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The engine of a Toyota Motor's Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 25, 2023
Taxi firm’s hydrogen cell experience highlights fuel’s pitfalls
It’s not that there’s anything wrong specifically with the cars, good looking midsized sedans with Lexus-level luxury. Rather, it’s the high cost of hydrogen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2023
Yamaha president backs hydrogen as green fuel option for carbon neutrality
Japan’s automotive industry employs 5.5 million people, and has long advocated a multistrategy approach toward decarbonization aiming to sustain existing manufacturers and suppliers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2023
JAL to rent clothes to passengers for vacations and business trips
Rental of each set of clothing will cost ¥4,000 to ¥7,000 and garments will be made available in three sizes: small, medium and large.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2023
Nissan COO who led turnaround after Carlos Ghosn is stepping down
The announcement comes after the company said last month that Ashwani Gupta, who took charge as COO in December 2019, won’t be reappointed to its board.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 30, 2023
Alternative fuels take the spotlight at Japanese endurance race
Toyota's Corolla H2 Concept, running on liquid hydrogen, crossed the finish line at Fuji International Speedway 24 hours after Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda climbed into the driver's seat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 12, 2023
Nissan profit outlook tops projections as cost cuts bear fruit
Operating profit will be ¥520 billion ($3.9 billion) for the period through March 2024, the Yokohama-based company said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 3, 2023
Japan Airlines to debut first freighter planes in 13 years
The airline has previously run its cargo business using space on passenger flights and chartering other companies’ freighters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 23, 2022
Japan's intervention unlikely to stem yen's slide
The dollar remains on course to return to the u00a5145 level and possibly rise to u00a5147.66, a level unseen in more than 32 years, market analysts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 5, 2022
Nikkei closes at two-month high on upbeat earnings and tech shares
The Nikkei average ended up 243.67 points, or 0.87%, from Thursday at 28,175.87, its highest finish since June 9. The broader Topix index finished 16.44 points higher at 1,947.17.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2022
Japanese tech titans looking for Indian solution to talent crunch
Mercari's entry into India comes after many other Japanese companies opened IT operations there during the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2022
Japanese universities team up to accept students from Ukraine
The universities, including International Christian University, Meiji University and Sophia University, plan to offer approximately 70 students free education and a safe environment to study.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2022
Japanese aid for Indian islets carries China 'strategic overtone,' experts say
The u00a54.02 billion ($31 million) in aid comes as Japan and India have been promoting a 'free and open Indo-Pacific.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 19, 2022
Groundbreaking 'Ramayana' anime remastered for new audience 30 years on
The Japanese-Indian project came together during a time when international productions were uncommon in the Japanese animation industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2022
Former Hiroshima mayor urges Putin not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Tadatoshi Akiba said at a news conference that the Russian leader's actions have left atomic bomb survivors and many other people appalled.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 15, 2022
Japan firms adopt AI dating app to help staff find love amid pandemic
Users are attracted by the fact that the pool of potential matches is limited to employees of the participating companies — thus providing a secure and safe platform.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 20, 2021
Japanese mascot Kumamon teaches hygiene to Indian kids in dance video
Kumamon, the popular black bear-like mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, is being used to teach hygiene to Indian children while dancing to a Hindi song in a video recently released by Japan's aid agency, in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2021
Japanese CEOs boldly going where no women have gone before
In the male-dominated space and satellite industries, female leaders of startups are making waves.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2021
Academics from Japan and Hong Kong say virtual learning no substitute
Some university professors have reportedly struggled to teach, for example, art-related courses online, and students are also said to be losing interest in attending classes.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jul 13, 2021
Community leader Haroon Qureshi reaches out to those living on the margins in Japan
Haroon Qureshi, who works with refugees and people who are homeless, hopes to teach Japanese people, students in particular, the importance of charity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 28, 2020
Overseas students in Japan face bleak job outlook due to pandemic
According to a survey in July, 68.5 percent of foreign students set to graduate next spring were without job offers compared to 22.3 percent of Japanese students.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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