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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2022

DoorDash surges more than 30% on record-high order numbers

Despite COVID-19's fading threat, pandemic eating habits are sticking, indicating that the 'benefit of convenience is enduring.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 14, 2022

Toshiba to hold extraordinary meeting in March on new separation plan

The meeting, intended to gain feedback from investors, presents the possibility of a showdown with activist stock holders that may oppose the conglomerate's restructuring proposal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2022

Microsoft lays out new app store rules as it seeks approval of its Activision deal

Microsoft said it wouldn't require developers to use its payment system for in-app purchases, although that stipulation and a few others won't initially apply to the Xbox store.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 4, 2022

Activision Blizzard earnings miss estimates after Microsoft deal

Adjusted revenue fell 18% to $2.49 billion in the fourth quarter, Activision Blizzard said in a statement Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 2, 2022

Behind Neil Young vs. Spotify, a fraught relationship with musicians

In the past, many musicians have spoken out over what they see as the unfairness of the streaming model overall.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2022

Pay your power bill, Myanmar soldiers say, or pay with your life

After the coup, millions in Myanmar refused to work or pay for electricity — an act aimed at depriving the junta of crucial sources of revenue.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 5, 2022

In $500 million trading card deal, Fanatics buys Topps

Michael Rubin, the CEO of Fanatics, called trading cards and collectibles 'a significant pillar” in the company's plans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2022

The epic rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes

In Silicon Valley, where the line between talk and achievement is often vague, there is finally a limit to faking it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2022

The rise and fall of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes: A timeline

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, 37, was accused of defrauding investors and patients with her claims of revolutionizing lab testing with a machine that used a single drop of blood.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 3, 2022

Tesla smashes quarterly delivery record with 308,600 cars

The record quarter underscores the 'green tidal wave taking hold” for Tesla and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk heading into 2022, one analyst has said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 13, 2021

Haiti’s leader kept a list of drug traffickers. His assassins came for it.

In the months before his murder, President Jovenel Mou00efse took a number of steps to fight drug and arms smugglers. Some officials now fear he was killed for it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 7, 2021

Facebook facing mounting legal fights over Myanmar genocide

Rohingya refugees blame the social media company for allowing the 'out-of-control spread of anti-Rohingya content” despite repeated warnings about deadly consequences.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 26, 2021

China asks Didi to delist from U.S. on security fears

The country's tech watchdog wants management to take the company off the New York Stock Exchange because of concerns about leakage of sensitive data, sources say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Nov 15, 2021

Investors see potential in Hokkaido ski resorts in wake of pandemic

Developers began construction of a new hotel in the Kutchan town's Hirafu district, a central part of Hokkaido's Niseko resort, back in Aug. 17, when the prefecture was being hit by the fifth wave of the pandemic with daily cases topping 400.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Nov 7, 2021

Beef bowl in hand, developer Toshihiro Nagoshi has left Sega

In a blow for the game maker, the long-time developer and force behind the Yakuza franchise has stepped away from his position following a series of unfortunate on-air gaffes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 3, 2021

From Boeing to Mercedes, a U.S. worker rebellion swells over vaccine mandates

The mandate has stirred protests from workers in industries across the country, as well as from Republican state officials.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 3, 2021

Facebook to shut down use of facial recognition technology

Facebook on Monday said it will shut down this system for privacy reasons, and will delete more than 1 billion 'facial recognition templates” it has collected over the years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Nov 1, 2021

Japan's repeat drunken drivers stay on the road as doctors hesitate to suspend licenses

While doctors worry about the impact such moves would have on their patients' lives, those struggling with alcoholism are left to cause harm to themselves and others.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Oct 25, 2021

Closure of Nippon Paper Industries’ Kushiro Mill leaves workers in limbo

Most of the employees at the plant, including those from affiliated companies, are Kushiro natives.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2021

Hate-speech case forces Japan to confront workplace racism

A case brought against an employer over discriminatory office handouts is representing a fresh test for Japan's legal system and its measures to combat harassment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Sep 20, 2021

Sendai throws weight behind efforts to develop tech for disasters

Companies in the Tohoku region are developing apps to help with the distribution of relief supplies and the management of evacuation centers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2021

COVID-19 was expected to spur a remote-work revolution in Japan. What happened?

A lack of digital infrastructure and an archaic corporate culture that values long working hours and face-to-face meetings is slowing down the nation's push toward working remotely.
Japan Times
The Netherlands report 2021
Sep 10, 2021

Plugwise: Switching on energy-reduction solutions from the Netherlands to Japan

Driven by the concept that the greenest energy is the energy that is not used, Dutch company Plugwise is delivering innovative energy-saving products and solutions to customers across the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2021

Spies for hire: China’s new breed of hackers blends espionage and entrepreneurship

China's premier spy agency is increasingly reaching beyond its own ranks to recruit from a vast pool of private-sector talent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2021

SoftBank-backed Karrot becomes $2.7 billion South Korean unicorn

Asia's fourth-largest economy is breaking away from family-controlled conglomerates and minting self-made billionaires faster than ever.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2021

Amazon pandemic bump fades as vaccinated shoppers leave home

The world's biggest e-commerce retailer on Thursday reported sales and gave a forecast that fell short of expectations.
Japan Times
Hong Kong report 2021
Jul 30, 2021

Wah Kwong: Steering toward a responsible future for shipping

The maritime sector is steeped in tradition. Throughout history the industry has played a crucial role in global economic growth and international trading relations. In the 1950s when the seeds of Hong Kong’s and Japan’s economic miracles were sown, T.Y. Chao established Wah Kwong Maritime Transport...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2021

The parking garage of the future

Inventive entrepreneurs see the parking garage as a 'mobility hub” or 'silo,” fashioned with whole lot of advanced software and hardware.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2021

China's Didi crackdown is all about controlling big data

The crackdown shows how big data is quickly turning into the next major battleground in a clash of superpowers.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Japan buys first South Korean rice in over two decades as prices surge
Bags of rice at a warehouse in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Japan imported South Korean rice for the first time since 1999 this month amid soaring domestic prices for the staple grain.
Nvidia CEO lobbies Japan to generate more power to fuel AI
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang answers questions from reporters after his meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Monday.
Nvidia CEO urges LDP to build up Japan’s AI infrastructure
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba receives a gift from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the start of their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Monday.
Yen on the march as Plaza Accord 2.0 debate grows
The yen strengthened dramatically this month — hitting ¥139.9 to the dollar on Tuesday — and could become a topic of conversation in trade talks between the United States and Japan.
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
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