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ANALYSIS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Dec 6, 2018
Takeda downgrade looms after shareholders approve Shire deal
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. shareholders' approval of the $62 billion (about ¥7 trillion) acquisition of Shire PLC is good news for its bosses' ambitions to build a global drug giant — but bad news for its credit ratings.
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?
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 3, 2018
Trump-Xi truce does little to bridge vast U.S.-China divide
For most of the past year, the U.S. and China have failed to make significant headway in resolving issues at the heart of an escalating trade war. Another 90 days is unlikely to change much.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2018
Michael Cohen's plea suggests Russians held 'kompromat' on Trump
Michael Cohen's latest guilty plea revealed a closely guarded Trump business secret. But in a deeply uncomfortable turn for President Donald Trump, one of the people in the know was an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 29, 2018
Latest Crimea strife gives Vladimir Putin a new opportunity to test the West's resolve
The latest spike in tensions between Russia and Ukraine over Crimea offers President Vladimir Putin a fresh chance to test the West's commitment to defending Kiev at a time when the U.S. and Europe are divided and distracted by internal squabbling.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 26, 2018
Taiwanese pro-China party's big win puts Tsai Ing-wen's future in doubt
Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's pro-independence leader, has just over a year to win back public support if she wants to avoid going down in history as the island's first one-term president.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 25, 2018
Grassroots protest against gasoline tax turns into biggest challenge yet for France's Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron swept aside France's traditional parties to win the presidency. He tamed unions as he reformed the labor market and income tax, all without much mass protest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 24, 2018
Can greed be good? Carlos Ghosn, CEO compensation and a skeptical Japanese public
After Carlos Ghosn's shocking arrest Monday, many of his most ardent supporters were left to reconcile their positive image of the man said to have saved Nissan Motor Co. against the possibility he may have committed numerous crimes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Nov 20, 2018
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance seen surviving the arrest of Carlos Ghosn
The arrest Monday of Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is widely credited with turning around the struggling Yokohama-based automaker and forming one of the world's most powerful auto groups, has sent shock waves through the industry and left observers wondering what will become of the firm's cross-border...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 19, 2018
APEC's relevance called into question after forum fails to reach deal on communique amid Sino-American clash
The "C" in APEC stands for Cooperation. But when the two biggest members are fighting a trade war and using the forum to attack each other's policies, it was always going to be hard work delivering on that.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 19, 2018
Two years after Philippines 'divorced' U.S., President Rodrigo Duterte still waiting on China dividend
Two years after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced a divorce with old ally the United States in return for bumper business ties with China, he doesn't have much to show for it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 13, 2018
North Korean missile bases housing weapons capable of striking much of Japan still up and running, think tank says
A U.S. think tank says it has uncovered 13 of an estimated 20 North Korean missile operating bases inside the country — including those believed to house ballistic missiles capable of striking anywhere in Japan and the U.S. — highlighting the difficult road ahead for ridding Pyongyang of its nuclear...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 7, 2018
Next up? Starting gun sounds on 2020 White House race
Let the 2020 White House race begin.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 2, 2018
Sri Lanka's strongman is back, and he's brought his family too
In a compound secured by the Sri Lankan elite special task force that protects the island nation's top leaders, beneath framed photos of himself in army uniform, the brother of newly installed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is mulling a presidential run.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 1, 2018
Japan's nuclear industry growing but likely to miss government's 2030 target
Operators can expect as few as six units to restart in the next five years, and fewer than 20 by 2030.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Oct 31, 2018
South Korea's ruling on wartime compensation issues may have opened Pandora's box for Seoul-Tokyo ties
A Pandora's box in terms of diplomatic relations between Tokyo and Seoul may have just been opened with South Korea's top court upholding a lower court ruling Tuesday that Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. should pay about ¥40 million in compensation to four Koreans forced to work in Japan...
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 31, 2018
Cities seek cash and tech as they plan a safer and greener future
As 1.4 million people move to cities each week, local abilities to keep residents safe can become strained, increasing the risk of disasters, warned the United Nations secretary-general.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 30, 2018
Trump and Bolsonaro: Is a bromance in the cards for U.S. president and new Brazilian leader?
He has vowed to drain the swamp, slash regulations and get tough with China. Evangelicals and gun-rights advocates love him. He has denounced the media as "fake news." Political foes? Lock 'em up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 30, 2018
Japan machine-makers avoid the caterpillar crawl
What's that whirring noise? It's Japan's machinery-makers at work, in contrast to investors' expectations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 28, 2018
China still poring over little-noticed Pence speech weeks later
In Washington, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's Oct. 4 speech ripping China was largely lost amid the uproar over the midterms and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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