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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jan 18, 2023
Two-time Indy 500 champion Takuma Sato signs with Chip Ganassi
Chip Ganassi Racing has won the Indianapolis 500 five times, including last year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 26, 2019
Hot Chip's 'A Bath Full of Ecstasy' presents a 'purer version' of its electro-pop style
British group Hot Chip mark 20th anniversary with new album, 'A Bath Full of Ecstasy' and a world tour that includes dates in Osaka, Tokyo and Shizuoka Prefecture
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2018
State-backed INCJ, DBJ to start investment talks on Toshiba Memory
Two government-backed bodies plan to start talks this month to invest in Toshiba Memory Corp., which Toshiba Corp. has sold to a consortium led by U.S. investment fund Bain Capital, informed sources said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 14, 2017
The music you didn't realize you grew up with: Chip Tanaka's 8-bit revolution
If you grew up during the 1980s or 1990s, there's a good chance that you spent more time listening to the music of Hirokazu Tanaka than to many of your favorite pop songs. Such was the reach of the work that the Kyoto native created during his nearly 20-year tenure as a sound designer at Nintendo, as the company branched out from manufacturing playing cards and children's toys to become one of the world's biggest video game makers.
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BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2017
Toshiba to hold off picking buyer of chip unit again as it weighs Western Digital rival's offer
Toshiba Corp. has once again decided to hold off on making a decision on the buyer of its chip unit at a board meeting as negotiations with a Western Digital Corp.-led group have stalled, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 15, 2017
Toshiba's hopes for quick chip unit sale imperiled as talks stall over payment timing
Toshiba Corp.'s talks to sell its chip business to a consortium led by Bain Capital have hit an impasse over the timing of payments for business and governance issues, according to people familiar with the matter, casting doubt on the company's ability to complete a deal quickly.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2017
Japan-U.S. consortium to bid for Toshiba chip unit
A Japanese state-backed corporate turnaround fund and U.S. investment fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts may form a consortium with several Japanese firms to bid for Toshiba Corp.'s chip subsidiary, sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2017
Hitachi to sell chip-making device subsidiary to KKR
Hitachi Ltd. said Wednesday it will sell its 51.7 percent stake in chip manufacturing device maker Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. to U.S. investment fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts to streamline operations and focus on core businesses.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Sep 6, 2016
Kaepernick putting career on line with anthem issue
MAS comes today to neither bury nor praise San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jan 12, 2016
It's a whole new ballgame for old-school coaches in today's NFL
"He treated us all equal — like
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Sep 25, 2015
Fall for seasonal pumpkin, sweet potato chips at convenience stores this autumn
The weather has started getting chilly and, accordingly, konbini (convenience stores) have started packing their shelves with special seasonal items.
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BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2013
Panasonic to sell chip plant trio in Japan
Panasonic Corp. is in talks to sell off three semiconductor plants in Japan to Israeli chip-maker TowerJazz as part of restructuring efforts to jettison slumping operations, sources said Wednesday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Vol. 34: Tokyo, a vanguard city for sustainability
Vol. 34: Tokyo, a vanguard city for sustainability

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