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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 9, 2017

Toshiba warns Western Digital to stop impeding chip unit sale

Toshiba Corp. has told partner Western Digital Corp. to stop interfering in plans to sell its memory chip business, warning it may take legal action to prevent the U.S. company from derailing the sale.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 1, 2017

Urban Japan trying its hand at bicycle-sharing

The so-called sharing economy has spread to a variety of fields such as cars and homes, and Japan has seen another rising trend in recent years — bicycles.
BUSINESS
May 1, 2017

Chinese investment in Australia surges 11.7% as deals hit record

Chinese investment in Australia surged 11.7 percent last year to 15.4 billion Australian dollars ($11.5 billion) amid booming demand for agricultural assets and infrastructure, according to a report released Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Apr 30, 2017

Safety Net Law to offer new lease on life for abandoned buildings

On April 19, the Lower House of the Diet unanimously passed a revision to the Safety Net Law. The revision creates a new system that will register vacant properties with local governments and, ideally, these properties will be renovated and then rented out to low-income individuals and families who are...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 30, 2017

Economists disagree with Trump's two-dimensional view of U.S. trade deficit

By President Donald Trump's math, renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement and other deals will largely pay for the massive tax cuts his Cabinet laid out this past week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 30, 2017

Trump warms to Xi, but risks leaving allies out to dry

U.S. President Donald Trump's warm words for Chinese President Xi Jinping as a "good man" will reassure Beijing that he finally understands the importance of good ties but risk leaving America's allies in the region puzzling over where they fit into the new order.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 27, 2017

Mystery deepens over Moritomo land deal as recording with Finance Ministry emerges

The shadowy Moritomo Gakuen scandal takes a new twist after a recording of the land negotiations between its former chief and the Finance Ministry emerges.
Japan Times
JAPAN / OKINAWA BEAT
Apr 12, 2017

Naha firm to open miniature model theme park in Okinawa featuring tourist sites around the world

A company based in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, is aiming to open a theme park in the prefecture around 2022 featuring exhibitions of famous cities around the world using miniature models.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 5, 2017

In Japan, zero public companies went bust in 2016, but critics say 'zombie' firms hurt the economy

Corporate Japan achieved a rare feat in the fiscal year that ended last week. None of its almost 4,000 publicly-traded firms filed for bankruptcy protection.
EDITORIALS
Apr 4, 2017

Privatization of JNR, 30 years on

If the profitable operations of JR East, West, Tokai and Kyushu represent the benefits of the JNR privatization and breakup, the tough prospects of JR Hokkaido highlight the problems facing railway operations in rural areas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2017

When Trump and Xi meet, will it mean conciliation or collision?

When U.S. President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, their summit will be marked not only by deep policy divisions but a clash of personalities between America's brash "tweeter-in-chief" and Beijing's cautious, calculating leader.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 3, 2017

Judging Japan Inc.'s health through financial reporting

On March 14, Toshiba Corp. announced it will delay, for the second time, the release of its financial earnings for the third-quarter period until April 11, saying it needs more time for an audit of its accounting problems at U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse, which filed for bankruptcy protection last week....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Apr 2, 2017

Temporary disaster housing has an unforeseen permanence

The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake left 110,000 people in three prefectures without shelter. Most of these people moved into emergency evacuation centers while the authorities prepared temporary housing for them.
EDITORIALS
Mar 26, 2017

Mixed recovery in land prices

The latest data on land prices testify to the slow progress in the government's efforts to reverse the population exodus from rural to urban areas and achieve more balanced economic growth nationally.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2017

Chinese learning the value of privacy

If China's biggest online players want to chart a bigger role for themselve at home and abroad, they're going to need to start taking privacy much more seriously.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2017

Make our cities great again

As cities build taller, they must keep three benchmarks for livability in mind — community, resilience and sustainability.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 24, 2017

Luxury serviced residence offers comfort of home

Visitors to Tokyo will soon be able to enjoy a luxurious accommodation experience at an exquisite serviced residence in Otemachi, the capital's business and financial hub.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2017

In sworn testimony, Kagoike says he got ¥1 million in envelope during Akie Abe's visit

The head of Moritomo Gakuen tells the Diet in sworn testimony he got a u00a51 million donation from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to fund his nationalist elementary school.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2017

China's Anbang Insurance denies investment in Kushner property

China's Anbang Insurance Group said it is not investing in a flagship Manhattan office tower owned by the family of Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 14, 2017

BOJ tapering fears overdone

Ultra-loose policy is the glue holding the economy together, but arguably the BOJ should be even bolder.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 13, 2017

Abe stands his ground as Moritomo Gakuen scandal drags on

More than a month has passed since nationalistic school operator Moritomo Gakuen first made headlines over a controversial land deal for its next school.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2017

Clash of style and substance as Merkel makes Trump serious study before their key meeting

She is controlled and cautious, a physicist from East Germany who takes her time making decisions and has never relished the attention that comes from being Europe's most powerful leader.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2017

Fourth-quarter GDP revised up as capital expenditure rises steadily

Japan's economy grew more than previously estimated in the fourth quarter as capital expenditure rose at its fastest rate in almost three years — welcome news for policymakers as they begin to discuss how to wind down years of massive stimulus.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 27, 2017

Japan's Senkaku challenge

No group of islands poses a bigger challenge for Japan's security than the Senkakus.

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