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JK BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 14, 2015
Latest 'tankan' shows sentiment intact at big firms
Confidence in the economy among large manufacturers unexpectedly held up in the past few months, suggesting record corporate profits are compensating for uncertainty about the effects of an expected U.S. rate increase and the slowdown in China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2015
Ise braces for tourism boom following G-7
On an early weekday afternoon at the shops lined up in front of JR Ise station, business was fairly brisk.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 17, 2015
Cessna targets 2019 takeoff for Seattle-Tokyo biz jet Hemisphere
Textron Inc.'s Cessna, started by a Kansas farmer who built his own plane in 1911, plans to offer a private jet with Seattle-to-Tokyo range to help the company lure buyers seeking bigger business aircraft.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 15, 2015
Trump's art of the deal: Dispute your bills
Donald Trump has a message for anyone who agrees to do a job for him: If I don't like your work or I think you're trying to rip me off, don't expect to be paid in full.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 13, 2015
Japan's place in the world
Once renowned for its economic success, recent business scandals have diminished Japan's influence and prestige on the world stage.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2015
Business innovation with Chinese characteristics
China is not given enough credit for how far it has come as an innovator.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 29, 2015
Industrial output climbs a surprise 1%, raising bar for BOJ action
Industrial production unexpectedly increased in September, potentially raising the bar for an expansion in stimulus when Bank of Japan policy-setters meet on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 26, 2015
U.N. rapporteur urges crackdown on impunity for child sex offenders
Japan must stamp out the impunity granted to people who sexually exploit children, including light sentences and the reluctance to prosecute, to overcome the nation's "institutional" tolerance for such crimes, a U.N. expert said Monday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 15, 2015
Bangladesh's vital garment sector braces as Western retail giants curb travel amid foreigner slayings
Business executives from global clothing giants H&M Inditex and Gap have canceled trips to Dhaka this month after the killings of two foreigners, industry sources said, causing anxiety for Bangladesh's $25 billion garment export sector.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 6, 2015
Big U.S. firms hiding trillions abroad to avoid taxes: study
The 500 largest American companies hold more than $2.1 trillion in accumulated profits offshore to avoid U.S. taxes and would collectively owe an estimated $620 billion in taxes if they repatriated the funds, according to a study released Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2015
Reappearance of old faces on Toshiba board questions commitment to reform
Scandal-hit Toshiba Corp. appointed new board members at an extraordinary shareholders meeting, vowing to improve its corporate culture and governance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 23, 2015
Turing CEO will lower price of $750-a-pill antibiotic — but doesn't say how much
Martin Shkreli, chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, said he would lower the price of the drug Daraprim after being criticized for boosting it fifty-fold to $750 a pill.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 19, 2015
Meeting of minds
Mr. Yamada dropped off an envelope for you.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 12, 2015
Traveling light
I packed a belt, socks, ties ...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2015
A portrait of 'Rain Man,' the convicted Libor-rigging trader and former Tokyo resident
He was so obsessed with the numbers that he did not see his downfall coming.

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