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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 19, 2019

Some at Bank of Japan reportedly see price goal out of reach through 2021

Amid intense debate over the Abe government's inflation target, some officials at the Bank of Japan think the 2 percent goal will probably remain out of reach for the next three years, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 17, 2018

Toyota to launch 'talking' vehicles in U.S. in 2021

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to start selling vehicles in the U.S. in 2021 that can talk to each other using short-range wireless technology, the automaker said Monday, potentially preventing thousands of accidents annually.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 15, 2023

Japan’s exports grow at weakest pace since 2021 as demand slows

Declines in exports of mineral fuel, chip making machinery and semiconductor parts dragged on shipments abroad.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2023

Japan logs record 3,085 abuse cases against disabled in FY 2021

The growth reflected rises in related consultations and reports on the back of increased public awareness about the law on preventing abuse against disabled people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 18, 2022

Sanctioned Myanmar tycoons find shelter in Singapore, but for how long?

Most Asian countries, including Singapore, don't support the sanctions on Myanmar. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said they would only hurt the country's people.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 23, 2022

Central League clubs enter 2022 in race to catch Swallows

Yakult, which went from worst to first in 2021, will now face the pressure of trying to defend its throne from five challengers with ambitions of grandeur.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2022 NPB Preview
Mar 24, 2022

Pacific League set for wide-open pennant race in 2022

The Buffaloes enter the year as the reigning champions, but there are no guarantees in the PL this season.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2022

House Republicans who challenged Biden's win are losing out on corporate cash

The shift illustrates a growing gulf between business interests and members of the Republican Party still aligned with Donald Trump.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2021

China still needs an expansionary economic policy

The People's Bank of China (PBOC, the central bank) is likely to maintain its monetary policy stance, if not tighten it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2023

A front company and a fake identity: How the U.S. came to use spyware it was trying to kill.

The Biden administration has been trying to choke off use of hacking tools made by the Israeli firm NSO. It turns out that not every part of the government has gotten the message.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2022

Death toll during pandemic far exceeds totals reported by countries, WHO says

Nearly 15 million more people died during the pandemic than would have in normal times, the WHO has said, a staggering measure of COVID-19's true toll.
Haruki Hirao, second grader at Torikai Elementary School in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, attends a mathematics class in May as nurse Yoshimi Yoshiyama looks on from the back of the classroom.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 24, 2023

More children who need daily medical care attend regular schools since 2021 law

Since 2021, more children who require daily medical care have been able to attend regular schools, broadening their horizons and raising awareness of diversity in classroom.
PRESS
May 24, 2024

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In a news conference Wednesday, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's former chief, Yukio Edano, expressed his resolve to build a party that can challenge the dominance of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in national politics.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 21, 2024

CDP's Edano takes another shot at party leadership after 2021 polls failure

After a poor showing three years ago, Edano is seeking to return to lead Japan's largest opposition party ahead of upcoming polls.
People remove snow from a sidewalk in Sapporo after a heavy snowstorm in January 2022. A team of Japanese scientists has concluded that global warming was what caused Hokkaido to receive up to 20% more snow than usual in December 2021.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Dec 18, 2024

Japanese study links heavy Hokkaido snowfall in 2021 to climate change

Global warming caused Hokkaido to receive up to 20% more snow in December 2021 than usual, a team of Japanese scientists concluded.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 2, 2024

Death sentence finalized for man over 2021 murder committed as minor

The defense team for Yuki Endo filed an appeal at the deadline Thursday, but the defendant withdrew it later in the day, the Kofu District Court said.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2024

Hayashi denies agreeing to Unification Church policies

The chief cabinet secretary said he had not agreed to the policies of the church during a meeting with people linked to the religious group in 2021.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 25, 2023

Touchdown: Highly anticipated asteroid sample arrives on Earth

It is only the third asteroid sample, and by far the biggest, ever returned to Earth for analysis, following two missions by Japan's space agency.
Japan's producer prices rose 0.8% in October from a year earlier, the slowest pace of growth since gains resumed in March 2021.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 13, 2023

Japan’s input inflation slows below 2% for first time since 2021

A measure of input prices for Japanese firms rose 0.8% from a year earlier, the slowest pace of growth since gains resumed in March 2021.
Japan’s producer price index rose 0.3% in November from a year earlier.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 12, 2023

Japan’s input inflation eases further to slowest pace since 2021

The persistent slowdown in the index this year is in line with the BOJ’s view that price pressures are cooling.
Japan's input inflation was flat in December, the weakest showing in almost three years.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 16, 2024

Japan’s input inflation flatlines for weakest result since 2021

Input prices were unchanged last month from a year earlier, the weakest showing in almost three years as the yen’s recent gains helped cap import costs.
Farmers in India take part in a recent march on New Delhi to demand that minimum crop prices be written into law in scenes reminiscent of protests in 2021. 
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2024

India’s farmers are mad as hell and not going to take it anymore

Farmers in India are marching to demand that guaranteed crop prices promised in 2021 be written into law. Will Modi acquiesce like he did three years ago?
Exports declined 1.7% from a year ago, led by cars, mineral fuels and construction machinery and slipping to negative growth for the first time since November last year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 17, 2024

Japan’s exports fall most since 2021 amid global slowdown

Exports declined 1.7% from a year ago, led by cars, mineral fuels and construction machinery.
Rakuten Group is targeting the sale of as much as $550 million of subordinated notes with price talk for the deal at around 8.375%.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 4, 2024

Rakuten targets its lowest-cost junk bond sale since 2021

The e-commerce giant is targeting the sale of as much as $550 million of subordinated notes that can be called after five years.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
The U.S. says Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice. Is that the case?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates at the White House on Tuesday.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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