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BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 18, 2016

China's chief stock regulator expected to resign as turmoil continues to roil markets: sources

Xiao Gang, the embattled head of China's securities regulator, has offered to resign, sources said, after perceived mismanagement wiped more than $5 trillion off the value of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets since they peaked last June.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 18, 2016

Loving you for a long time with 'zutto'

Introducing various meanings and ways of using the adverb u305au3063u3068, which expresses greatness.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2016

Taiwan's election poses a challenge for China

Beijing realizes that Tsai Ing-wen's presidential victory in Taiwan is not just a rejection of the KTM but of China as well.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 18, 2016

Japan's stock buyers unconvinced despite positive technical signs

After the worst start to a year on record, Japanese stocks are approaching levels that in the past have proved to be springboards to recoveries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 17, 2016

Abenomics: state capitalism

Shinzo Abe's economic policies aren't really neoclassic or Keynesian. Rather they align more with the state capitalism practiced in China, Russia and Singapore.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jan 16, 2016

Online streaming keeps anime afloat

Last week in California, I caught up with some of the chief purveyors of Japanese popular culture in the United States and elsewhere in the world. It became rapidly clear that 2016 won't be at all like 2015 — or any other year before it.
EDITORIALS
Jan 16, 2016

Is Japan using the right data?

If the government is going to help the economy, it needs to improve the quality of its statistics.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 16, 2016

Key facts about Taiwan's relationship with China

Taiwan went to the polls on Saturday to elect a new president and parliament. China, which considers Taiwan part of its territory, will be watching the outcome closely.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jan 15, 2016

January 16, 2016

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 15, 2016

Japan's small-caps doing well while big exporters get a bruising

Amid the wreckage of Japan's stock market in 2016 lies a surprise: Smaller companies are posting their best relative performance on record.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 15, 2016

Suntory to focus on Beam and own beer, not new deals: president

Suntory Holdings Ltd., the nation's third-ranked beer maker by market share, wants to focus on boosting profits at its Beam spirits unit and upgrading its own beers rather than on buying SABMiller PLC's Peroni and Grolsch brands in Europe.
CULTURE / Music / David Bowie in Japan
Jan 15, 2016

The Voice that stayed with me

It's That Voice. I suddenly realized it today when I saw a YouTube montage of clips from his concerts. No matter the song, the style, the era, David Bowie's voice rings out clear and soars over the music, from a rich fruity baritone to heart-rending falsetto bends, grabbing me like no other singer has....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / David Bowie in Japan
Jan 14, 2016

Like some cat from Japan: A tribute to David Bowie

The late David Bowie's appreciation of Japan and its culture was strong. Following his recent death, The Japan Times asked five people who share that connection with the country, and who witnessed the decade-spanning trajectory of this starman, to recall what his sound and vision meant to them.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 14, 2016

Nissan to adapt crash prevention for China's bad drivers

Call it driving with Chinese characteristics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 13, 2016

Japan can endure yen's gains, says Kuroda's former deputy

While Japan has breathing space before the yen's gains become a serious problem for the economy, policymakers are unlikely to stand by should it climb too fast or if key inflation measures slump, according to Takatoshi Ito, a former colleague of central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 12, 2016

Cash-rich ANA offered 8.8% stake in Vietnam Air

Vietnam Airlines Corp. will sell an 8.8 percent stake to ANA Holdings Inc., owner of Japan's biggest airline, for $108 million, the companies announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 7, 2016

Nikkei hits three-month low; China stocks plunge before trading halted

Japanese stocks fell for a fourth day Thursday, extending a global slide that has seen shares post their worst start to a year since 2000.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2016

Pacific dreaming in Moscow

Russia's government announces yet another set of impotent plans to develop its long-neglected Pacific region.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 5, 2016

Toyota joins Ford against Apple-Google car screen dominance

Toyota Motor Corp. agreed to use a car-phone connectivity system championed by Ford Motor Co. in a bid to keep Apple Inc. and Google from dominating control of dashboards.

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