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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2019

SoftBank Group reports 62% jump in operating profit, rising to record high

SoftBank Group Corp. on Wednesday reported robust earnings for the April-December period, crediting positive returns on investments in other businesses and ventures.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Jan 30, 2019

Thinking of working in Japan? It's good to know what you're in for

So you're thinking of working for a Japanese firm. You might be wondering whether what you've heard about working in Japan is true. Or, if you're already working here, you may wonder if what you're experiencing is typical.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 23, 2019

What #MeToo? Dealmaking in escort bars thrives in corporate East Asia, including Japan

In Tokyo's Ginza, Seoul's Gangnam and Beijing's Chaoyang financial district, a familiar scene plays out almost every night of the work week. As dusk falls, businessmen flock to karaoke and hostess clubs to close deals and build relationships in the liquor-lubricated intimacy of young women.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 27, 2018

Nissan sources link latest Ghosn allegations to Khaled Al-Juffali, vice chairman of one of Saudi Arabia's largest conglomerates

Sources with knowledge of Nissan Motor Co.'s probe into its former Chairman Carlos Ghosn have said that an individual involved in fresh misconduct allegations against Ghosn is Khaled Al-Juffali, vice chairman of one of Saudi Arabia's largest conglomerates and a member of the board at the Saudi Arabian...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 24, 2018

What happens when Alexa gets too smart or too human?

Millions of users of Amazon's Echo speakers have grown accustomed to the soothing strains of Alexa, the human-sounding virtual assistant that can tell them the weather, order takeout and handle other basic tasks in response to a voice command.
EDITORIALS
Dec 14, 2018

The Huawei challenge

Working with Huawei will ensure the safety and integrity of 5G networks and avoid the balkanization of global 5G networks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Dec 5, 2018

How could Carlos Ghosn possibly have hidden billions of yen from Nissan?

How could one of the world's most visible employees go about hiding billions of yen worth of salary and benefits paid to him by one of the world's biggest companies, without the company knowing it?
WORLD
Dec 4, 2018

Fearful of bias, Google blocks gender-based pronouns from new AI tool

Alphabet Inc.'s Google in May introduced a slick feature for Gmail that automatically completes sentences for users as they type. Tap out "I love" and Gmail might propose "you" or "it."
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2018

Google parent Alphabet has grand global plan to breed disease-carrying mosquitoes out of existence

Silicon Valley researchers are attacking flying bloodsuckers in California's Fresno County. It's the first salvo in an unlikely war for Google parent Alphabet Inc.: eradicating mosquito-borne diseases around the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2018

The easiest way to fix Facebook? Break it up

U.S. shouldn't be afraid of busting up a social-media giant that's grown too powerful.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 23, 2018

Nissan's Hiroto Saikawa, a hard-nosed leader, takes center stage after Ghosn's ouster

In sacking his long-time mentor, Carlos Ghosn, as chairman of Nissan Motor Co., CEO Hiroto Saikawa has only bolstered his reputation for being a tough leader unafraid to antagonize people in the interests of business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 20, 2018

Nissan's Carlos Ghosn joins long list of executives accused of financial impropriety

Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, arrested in Japan for alleged financial violations and facing removal from his job, looks set to join the unhappy club of prominent corporate chieftains accused of misusing their highly paid positions for personal gain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 20, 2018

Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn arrested over allegations of 'grave' financial misconduct

Prosecutors move toward arresting the top executive over allegations that he under-reported his corporate salary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2018

Facebook back in hot water over its handling of misinformation and attacks on critics

Facebook Inc. is coming under renewed fire for how it handled the spread of fake news and misinformation on its social network, including using aggressive tactics to discredit critics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 3, 2018

The Google walkout is a new kind of worker activism

The global walkout by Google workers, a response to Alphabet Inc.'s reported protection of executives accused of sexual misconduct, may be a harbinger of something new in employer-employee relations: empowered workers' moral-political protest directed as much against the general culture as against management....
Japan Times
Hungary report 2018
Oct 23, 2018

Mitutoyo: Measuring success in Hungary

Mitutoyo is the global leader in metrology ― the science and practice of dimensional measurement. The company has built its name on its ability to deliver sophisticated solutions based on its precision-measuring tools and instruments. Today, Mitutoyo’s extensive network covers over 22 countries....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Malaysia special
Oct 5, 2018

MISC on moving energy to build a better world

MISC Berhad is a leading provider of international energy-related maritime solutions and services. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, its core businesses include energy shipping which largely covers liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum and product shipping and its related activities, owning and operating...
LIFE / Language
Oct 1, 2018

Monthly mag Shincho 45 suspended over discriminatory speech targeting LGBT

Shinchosha Publishing Co. has decided to suspend publication of monthly magazine Shincho 45 in response to criticism it has received for using discriminatory language toward the LGBTQ community.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2018

Top fund manager Jumpei Kitahara bets on owner-managed and family-run firms

When a yearslong father-daughter feud over who took leadership of a furniture retailer threatened to drive the company into the ground, one top-performing fund manager took it as a reason to celebrate.
Japan Times
Australia report 2018
Oct 1, 2018

Challenge traditional ideas and creating new opportunities

Nitto Denko Corp. is celebrating its centennial anniversary this year. The company is a global leader in the manufacturing of innovative products across core technology-driven areas — adhesion, coating, polymer function control and polymer analysis and evaluation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2018

As China builds biotech sector, cash floods U.S. startups

For three whirlwind days in June, U.S. scientist Zhi Hong went shopping at the Boston Bio Conference to find drugs to fill the pipeline of his 2-week-old drug company.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 26, 2018

Data scandal at troubled Suzuki Motor deepens

Suzuki Motor Corp. said Wednesday that the company has falsified preshipment vehicle inspection data, on top of earlier announced improper emissions checks.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 22, 2018

The problem with padding employment records in Japan

In August, it was reported that central government ministries and agencies, not to mention national legislative offices and local governments, have for years been fulfilling their legal responsibility to hire certain numbers of people with disabilities by fudging criteria for determining what qualifies...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 17, 2018

Living and working — choosing the right verb in Japanese

Introducing the differences between the verbs 'sumu' and 'kurasu,' as well as 'tsutomeru' and 'hataraku'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2018

Going against a global trend, Japan lags on boardroom diversity: study

The "old boys club" in the boardroom is alive and well — and most prevalent among the biggest Japanese and Chinese companies.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2018

U.S. energy firms fume over rejected steel tariff exemptions

The U.S. Commerce Department recently granted a tariff exemption to oil major Chevron for its imports of 4.5-inch Japanese steel tubes for oil exploration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2018

Rakuten details carrier plan to reposition against Amazon and SoftBank

E-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. is offering a glimpse into its ambitious plan to build a cutting-edge wireless network to take on Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group Corp., stay in the lead in mobile payments and win back market share from Amazon.com Inc.

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