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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 18, 2017
Xi takes on Trump over protectionism, makes case for Chinese economic leadership
Chinese President Xi Jinping offered a vigorous defense of globalization Tuesday, pushing back against the "America first" rhetoric of incoming U.S. President Donald Trump and signaling Beijing's desire to play a bigger role on the global stage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2017
Sri Lanka puts down protests at planned China-led investment zone
Sri Lankan police used tear gas and water cannons on Saturday to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing demonstrators protesting a planned investment zone supported by China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 21, 2016
China uses island-building skills to develop Duterte's backyard
Among the first to gain from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's China pivot could be the people who live on rickety wooden stilt-houses in a waterlogged area of his hometown of Davao City.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 13, 2016
Muddy Waters targets Nidec in first Japan short
Carson Block, the prominent short seller and founder of Muddy Waters Capital LLC, targeted a Japanese firm for the first time with a negative report on motor-maker Nidec Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 18, 2016
Japan Inc. unimpressed with BOJ's latest attempt to spur growth, poll shows
Japan Inc. has little faith in the central bank's latest shift in monetary policy, with companies saying it will not generate long-desired inflation, spur further business investment or have an impact on the economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 17, 2016
Duterte visit to Beijing likely to be heavy on business talks, light on South China Sea
Before he was elected president, Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte promised to use a jet ski to reclaim a disputed reef seized by China. Since taking office in June, he has extended the hand of friendship.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2016
China's Xi inks raft of deals worth billions with Bangladesh
Chinese President Xi Jinping, stepping up a competition with India for regional influence, said Friday ties with Bangladesh would be enhanced to a strategic partnership as the two countries signed 27 agreements worth billions of dollars.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2016
SoftBank tech fund to invest up to $100 billion with Saudis
SoftBank Group Corp. will form a new fund to invest a massive sum in the global technology industry in the next five years.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 13, 2016
Top U.S. diplomat for Asia says he's baffled by Duterte's 'panoply' of pronouncements
Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, said Wednesday he did not know what a "panoply" of statements by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte since taking office this year will mean for Manila's future security cooperation with Washington.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 12, 2016
Duterte readies huge business delegation for Beijing visit as pivot from Washington gathers pace
About 250 Philippine business executives will visit Beijing with President Rodrigo Duterte next week as seeks a new partnership with China at a time when tensions between Manila and its traditional ally, the United States, are mounting. In doing so, he will set aside years of hostility between Beijing...
EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2016
Japan's budding ties with Cuba
Japan should strive to build strong economic and diplomatic relations with Cuba.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2016
Silicon Valley to Japan’s piecemeal startups: first global growth, then IPO
Trace the roots of most modern Japanese tech companies back far enough and there's a good chance you'll stumble across a little-known venture capital firm called Jafco Co.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2016
Fintech venture takes on hedge funds with earnings estimates derived from big data
A Japanese startup is entering the equity research business in a bid to challenge the dominance of securities firms by using computers to crunch vast troves of information and predict companies' earnings.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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