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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 28, 2022

Politics trumps business in Truth Social’s war on Big Tech

The Trump venture's pugnacious political approach has hobbled the company's development from its inception.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Jan 14, 2021

Japan bars entry for new arrivals and business travelers due to new COVID-19 strains

Authorities will name and shame returnees who breach quarantine restriction, and rescind the residency status of foreign nationals if they fail to adhere to controls.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 30, 2020

Not just another day at the office: Rethinking Japan’s business culture amid the COVID-19 pandemic

The workplaces that employees nationwide are slowly returning to are unlikely to be the same as the ones they left when the COVID-19 pandemic emerged.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 25, 2020

Klaus Petersen: A robotics CEO with business sense

Engineer and CEO Klaus Petersen on what got him into robotics, the challenges of running a small business in Japan and how he defies expectations.
Japan Times
Mexico report 2020
Feb 5, 2020

Mitsui fosters solid relationships with Mexico through continuous business innovations

As a country with an eco-nomy constantly on the rise, Mexico is a place where businesses have good potential for growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2019

Hitachi to sell chemical unit and diagnosis imaging equipment business

Machinery giant Hitachi Ltd. said Wednesday that it will sell its subsidiary Hitachi Chemical Co. to Showa Denko K.K. and its diagnosis imaging equipment business to Fujifilm Holdings Corp. for a total of about ¥700 billion.
Japan Times
Morocco report 2019
Aug 29, 2019

Casablanca Finance City: Africa’s leading business and financial center

Casablanca Finance City (CFC) was created with the goal of becoming a business catalyst in Africa. Thanks to Morocco’s privileged geographical position at the crossroads of continents, CFC is able to capitalize on the country’s strategic assets such as political stability, world-class infrastructure,...
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2019

Toshiba to sell U.S. LNG business to French energy giant Total

Toshiba Corp. said Saturday it will sell its U.S. liquefied natural gas business to French energy giant Total SA after a previous deal with a Chinese gas firm was canceled earlier this year.
Japan Times
May 7, 2019

Yamaha Motor announces consolidated business results for the first quarter

— First Three Months of Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2019 —
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2018

Honda Aircraft starts taking business jet orders in Japan

Honda Aircraft Co.'s "flying sports car" is set for take-off in Japan after the firm announced Wednesday it has begun accepting orders for its private business jet, HondaJet Elite, from domestic customers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 16, 2017

There's no business like a star's personal business

If you've got a Twitter account in Japan, you've probably seen the promoted tweets for Netflix featuring comedian Sanma Akashiya. In these video spots, Sanma compares working for a streaming service to working for a commercial broadcaster, but doesn't mention the context for his remarks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2016

Sony to sell battery business to Murata Manufacturing

Sony Corp. has agreed to sell a portion of its battery business to Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd., as the electronics giant responds to slowing demand for smartphones.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 26, 2016

Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten sells the story of Japanese crafts

"I can't ask a craftsperson to make something cheaply, or to produce 1,000 items. I have to find 10 artisans to each create 100 quality items," says Jun Nakagawa, president of the crafts-revitalization business Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten. "That's what makes it tricky."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2016

The business of being Bowie

David Bowie could see the future more clearly than most people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2015

Sony CEO Hirai says selling TV business now an option

After years of refusing to entertain the idea of selling its long-struggling TV business, Sony Corp. CEO Kazuo Hirai said Wednesday that putting the unit on the auction block is now an option.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2014

Sony hikes expected annual loss as smartphone business falters

Consumer electronics maker Sony Corp. is running out of ways to reverse its declining fortunes as the Tokyo-based company's smartphone business struggles to compete.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2014

Who wants to be a billionaire? Son's SoftBank academy vets entrepreneurs

If Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder and CEO of SoftBank Corp. needs a fresh strategy to fend off a surprise French counterbid for a prized U.S. telecommunications target, he could do worse than ask budding entrepreneurs at the SoftBank Academia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2014

Sony revision spurs credibility crisis for Hirai

Kazuo Hirai, who took the helm at Sony Corp. two years ago to revive the Japanese icon, is losing credibility with investors who think he's not up to the job.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2014

Tepco business plan, including July reactor restart, gets official OK

The government approved Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s revised 10-year business plan Wednesday that includes its hope to restart reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture this summer.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 12, 2013

So you want to start a business in Japan?

Reader VS writes: "I am a Spanish national interested in getting information about how to start a business in Japan. What is the minimum required to invest for this purpose and how is this linked to obtaining a residence status? Any information — in English — or links where I could get this information...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 11, 2013

Japan's Nigerians see symbol of change in masquerade

Anyone wandering the back streets near Omiya Station at 7:20 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, might have passed a particular office building, unremarkable except for two African men standing on a 2nd floor balcony, rope in hand, lowering a car-sized Ugo (eagle) costume down to the parking lot. One of them was...

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