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Rupert Murdoch arrives for a probate court hearing in Reno, Nevada on Sept. 16.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 10, 2024
Murdoch loses 'Succession' battle for son's control of media empire
The media mogul sought to make Lachlan, his eldest son who is understood to share his worldview, as the controlling player in the family empire after his death.
A semiconductor wafer at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, Taiwan, in 2022
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 23, 2024
TSMC and Samsung weigh adding chip factories in UAE, WSJ says
Projects of the scale under consideration could cost more than $100 billion to complete and may not come to fruition, the paper reported.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2019
Nintendo shares climb after report of two new Switch models in works for avid and casual gamers
Nintendo Co. shares had their best day in almost eight months after The Wall Street Journal reported the company plans to introduce two new models of its Switch console as early as this summer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2019
Admitting that female employees earn 29% less than men, Citigroup vows more diversity for top roles
Citigroup's female employees earn 29 percent less than their male counterparts, the Wall Street bank revealed on Wednesday, while announcing targets for appointing more women and minorities to senior roles.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 1, 2018
Keith Richards apologizes for vasectomy swipe at eight times dad Mick Jagger
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards on Wednesday apologized for suggesting that eight times father Mick Jagger get a vasectomy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2017
Apple CEO promised to build three 'big' plants in U.S., Trump tells WSJ
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook has committed to build three big manufacturing plants in the United States, the Wall Street Journal quoted U.S. President Donald Trump as saying.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 30, 2015
WSJ reports FBI facilitated 2012 ransom payment from family of al-Qaida hostage Weinstein'
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2012 helped facilitate a ransom payment from the family of American hostage Warren Weinstein to al-Qaida in an unsuccessful attempt to get him released, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday.
Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky delivers a speech during a handover ceremony of Self-Defense Force vehicles to Ukraine, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, in May last year.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
North Korea aiding Russia where it needs it most, Canadian general says
North Korean special forces soldiers march and shout slogans during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang in April 2017.

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