Tag - metal

 
 

METAL

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2022
Japanese Tesla supplier to take on Chinese rivals to tap EV boom
Sumitomo Metal Mining wants to start making materials for a cheaper type of electric vehicle battery that contains no nickel.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 5, 2020
David Coverdale: A hard rock god sings the blues
Former Deep Purple and current Whitesnake vocalist David Coverdale says he won't be giving up on the music any time soon.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 14, 2019
Eyehategod spreads the sludge metal gospel
Eyehategod shouldn't have lasted three decades.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jan 27, 2019
The last 2018 concept winners
Now 2019 is in full swing, On: Design takes a final look at a few of 2018's end of year noteworthy prizewinners.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 26, 2019
Calayer's curry slays with both flame and flavor
At Calayer, a curry restaurant that pays homage to thrash metal band Slayer, chef Takahiro Kubo prepares innovative, constantly changing curries for meat-lovers and vegans alike.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2018
Lawyers in South Korean wartime labor case set deadline for response from Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
Lawyers representing South Korean plaintiffs in a World War II labor court case against Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. have set a Dec. 24 deadline for the firm to show willingness to discuss a court verdict on compensation.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Nov 24, 2018
'Apocrypha: The Legend of Babymetal': A triumphant artistic manifestation of Babymetal hits
'Apocrypha: The Legend of Babymetal,' illustrated by G.M.B. Chomichuk, is a surreal multigenre manga that elaborates on 'kawaii metal' band Babymetal's origin story.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2018
More common in moon rocks, the metal scandium could transform planes and cars
There's an unexpected benefit from the boom in battery metals mining — it's going to boost production of scandium, an obscure element whose long-held promise to transform manufacturing of planes and cars has been stalled by a lack of supply.
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2018
Russia, in move likely to benefit a prominent oligarch, says it will levy duties on American goods in wake of U.S. tariffs
Russia said on Tuesday it would impose import duties on U.S. road-building machinery, a measure likely to help Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who was hit by U.S. sanctions and controls Russia's biggest maker of road-building equipment.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 25, 2018
An onslaught of new arrivals
'Metal Gear' is a survivor

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