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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2020
Tabletop games on a roll as families in Japan stay home in pandemic
Sales of board, card, dice and other traditional games have skyrocketed as people spend more time indoors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2019
Apple and Goldman Sachs roll out virtual credit card
Apple Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. rolled out a virtual credit card on Tuesday, which will help the iPhone-maker diversify from device sales and also build out the Wall Street bank's new consumer business.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 8, 2019
'Kakegurui': A high-stakes high school battle
Japanese films set in high schools are now about as common as cherry trees in Tokyo. This makes box-office sense: Japanese teens read a lot of manga about kids their own age and the more popular become fodder for films.
EDITORIALS
Feb 9, 2019
Tighten rules on data privacy
The entire process should be placed under some form of third-party oversight and no longer left entirely to the discretion of investigation authorities.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Aug 5, 2018
From balancing games to playing with poop
Inspired by the 2018 Good Toy Awards winners, announced in May by the NPO Japan Good Toy Association, this month's On: Design takes a look at a few aesthetically pleasing items to help keep the kids entertained over the summer holidays.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2018
Japanese startup Sansan looks to bring business cards into the 21st century
Even in the age of LinkedIn profiles and digital addresses, the business card endures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2018
Japan's loyalty cards to provide early sneak peek at company profits
When shopping in Japan, a phrase you'll hear all the time is "Do you have a point card?" And the most common is the T-card, which can be used at hundreds of thousands of shops nationwide, from car accessory dealers to convenience stores.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 9, 2017
The sheer poetry of the world's first English-language 'karuta' game
Classical Japanese poetry on playing cards — in English? It seems like an odd mix. But when you add tales of love and betrayal and brilliant translation, you get a heart-thumping card game like no other.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 25, 2017
Popularity of card loans add to financial woes
Supreme Court records show that there were 64,637 filings for personal bankruptcy in 2016, an increase of 781 cases over 2015, thus marking the first increase in 13 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2015
Chubu airport targets foreign visitors with first SIM card vending machine
Chubu Centrair International Airport will get its first prepaid SIM card vending machine Tuesday, NTT Communications Corp. said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2015
New MSDF 'family cards' hint at expanded Japan military role abroad: journalist
The Defense Ministry is quietly but steadily preparing for what comes after the controversial security legislation is enacted ? including determining who is eligible to fight in a war, according to journalist Yu Terasawa.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2015
Residence card swap deadline brings crowds to immigration centers
Foreign residents have been flocking to immigration centers in a last-minute rush to replace now-defunct certificates of alien registration with new residence cards.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2015
Deadline looms for foreign residents to get new residence card
Mid- and long-term foreign residents of Japan have until Wednesday to upgrade their now-defunct alien registration certificate cards to new residence cards or face possible criminal penalties.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2015
Citigroup reportedly close to sale of Japan credit card unit
Citigroup Inc. is in final talks to sell its Japanese credit card unit to Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. for at least ¥40 billion, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2015
Foreigners urged to swap alien certificates for new cards by July deadline
The Immigration Bureau is calling on foreigners who have not done so to exchange their old-style Alien Registration Certificate cards for new Residence Cards before the transition period ends in July.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / JAPAN WEB WATCH
Jan 10, 2015
Point systems stir privacy fears among Net users
The battle for point card supremacy in loyalty programs is hotting up across the country, causing consumers to express concern over privacy issues as a growing number of companies get in on the act.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 11, 2014
Megabanks start to feel the heat from upstarts
Retailers and IT companies give new meaning to 'full service banking'
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Tokyo’s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
Cafe N°_5's take on the Dubai chocolate craze that has been circulating on social media over the past few months is a mix of bitter and sweet.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.

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