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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 18, 2021

Loss of LDP majority could open up range of coalition options

With 465 seats up for grabs and opposition parties teaming up in some districts, the results of this year's Lower House election are far from certain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2021

Evergrande debt woes are manageable, China central bank official says

In rare official comments, Zou Lan, head of financial markets at the People's Bank of China, urged Evergrande to step up asset disposals and the resumption of projects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 14, 2021

The drones are coming: Unmanned machines fly to rural Japan's rescue

Aging and shrinking communities in the nation's countryside are looking to the sky for essential deliveries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2021

Asian Development Bank boosts 2019-2030 climate financing goal to $100 billion

The additional $20 billion in financing support will provide support for climate mitigation efforts including low-carbon energy sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2021

COVID-19 pill sales could hit $2 billion, drugmaker Shionogi says

Competition to snag a piece of the COVID pill market is fierce, as the world adjusts to the virus being endemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 6, 2021

NEC plans overseas acquisitions in drive for 70% profit growth

The focus of acquisitions will be the United States and Europe, while expansion in Asia can come from organic growth, Chief Executive Officer Takayuki Morita has said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2021

Reinvigorating multilateralism for a better world

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven home the message that we live in an interconnected and interdependent world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2021

Honda sees its future in air taxis, rockets and moon robots

With its '2030 Vision,” the automaker is betting big on how people will work, travel and spend leisure time in the future.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 1, 2021

JFA seeks Nadeshiko Japan revival under youth wizard Futoshi Ikeda

The 50-year-old, whose Japan side won the 2018 U-20 Women's World Cup, wants to restore the senior team's standing after it struggled to achieve results in recent international competitions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Sep 30, 2021

Japan’s new leader is prisoner of the policies he inherited

Prime Minister Suga will lift emergency pandemic restrictions that have hampered the country's economy, but it will get progressively harder for the new leader from there.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2021

What Japan’s middle-of-the-road new leader means for investors

For good or ill, Kishida is seen by investors as a continuity choice — stable, but unlikely to energize markets much.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 28, 2021

The country that makes breakfast for the world is plagued by fire, frost and drought

As much as 1.3 billion pounds of coffee beans were destroyed — enough to brew every cup Americans drink for four months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2021

Left or right, German election leaves investors braced for more spending

Prospects for increased German spending come as European Union budget rules are under review.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2021

India accelerates talks with Taiwan on chip plant and trade deal

India has sought to lure high-technology investments as it seeks to become more self-reliant on chips, while Taiwan wants to strengthen its diplomatic presence around the globe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2021

Automakers look to hedge against China’s rare earth dominance

European carmakers are in discussions with Australian rare earths explorer Arafura Resources Ltd. about sourcing elements that help power electric cars from outside China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2021

Justin Trudeau's longevity as Canadian leader unclear after bid for majority fails

Insiders said Trudeau and his inner circle had failed to realize the people they would need to run the campaign were exhausted after 15 months fighting COVID-19.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2021

China's high-tech push seeks to reassert global factory dominance

Beijing's pivot puts the focus on advanced manufacturing, rather than the services sector, to steer the world's second-largest economy past the so-called 'middle income trap.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Sep 21, 2021

Haruhiko Kuroda's monetary experiment set to continue beyond BOJ tenure record

Reaching the landmark as longest-running governor will be testament to Kuroda's ability to keep political and market pressure at bay despite having failed to spark inflation.
Japan Times
Vietnam report 2021
Sep 20, 2021

The most popular FDI destination in the ASEAN region

For the past years, Japan and Vietnam have dramatically strengthened economic, political and social ties based on our Extensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 19, 2021

Malaysia's Najib may seek re-election to parliament despite conviction

Najib, who served as premier for nine years until 2018, was found guilty of corruption last year and sentenced to 12 years in prison in the 1MDB scandal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2021

Speed limit on the autobahn? It’d be great for the planet

For libertarians and petrol-heads, not to mention the German engineers who spent decades building ever more powerful combustion engines, limiting speeds would be hugely disappointing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 17, 2021

Nomura sees shift into wealth management pay dividends

The move has been buoyed by investor demand, after central banks made bonds and some other traditional investments less profitable and pushed the price of stocks and real estate higher.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 16, 2021

Next prime minister unlikely to set off Bank of Japan policy shift, survey shows

Some 84% of survey respondents predict there won't be any meaningful change in monetary policy as a result of the new political leadership, while the other 14% say it's hard to tell.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 14, 2021

Unhappy with profitability, Nidec founder pushes on targets

Nagamori recently told his senior managers that they need to do more to boost Nidec's business performance
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.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
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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