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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 10, 2017
Shoko Chukin Bank reprimanded over shady loans
The government on Tuesday issued a business improvement order to Shoko Chukin Bank, a government-linked lender for small and medium-size firms, found to have extended shady loans and falsified documents related to a state-backed program to help crisis-hit companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2017
Aozora Bank relocates head office to Sophia University campus in Tokyo
Aozora Bank on Monday officially relocated its head office to the nearby campus of Sophia University in central Tokyo, while partnering with the school on a research project and an upcoming course on banking.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 6, 2017
State Bank of India targets small, medium-size Japanese firms to invest in country
The State Bank of India sees great opportunity in Japan and hopes to lure small and medium-size Japanese companies to invest in India, SBI Chairwoman Arundhati Bhattacharya said in Yokohama on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 28, 2017
Draghi says risks to EU growth declining even as inflation eludes
Mario Draghi said risks to the euro-area economy have diminished further, even as he stuck to his line that core inflation continues to fall short of the European Central Bank's comfort zone.
EDITORIALS
Apr 7, 2017
Fifth year for BOJ monetary easing
The past four years have shown that the BOJ's monetary easing policy alone cannot end the state of deflation that Abe has vowed to bust.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 29, 2017
The truth about deflation
It may be time for the government to realize that simple prescriptions that combine monetary and fiscal expansionary policies will not cure Japan's deep-rooted economic problems.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 22, 2017
Japan facing critical shortage of donated skin for life-saving graft operations
A national skin bank is facing a critical shortage of donor skin for grafts for patients with severe burns.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 21, 2017
BOJ's mission to reflate economy incomplete
'Mission incomplete' aptly describes the lack of progress made by the Bank of Japan in reflating Japan's moribund economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 17, 2017
Japan may inject public money to turn around Toshiba: sources
A consortium including the state-backed Innovation Network Corp. of Japan and the Development Bank of Japan is mulling investing in Toshiba Corp.'s memory chip business, sources said.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2017
Mizuho plans fund to build dorms for foreign students in Japan
Mizuho Bank Ltd. said Tuesday it plans to launch a ¥10 billion fund with a real estate developer and a trading company to build dormitories for international students studying in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2017
Asia needs $26 trillion infrastructure investment by 2030, report says
Asia's infrastructure race is just getting started.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 15, 2017
Letting fish stocks recover could vastly increase fishing profits, World Bank says
Global profits from fishing could grow by tens of billions of dollars if depleted fish stocks were allowed to recover, bolstering the livelihoods of millions of people and feeding the world's growing population, a study by the World Bank said Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 28, 2017
Making use of dormant accounts
The new program to funnel money from dormant bank accounts to NPOs will need the utmost transparency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2017
Toshiba could incur ¥700 billion loss, asks state-owned bank for aid
Toshiba Corp. has sought financial aid from the state-owned Development Bank of Japan as it expects losses from its U.S. nuclear business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 11, 2017
World Bank says Trump tax cuts could boost growth but trade barriers could have opposite effect
President-elect Donald Trump's tax cuts and spending plans could deliver a shot in the arm to the U.S. economy, lifting growth around the world, although uncertainty about his trade policies adds to the risks, according to the World Bank.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 16, 2016
Plan for Chapecoense, Urawa to play in Suruga Bank Championship formally announced
Tragedy-hit Brazilian club Chapecoense will play in the annual Suruga Bank Championship against J. League Cup winners Urawa Reds next August, the Japan Football Association announced Friday.
SOCCER
Dec 14, 2016
Chapecoense to face Urawa in Suruga Bank Championship
Brazilian club Chapecoense, many of whose players died in a plane crash in Colombia in late November, will play as scheduled in next year's Suruga Bank Championship against the J. League's Urawa Reds, soccer sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2016
ADB appoints Stanford-trained Sawada as chief economist
The Asian Development Bank has appointed Yasuyuki Sawada, a professor at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Economics, as its chief economist.
EDITORIALS
Nov 7, 2016
The 'deflation mindset'
The government must boost consumer confidence if it wants to bust deflation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 30, 2016
Food drives on the rise as Japan's poverty woes expand
Food drives, volunteer activities to stockpile, donate and distribute food to needy people, are increasing in Japan as poverty expands.
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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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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