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Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 27, 2019
New consortium to accelerate climate-related corporate disclosures in Japan
A consortium designed to facilitate corporate information disclosures on climate change was launched Monday — a move aimed at encouraging financial institutions to make investments based on climate risks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2019
Private equity sees hot opportunity in Japan's traditional onsen inns
For Japan's growing flood of foreign tourists, one of the top internet search terms is onsen, the traditional hot springs where travelers have soaked since the days of the samurai. Now some of the world's oldest businesses are attracting big new money.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 4, 2019
SoftBank said to be considering IPO for $100 billion Vision Fund
If pursued, an IPO would give investors in the fund a way to cash out part or all of their stakes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2019
With China in mind, Japan eyes new infrastructure investment rules for G20
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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2019
The Chinese have landed in Europe
The China presence in Europe seems far more complicated, extensive and insidious than that of Japan during its economic heyday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 13, 2019
Japan Display inks deal for ¥80 billion bailout by Chinese and Taiwanese firms
Japan Display Inc. has signed a deal to receive an ¥80 billion ($715 million) capital injection from a group of Chinese and Taiwanese firms, leaving its revival, initially planned under a Japanese government-backed fund, in the hands of foreign companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 29, 2019
The complex fortune growing inside Bytedance, the world's most valuable startup
Software engineer Zhang Yiming started out producing apps for sharing jokes before focusing on news aggregation. That pivot proved lucrative.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 18, 2019
Japan Post Insurance eyes firms with tech edge in new ESG investment strategy
Japan Post Insurance is shifting its approach to sustainable investing by picking companies with a technological edge for solving global problems, its investment chief said, in a move away from typical ESG selection criteria.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 18, 2019
Corporate governance is improving, but not by enough
Poorly run companies are under international and domestic pressure to adopt global standards of capitalism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2019
Goldman sees a bargain in resilient Japanese cram school with focus on private tuition
Noriko Mori, 47, paid about ¥700,000 ($6,300) to a cram school to help her daughter prepare for a school entrance exam in Tokyo. Her daughter was six, and the entrance exam was for an elementary school.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2019
Sony plans ¥100 billion buyback, its biggest ever, in wake of poor forecast and steep share drop
The electronics maker's first large-scale repurchase accounts for 2.4 percent of its stock and comes on the heels of SoftBank's u00a5600 billion buyback and a steep share drop.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2019
Amid a challenging financial landscape, Japan's young female investors seek diverse portfolios
For years, retail currency investors were known as "Mrs. Watanabes," a reference to the metaphorical housewife who invests family savings mostly in foreign exchange. Now, a younger generation of women is looking at a wider asset range in which to park investments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2019
Hit by tougher standards and falling prices, Japan's cryptocurrency players face a pivotal 2019
Japanese crypto-exchange operators unexpectedly faced major problems last year due to the unprecedented hack in late January of Tokyo-based Coincheck Inc., which lost digital tokens estimated at the time to be worth ¥58 billion and caused commotion across the industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 28, 2018
China-U.S. trade spat's influence likely to send Tokyo stocks into another slide in 2019
Other concerns include the planned consumption tax hike at home and a stronger yen, with both endangering corporate profits.
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2018
Inbound investment to Japan continues on upward trend driven by Asian neighbors
The total value of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Japan increased to ¥28.6 trillion in 2017, bringing the country a step closer to meeting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's goal of doubling such investment to ¥35 trillion by 2020, according to the Japan External Trade Organization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2018
After Chinese leader's visit, Philippine ministers meet Japan PM's aide to advance infrastructure plans
Philippine government ministers met with a top adviser of Japan's prime minister on Wednesday, in a effort to move forward major infrastructure projects, just hours after a visit by the Chinese president pledging to do the same.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 18, 2018
Outflanking China, U.S. allies — including Japan — pledge to provide electricity to Papua New Guinea
The United States and three of its allies, including Japan, on Sunday unveiled a $1.7 billion plan to provide electricity and internet to much of Papua New Guinea, the first step of a plan that will counter China's "Belt and Road" spending in the region.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 27, 2018
Japan to skip planned tax hike for capital gains and dividends
The tax panels of the ruling parties have decided to skip a tax hike for capital gains and dividends in reforms for fiscal 2019, sources have said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 14, 2018
Riyadh threatens to retaliate if sanctions are leveled over disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey
Saudi Arabia rejected threats to punish it over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, saying the kingdom will retaliate against any sanctions with tougher measures, the official state news agency said Sunday.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2018
Media firms, writers drop out of Saudi 'Davos in the desert' event after journalist's disappearance
Media companies are pulling out of a Saudi investment conference as outrage grows over the journalist who went missing inside a Saudi consulate in Turkey earlier this month.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
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.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
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.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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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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