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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2015
Japan flying surplus fish across Asia as domestic demand falls
The country that gave the world sushi now finds itself with too much fish.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 24, 2015
To Nomura, Fannie and Freddie are bright spot in struggle abroad
Nomura Holdings Inc. is doggedly expanding in a U.S. bond market that pays fees as low as 0.003 percent, even as it slashes its number of employees in London and one of its biggest shareholders says to get out of unprofitable overseas businesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 13, 2015
Golden arches lack luster as McDonald's Japan reports ¥26.2 billion loss in year to June
McDonald's Japan on Wednesday reported a record net loss of ¥26.2 billion for the first six months of the year, highlighting its continued struggles after a string of widely reported quality concerns.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 26, 2015
Refiner JX Holdings to diversify after oil prices fall
JX Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest refiner, will cut spending by almost 25 percent as part of a three-year plan that will also see the company try to counter the decline in oil prices with a shift away from oil-based products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 12, 2015
Pricy beef bowls show how to beat deflation
Restaurants, food producers and retailers are among a small but growing number of companies doing what few managed for long during Japan's lost decades: raising prices.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 29, 2015
Japan Post names ex-Goldman's Sago to head asset management
Japan Post Holdings Co. hired Katsunori Sago, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executive in the country, as head of asset management at its banking unit as it reallocates its portfolio.
JAPAN
May 10, 2015
Japan Today says it will retain foreign perspective despite acquisition by conglomerate Fuji Media
Recently acquired Japan Today will stick to its motto of presenting news 'through the perspectives of foreigners,' the Fuji Media Holdings group says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2015
LDP pushes for higher deposit cap for postal giant before IPO
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party wants to raise the deposit limit at state-owned Japan Post Holdings Co.'s lending arm before a planned initial public offering later this year, according to a lawmaker who is backing the change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2015
McDonald's Japan posts ¥22 billion loss after food woes
McDonald's Corp.'s Japan affiliate reported its first full-year loss in 11 years as the fast-food chain faced fallout from food scandals and after labor disputes at U.S. ports forced it to ration french fries.
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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