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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2015

Tepco returns to profit amid lower global energy prices

Tokyo Electric Power Co. returned to profit in the fourth quarter, as lower energy prices helped offset a weaker yen and one-off gains boosted net income.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2015

Honda profit forecast trails estimates on recalls, U.S. sales

Honda Motor Co. forecast profit that fell short of analyst estimates as the carmaker recovers from its worst vehicle recalls in decades.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 27, 2015

Japan needs to cut its rice farmers down to size

Japan's 3.3 million rice growers, who together comprise only 2.5 percent of the population, now seem to be the biggest obstacle preventing Japan from completing one of history's biggest trade deals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 27, 2015

Japanese companies using the weak yen to beat profit targets

If you're searching for Japanese companies likely to beat earnings forecasts this quarter, one good place to start is the currency assumptions.
CULTURE / Music / STRANGE BOUTIQUE
Apr 24, 2015

The secret to indie success is in the bag

Here's a joke: When is a bag not a bag? Give up? When it's a symbol for the shifting place of music in the pop cultural landscape. . . . I'm here all week, folks. Try the veal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 24, 2015

Apple Watch debuts in Japan with little fanfare

The much-hyped Apple Watch went on sale to a muted fanfare Friday as shoppers came to terms with limited availability of the tech giant's first wearable gadget.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2015

Russia's economy steps back from the brink

Russia's economic performance is leading some forecasters to be a bit more optimistic about the depth of its recession.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2015

Car-pooling shows growth potential over long distances

Stuck in traffic heading out of Tokyo, Kohei Miwa noticed how few of the cars near him on the expressway were carrying passengers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2015

Thailand plays the Russia card

The renewed friendly relations between Thailand and Russia must be analyzed in the context of the turbulence in Thai domestic politics.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 22, 2015

OMG, are GMOs altering our bodies?

Oh, for the innocent days of old, when one could lick ice cream cones or eat cupcakes with pink icing without thinking anything except "Do I get seconds?" Nowadays, no eating experience can be defined by such blissful ignorance, unless you want to get in the fast lane to the land of obesity, Type 2 diabetes,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 22, 2015

Ex-currency chief fears BOJ exit nightmare on debt pile

Government debt twice the size of the economy will make exiting stimulus a nightmare for Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda, according to the nation's former top currency official.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 22, 2015

North Korea's solar panel boom brings power to the people

In a country notorious for a lack of electricity, many North Koreans are taking power into their hands by installing cheap household solar panels to charge mobile phones and light up their homes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 21, 2015

JPMorgan's Japan head of equity research resigns

Jesper Koll is leaving JPMorgan Chase & Co. after running the firm's equity-research team in Tokyo for more than five years.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2015

A lone voice, Morgan Stanley says BOJ is winning and will taper stimulus in 2016

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has at least one strategist that shares the optimism he is showing in the world's third-largest economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2015

Europe's poisoned chalice of economic growth

In developing countries, it is said that good times are bad times for economic reform. Welcome to developing Europe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 21, 2015

The expensive antics of China's gaudiest billionaire

President Xi Jinping's austerity drive has sent China's high rollers running for cover, emptying casinos and golf courses as vin ordinaire becomes the new Chateau Lafite. Billionaire art collector Liu Yiqian doesn't seem to have gotten the memo.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2015

The world's debt dilemma

The debt-ridden world must find less credit-intensive routes to growth and ways to eliminate existing debt burdens.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 19, 2015

IMF fudges BOJ inflation target timeline

The International Monetary Fund said it has become harder to estimate when the Bank of Japan will achieve its inflation target, suggesting the global fund is backtracking from its prediction of around 2017 or 2018.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2015

Putin bests Obama in Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin is building on a tactical advantage he has over the U.S. in talks with Iran: He can be the first to begin rapprochement with Iran's leaders, without worrying too much about its compliance with any nuclear deal's requirements.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 16, 2015

Sharp eyeing ¥200 billion bailout: source

The loss-making company will also pledge to scale back its North American TV operations and cut around 5,000 jobs, or 10 percent of its global workforce, a source said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 16, 2015

Rizap gym owner seeks to triple profit by shrinking waistlines

For Kenkou Corp., slimmer waistlines mean fatter profits.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2015

Thais flock to Japan for holiday, ignore freeze on flight increases

Thai tourists took advantage of a weaker yen and relaxed visa restrictions to flock to Japan over the three-day Songkran holiday ending Wednesday, but a temporary freeze on Thai flight increases to the country was likely to impact numbers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 13, 2015

April: the season of newbies, nendo and Narita taishoku

April in Japan is a time for new beginnings, whether it be in terms of products, school or the world of work.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 13, 2015

'Hidden inflation' bodes well for BOJ efforts to boost prices

If the Bank of Japan's core price gauge is anything to go by, inflation has all but disappeared. Try telling that to anyone who pays the bills.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 12, 2015

California learns from Australia on coping with long-term drought

Australian farms and cities manage almost every drop of available water to make the most of supplies on the driest inhabited continent. No wonder California is looking Down Under for help with its record drought.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2015

In China, knock-off Apple Watches have their own fans

Lining the glass display cases of Shenzhen's giant tech malls, knockoff versions of Apple Inc's smartwatch were on sale at many stalls, with some Chinese consumers eager to snap them up for a fraction of the cost of the original.
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.
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.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
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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