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THE BIG QUESTIONS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jun 3, 2018
Insurance leader proud to be there in times of need
Kenneth Reilly, president and CEO, AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd., is the first to admit that insurance isn't sexy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
May 27, 2018
Newcomer sees chances to improve bilateral relations
With a population of just 336,000, on the surface the Nordic nation of Iceland may not seem to have much in common with Japan, which has 380 times as many people.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
May 21, 2018
Greece's outbound ambassador passes torch
Loukas Karatsolis, the outgoing Greek ambassador, met with The Japan Times at the embassy in April to share upcoming developments. He predicted a busy time ahead, with Japan and Greece celebrating 120 years of diplomatic ties in 2019.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
May 13, 2018
CEO's eye for opportunity forged from global career
For IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan CEO Hans Heijligers, Japan's efforts in the men's 4u00d7100-meter relay during the 2016 Olympics speak volumes about Japanese character.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 29, 2018
Ken Theriault: Wholesale retailers relish ongoing success in Japan
When Ken Theriault heard Miyagi-born crooner Muneyuki Sato's 'Arigatou' at a function in Sendai heralding the impending retirement of Kentaro Ohyama from his role as president of Iris Ohyama, the song shook him to his core.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 23, 2018
Importance of friendship transcends march of time
A former high-flying chemical engineer working in fertilizer development and management, it's no surprise that Indonesia's Ambassador to Japan Arifin Tasrif, was once working all across the Indonesian archipelago in Borneo, Sumatra and Java. Of no less importance, especially given his current role, is the nearly two years he spent in Japan over 30 years ago in Yokohama.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 15, 2018
As HMI expands, sights set on drawing Indian visitors
When 24 million people visited Japan in 2016, it marked the first time the number surpassed 20 million, a figure that the government had hoped to meet by 2020.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 1, 2018
Grass-roots involvement enhances 150-year relations
At 66 years of age, Spain's Ambassador to Japan, Gonzalo de Benito, shows no signs of slowing down. He has official and other duties — like this interview with The Japan Times — for starters.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 25, 2018
Hands-on leadership, empathy buoy chairman
Sachin N. Shah's love for Japan began with a Toyota Tercel, his first car after he moved from India to an American-Italian neighborhood in the United States in the 1970s.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 18, 2018
Long journey on winding road leads back to Japan
The welcome that Brad Bennett, senior vice president, Chubb Group and regional president, Far East, received when he first visited Japan in 1979 was textbook rock and roll.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 12, 2018
Daruma wish comes true after nearly 4-decade wait
'What would you like to be in the future and what would you like to do?' It's 1978, and Sujan Chinoy is an exchange student at Otemon Gakuin University in Osaka being interviewed for the Yomiuri Shimbun.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Mar 4, 2018
PR firm chief keeps his eye on ever-changing market
Name: Ross Rowbury
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Feb 25, 2018
Japan Inc. seen embracing change slowly but surely
Sitting in a Shibuya meeting room at the Tokyo headquarters of human resources and specialist recruitment consultancy Robert Walters Japan, David Swan cuts a swarthy, muscular figure.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Feb 20, 2018
Strong growth potential seen in Asia and Europe
Romanian Viorel Isticioaia-Budura, who heads the delegation of the European Union to Japan, draws inspiration from Asia's cultures and developments in the belief they hint at our raison d'etre and at goals to pursue in order to strengthen international ties.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Feb 11, 2018
Various work styles must be embraced for success
For many industries, it has become increasingly apparent that the way up is through Asia. This is especially true for Amway Corp., the global direct sales giant based in Ada, Michigan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 28, 2018
Female workforce crucial for economic prosperity
Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Rabab Fatima is one of 21 female ambassadors who were invited by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a luncheon, during which they discussed female empowerment in their countries, on Jan. 9.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 21, 2018
Redesigning and refining the perception of luxury
For the past 23 years Guido Tarchi has weaved among Tokyo's crowds, surrounded by the city's architectural jumble where the everyday harmonizes with the extravagant.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 14, 2018
Philip O'Neill: McGill degree offers potential to open doors for global professionals
The adage of one door closing and another opening is at best, apt, and at worst, a cliche. However, as the director of McGill University's MBA Japan Program for the past decade, O'Neill's ongoing dedication to his students centers around a refreshing truth dating all the way back to his late 20s when he first arrived in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 7, 2018
Ambassador eager to brand and boost country
'The readiness is all,' utters the Danish title character in the last act of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Dec 24, 2017
Exceptional skills, passion needed to sell luxury goods
A 2017 report released by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. on luxury consumers identified two major interrelated trends for the year. The first shows how the essence of luxury is moving to an experiential focus, with the second seeing changing luxury shopper behavior demanding a more individualized response.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Brazil issues apology for persecuting Japan immigrants during WWII
Enea Almeida (right), chair of the Brazilian amnesty commission, shakes hands with the representative for Japanese immigrants on Thursday in Brasilia.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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