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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 1, 2022

Why economic security in Japan needs to include the defense industry

At present, the defense industry appears to be absent from government efforts to achieve economic security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2022

Exxon unveils sweeping restructuring in latest cost cutting move

The broad restructuring marks its latest cost-cutting effort after activist investors seeking to boost returns and address the energy transition won three seats last spring on its board.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Jan 4, 2022

Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou taps J. League experience in blockbuster triple-signing

The three are now bound for Celtic, the legendary Scottish club that has experienced a revival under the former F. Marinos boss.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 24, 2021

Consumer prices rise 0.5% in Japan on energy costs, but 2% without phone fees

The underlying price trend is being obscured by distortions caused by government policies — such as the drive to lower phone charges.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 24, 2021

Chinese designer enjoys Olympic boost for figure skating costumes

Zhang was inspired by Japanese designer Satomi Ito, whose designs for Yuzuru Hanyu she called stunning and 'a perfect match with his music.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 19, 2021

YouTuber gets hit with copyright claims, but is it Toei who’s out of line?

While companies have a right to protect their intellectual property, they should still realize the media landscape is changing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2021

Intel plans $7 billion Asia expansion as chip crunch persists

The project marks a big bet on Malaysia, which is emerging as a global center for testing and assembling semiconductors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Dec 3, 2021

What Japan needs to do to boost its economic security

Through its Strategic Headquarters on the Creation of a New International Order, the ruling LDP is hoping to ensure Japan's economy can weather any storm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2021

Global airlines prepare for omicron volatility, agility will be key

New protocols in the wake of the omicron variant are expected to add to the airline industry's headache, as well as to those who have made plans to travel abroad.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 25, 2021

JPMorgan Chase CEO joins Lithuania and WTA in testing China on free speech

Jamie Dimon knew right away Beijing wouldn't like his joke about the Communist Party's downfall, noting immediately afterward: 'I can't say that in China.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 23, 2021

Biden reappoints Jerome Powell as U.S. Fed chief

The U.S. president said his decision would ensure stability and independence at the central bank, and avoid politicizing the role.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Nov 11, 2021

The young generation risking it all to topple the Myanmar junta

The battle has made guerrilla fighters of university lecturers, day laborers, tech workers, students and artists and forced countless young men and women into a life on the run.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 9, 2021

Wages in Japan eke out meager gains as Kishida eyes tax breaks

While pay appears to have been improving this year, it is still measured against the low levels of last year and the gains are far below levels seen as necessary to help inflation reach 2%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2021

Chips, coal and property top China traders’ plenum watch list

After a yearlong regulatory crackdown, investors are on high alert for the risk of more policy change as the Communist Party kicks off a major convention this week.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / COP26 special
Nov 1, 2021

Global efforts for a better tomorrow

For almost three decades, the U.N. has worked to bring as many countries together as possible on a regular basis for the global climate change summits known as COP, short for Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. These events have served to focus the world’s...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 28, 2021

Yukiro Dravarious: ‘Before, drag queens were feared. Now, we’re celebrated!’

The TV show “RuPaul's Drag Race” has led to a boom in the popularity of drag that even extends to scenes that focus on both gore and glamour.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 13, 2021

Global energy crunch ties China's hands ahead of COP26 climate conference

Two speeches from China's top leaders, delivered days apart, have revealed that Beijing plans to continue supporting fossil fuels even as it invests in renewable energy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2021

The false promise of AUKUS

AUKUS comes hot on the heels of the U.S.' chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, and thus is being held up as evidence that the Biden administration is competent on foreign policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 24, 2021

Bitcoin stumbles as China turns the screws on cryptocurrencies

Crypto contributes little to economic growth, spawns risks, consumes huge amounts of energy and hampers carbon neutrality goals, say authorities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 3, 2021

China cracks down on showbiz for 'polluting' society and youth

Beijing's latest moves come in the wake of celebrity scandals, but also targets entertainment portraying 'effeminate' behavior and other content deemed 'warped.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2021

Ex-regulators earn $460,000 to help firms decode China crackdown

Companies are scouring ministries and regulators for officials willing to cross over and help them navigate the moves that have upended some of the nation's most high-profile firms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 5, 2021

Investors are ignoring a dangerous crackdown on press freedom

In an era when environmental, social and governance investing is increasingly in the spotlight, press freedom is still low on most investors' list of concerns.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2021

China overhauls private education sector ‘hijacked by capital’

The country's education technology sector is worth $100 billion, but Beijing's reforms will drastically change the business model.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2021

China crackdown makes Hong Kong index world’s biggest tech loser

An index launched a year ago to give investors greater exposure to China’s internet giants is now the world’s worst-performing major technology gauge.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2021

Netflix plans to offer video games in push beyond films and TV

Video games give Netflix another way to lure new customers and may make it easier to justify price increases in coming years.
Japan Times
LIFE / Longform
Jul 9, 2021

In search of Japan's lost wolves: Territorial threat

Industrialization and deforestation played a part in the Japanese wolf's supposed demise in the early 20th century. More than 100 years later, the ecological crisis is still with us.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2021

Japan’s green push opens path to talent outside old men’s club

The growing importance of sustainable investment could help diversify the mentality of Japan Inc. boardrooms, as firms look to draw from a nontraditional talent pool for senior positions.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.”
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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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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