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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2015

Gundam-shaped tofu to go on sale Friday

Sagamiya Foods Co., known for producing Gundam robot-shaped tofu, will put the latest of its unusual tofu series on store shelves Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2015

Kirin buys Myanmar's biggest brewing company for $560 million

Kirin Holdings Co. said it acquired Myanmar's biggest beer company for $560 million (about ¥69.7 billion), as it seeks to expand abroad with an aging population at home reducing domestic demand for its beverages.
EDITORIALS
Aug 19, 2015

Economy appears far from robust

The latest GDP data for the second quarter of this year confirms the underlying weakness of consumer demand and the seemingly limited scope of the benefits of 'Abenomics.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 19, 2015

Microsoft says Line's popular Rinna character is new way to engage customers

Microsoft is hoping to revolutionize the way that companies use messaging service Line to promote their products, with the help of an artificial intelligence program last seen posing as a high school girl.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2015

Tokyo building boom causes debt fatigue as Sumitomo yields rise

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. is forecasting a third-straight year of record operating income as "Abenomics," the name give to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies, spurs a property market boom. That doesn't mean investors have unlimited appetite for its debt.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Aug 17, 2015

NPO backs global certification for Minamiaizu's sustainable forests

In the town of Minamiaizu in southwestern Fukushima Prefecture, local efforts are gathering steam to promote its rich forestry resources to the world by obtaining global certification for quality woodlands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 17, 2015

Japan's economy shrinks as consumption, investment fall

The economy contracted last quarter as consumers and businesses cut spending, putting pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to return his focus to 'Abenomics.'
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 15, 2015

Abe is wrong to rush toward militarization

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to militarization could have dangerous unforeseen consequences for peace in the Asia-Pacific region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2015

Colored contact lenses cited as infection risk for careless users

A government organization is trying to make youngsters aware of the risks of frivolous use of colored contact lenses, warning that bad hygiene practices could lead to eye infections and severe diseases.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2015

Spying allegations deal a blow to Japan-U.S. ties

Washington must provide further clarification on the NSA's alleged spying activities to ensure the stability of Japan-U.S. relations.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 11, 2015

China devalues yuan by most in two decades in bid to combat slowdown

China devalued the yuan by the most in two decades, ending a de facto peg to the dollar that has been in place since March and battered exports.
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2015

TPP will put profit ahead of people, force states to yield to investors, activists say

Labor activists worry that a U.S.-led free-trade deal under negotiation will prioritize corporate profits over workers' rights and pressure governments to bow to the will of investors.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2015

Analysts baffled by shame index reshuffle as Tepco sinks

It turns out numbers aren't the only things that matter for companies trying to gain entry into the index of Japan's best companies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 10, 2015

Modi's quest to put India's poor to work stymied by rise of robots

In a sweltering factory in southern India, Royal Enfield motorcycles are being painted and lacquered by giant robotic arms that move at twice the maximum speed of a human limb, day in, day out, never making a mistake.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 8, 2015

Truth hurts: censorship in the media

"Truth, it has been said, is the first casualty of war." — Philip Snowden, July 1916
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2015

Abe says National Stadium responsibility falls on him, promises 'all-out effort' to complete project

Amid opposition calls for the education and sports minister to resign, Abe says it's his job to make the event ”move people of the world.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2015

New business code seen spurring stock buybacks

Prime minister Shinzo Abe has engineered a way the nation's companies can dump ¥34.1 trillion ($273 billion) of stock, and share prices will keep rising.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2015

Made in North Korea: goods store opens to brisk business in Seoul

A shop in South Korea's capital specializing in goods made in the North has run nearly $140,000 through its tills in just three months of business, helping dispel the notion that products from the impoverished state are shoddy and undesirable.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 6, 2015

Mizuho's Wall Street itch revealed in huge Actavis deal

When Actavis was preparing to buy Allergan, it gave Mizuho Financial Group Inc. a weekend to decide if it wanted to help come up with $46 billion in loans to back the deal, which had been code-named Project Fruit Basket.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 5, 2015

Black depths of Swedish humor plumbed in 'A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence'

If Vladimir and Estragon, the hapless protagonists of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," had attempted to make a comedy sketch show, they might have ended up with something like "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence." This mordant, strikingly original work from Swedish director Roy Andersson...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2015

Nikkei's $1.3 billion FT bid 'too much,' Axel Springer CEO says

Axel Springer SE would have "loved" to buy the Financial Times, but the $1.3 billion (¥161.7 billion) Nikkei Inc. paid for the salmon-hued paper was too much for the German media group, according to Chief Executive Officer Mathias Doepfner.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 5, 2015

Corporate earnings in Japan outshine rest of Asia amid weak yen

Japan is emerging as the star of Asia's latest earnings season, with most companies reporting higher-than-expected profit growth as businesses continue to benefit from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery 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.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
False report on Yasukuni Shrine visit 'extremely regrettable,' top spokesperson says
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi during a news conference 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.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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