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BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2016
Dentsu to repay ¥230 million in advertising overcharges
Dentsu Inc. said it will pay an estimated ¥230 million back to customers, including Toyota Motor Corp., that it overcharged for internet advertisements in a case likely to stoke concern that digital media transactions have lacked transparency.
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JAPAN
Sep 19, 2016
Seminars helping more female managers navigate Japan's male-dominated business world
It's all very well for Japan Inc. to lure more women into the workforce, but getting them to shine as managers is hard in this male-dominated business culture.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 1, 2016
The usefulness of Zen in management culture
Zen should be an integral part of educational curricula and an inspiring driver of business practices.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 30, 2016
Household spending, unemployment fall in July
Household spending fell for a fifth straight month and retail sales also dropped, underscoring the weakness in domestic demand. The jobless rate was the lowest since 1995.
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JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Aug 21, 2016
Osaka urged to spend more on arts ahead of Olympic extravaganza
A call by an influential Kansai business group for the Osaka prefectural and municipal governments to increase their budgets for art and culture has sparked debate between the governor and business circles over how to best do that.
EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2016
Stop international tax dodges
Efforts to crack down on tax havens is starting to pick up steam, and none too soon.
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JAPAN / Society
Aug 17, 2016
Tokyo exhibition focuses on plight of sexually exploited girls
In Japan, teenage girls who turn to prostitution do so because they want to make easy money or fulfill their own pleasures.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2016
Sentiment improves among workers in economy-sensitive industries
Business confidence among workers with jobs sensitive to economic conditions improved in July for the first time in four months on favorable sales at department stores, the government said Monday.
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BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2016
Nobel winner Stiglitz quits Panama Papers probe, citing lack of transparency
The committee to investigate the lack of transparency in Panama's financial system itself lacks transparency, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said on Friday after resigning from the Panama Papers commission.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2016
Tokyo forum urges working women to think big, bring diversity
Women in Japan should not hesitate to dream big and have the confidence to develop their careers in order to boost diversity in the workplace, panelists at Japan's largest annual conference for working women said.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 14, 2016
Japan slashes growth forecast to 0.9% amid slack consumption and investment
The government has slashed its domestic economic growth projection for this fiscal year because an anticipated purchasing surge did not materialize after the second stage of a consumption tax hike was postponed.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 12, 2016
Japan's wholesale prices fell 4.2% in June
Wholesale prices fell 4.2 percent in June from a year earlier for a 15th straight month of decline, impacted by falling crude oil and commodity prices, as well as a strong yen, Bank of Japan data showed Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2016
Olympus denies bribery, says China unit's wining and dining of customs official an 'internal control' matter
Olympus Corp. said Monday its group firm in China was involved in wining and dining a customs official as well as giving gifts to the person but said no illegal act such as bribery had occurred.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 13, 2016
Large-firm business confidence worsens in April to June period
Business confidence among large companies deteriorated significantly in the April to June period due to production suspensions brought about by earthquakes in central Kyushu and on a stronger yen, a government survey showed Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2016
Online publishing pioneer Gawker Media files for bankruptcy after losing Hulk Hogan sex tape lawsuit
Gawker Media LLC, an online publishing pioneer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and put itself up for sale on Friday after a $140 million court judgment against it in a lawsuit brought by former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan over a sex tape.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 9, 2016
Japan's machinery orders fell 11% in April as the stronger yen spurred caution
The nation's core private-sector machinery orders plunged a seasonally adjusted 11 percent in April from the previous month, the government said Thursday, partly reflecting caution by manufacturers over investment amid a firming yen.
JAPAN
May 25, 2016
Panel urges new regulatory oversight for 'JK' schoolgirl dating services
A police panel calls for tightened rules for dating services offered by teenage schoolgirls to shield such minors from harm.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2016
MUFG, Hitachi agree on financial tie up, eye leasing merger
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and Hitachi Ltd. said Friday they will form a capital and business alliance in financial services, with an eye to integrating their leasing companies in the future.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 12, 2016
Australian Prime Minister Turnbull named in Panama Papers, denies wrongdoing
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday denied any wrongdoing after being been named in the Panama Papers as a former director of a British Virgin Islands company set up to exploit a Siberian gold prospect.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2016
Are U.S. firms running a competition deficit?
Facing slow growth and greater uncertainty, companies are trying to cut costs by getting bigger. But this does not sit well with traditional antitrust thinking.
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
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.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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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