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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 6, 2020

Japan restaurateur looks to AI-based management to stay ahead of curve in virus-battered industry

Entrepreneur sees a chance for AI-based program to thrive if industry abandons its low-margin, high-turnover business model.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 6, 2020

Bank of Japan offers virtual tour as headquarters remains off limits amid pandemic

The popular in-person tour attracted 19,000 visitors last fiscal year, of which nearly 10 percent were overseas travelers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 4, 2020

Pandemic pours cold water on Japan's celebrated nightlife

Residents ponder whether or not it's safe to patronize their regular drinking spots.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 27, 2020

Pandemic spurs some in Japan to reassess employment options

As the pandemic's toll continues to grow, employees are taking to social media to vent about company management and voice their desires to move on.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2020

Japan's COVID-19 app reaches 4 million downloads in first week

Japan's COVID-19 contact-tracing app has been downloaded more than 4 million times since its launch a week ago as the government seeks to head off a second wave of infections now that businesses and schools have reopened.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2020

Japan's retailers gain as sales data hints at post-outbreak rebound

Nitori same-store sales jumped 47 percent in June from the same month the previous year, the most on record in data going back to 2012.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2020

Weddings starting to be held again in Japan

The number of couples in Japan planning to hold wedding ceremonies is increasing gradually after the government lifted its coronavirus emergency in late May.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2020

Japan drugmaker to tie up with universities to develop new test method for coronavirus

Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi & Co. said Monday that it will collaborate with universities in the country to put into practical use a new testing method for the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 20, 2020

Fujitsu brings hand-washing AI to COVID-19 fight in Japan

The artificial intelligence program was developed based on thousands of hand-washing patterns that can help it detect when people aren't using soap.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 18, 2020

Majority of Japan firms cutting jobs and pay to survive pandemic

Over half of the respondents criticized the government's response, dashing hopes for a solid recovery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 18, 2020

Japan banks' overseas investments hit high despite market turmoil

The banks are piling into risky debt overseas to beat their lowly returns on interest rates at home.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2020

Host and hostess bars in Japan scramble to adjust to COVID-19 reality

The industry faces an intensifying public backlash after reports emerged that a recent spike in cases stemmed largely from nighttime entertainment districts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2020

Japan’s 'king of deals' preparing to pounce once valuations dip in pandemic aftermath

Minebea Mitsumi Inc. Chief Executive Officer Yoshihisa Kainuma is preparing to resume acquisitions once the coronavirus pandemic is done gutting corporate finances and valuations.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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