corp. on Monday released three new models of its RoBoHoN humanoid robot with a wider range of use for families and corporate clients.
EDITORIALS
Feb 16, 2019

EU plays tough with Cambodia

The European Union is right to stand on principles and values and it should not stand alone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2019

U.S. spies say China and Russia are getting closer

Beijing and Moscow are teaming up to diminish Washington's global influence, spread tyranny and undermine democracy.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Feb 14, 2019

Dollar rises above ¥111 in Tokyo as optimism grows over U.S. shutdown, trade talks with China

The dollar firmed above ¥111 in Tokyo trading Thursday, backed by higher optimism about trade negotiations between the U.S. and China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2019

Tokushima woman on zero-waste quest gets an audience with Davos

With leaders from around the world as her audience, a young Japanese woman from Kamikatsu, Tokushima Prefecture, spoke about her small town's "zero waste" initiatives, urging the globally influential audience to act to change society.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2019

Can 'Big Brother' technology clean up palm oil's image?

Some of the world's major palm oil users, including Nestle, Unilever, and Mondelez, are trying out new satellite technology to track deforestation, as pressure grows on them to source the ingredient responsibly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 14, 2019

Airbus to stop making A380, world's largest passenger jet

Airbus SE has decided to stop making the A380 double-decker after a dozen years in service, burying a prestige project that won the hearts of passengers and politicians but never the broad support of airlines that instead preferred smaller, more fuel-efficient aircraft.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 13, 2019

Twenty years after frontman Shinji Sato's death, Fishmans is still walking in the rhythm

In the eternal present of modern listening, when the entire history of recorded sound is just a few clicks away, some music reverberates for longer. That's been the case with Fishmans, a cult Japanese act from the 1990s whose blend of dub rhythms and dream-pop reverie continues to lure new fans 20 years...
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Japanese man broke into 1,000 homes to 'relieve stress'
Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters in Fukuoka. Police took a 37-year-old man into custody on Monday on suspicion of trespassing on a property in Dazaifu City.
Wild boar injures six at Himeji child care facility
Hyogo Prefectural Police headquarters. A wild boar attacked children and staff at a child care facility in the prefecture on Tuesday.
Russia says it will respond if U.S. places missiles in Japan
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova at a news conference in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, in June
‘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.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.

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