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BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 8, 2022
Yen dips even as Japan says all options on table over currency's slide
Japan's chief foreign exchange official sent the country's strongest warning yet on the yen's movements, but the government's policy appeared largely unchanged.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2022
Japan’s second quarter growth beats initial estimate with annualized 3.5% rise
The numbers confirm that the economy regained its pre-pandemic size and is on firmer footing than was seen in the initial reading.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2022
Nippon Paper sues Daio Paper over patents on very long toilet rolls
In a suit filed with the Tokyo District Court, Nippon Paper has demanded that Daio stop making and selling similar products and pay u00a533 million in damages.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022
Top Kadokawa execs arrested in widening Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal
The publishing giant's headquarters and the Tokyo home of Chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa have been searched.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 6, 2022
Japan households cut spending as real wages fell in July, casting shadow on outlook
The drop in real consumer spending, which accounts for the impact of inflation, adds to signs that the economic recovery from the pandemic remains fragile.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 6, 2022
BOJ should look at exit steps while holding policy, former official says
'This isn't the time for a drastic rate hike, so there is a limit on what the BOJ can do now,” Yuri Okina has said.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2022
Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal widens as Osaka-based ad firm raided
Prosecutors have announced they are looking into allegations that Daiko provided at least u00a514 million on three occasions to a firm run by an acquaintance of a former Games official.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2022
Tokyo police step up counterespionage by sharing intel with firms
Police are shifting their counterespionage strategy to one in which they work to prepare corporations against theft while cracking down on spies at the same time.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants
Sep 4, 2022
The old capital’s cuisine — redefined in Kamakura
Chef Yasunori Kitajima draws on almost two decades in top Kyoto kitchens to create a cuisine reflecting his own background in historic Kamakura.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2022
Thousands back former SDF member demanding sexual assault probe
Rina Gonoi, 22, alleges that she was assaulted by multiple male colleagues while on a training exercise in 2021, a year after she joined the Ground Self-Defense Force.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2022
Toyota won't renew contract with actor Teruyuki Kagawa after alleged sexual assault
The automaker has already pulled its commercials featuring Kagawa, and broadcaster TBS has said it will remove the actor from its weekday morning information program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 1, 2022
Japan’s policy on China is critically lacking a military perspective
While Japan has researchers, much of their innovations are not being applied to national security.

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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
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