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Jenny Surane
For Jenny Surane's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2023
Largest U.S. lenders toss First Republic Bank a lifeline
Over two days of frantic phone calls, meetings and some arm-twisting, the CEOs of 11 banks have agreed to chip in a total of $30 billion to save the troubled lender.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2022
U.S. asks banks to maintain ties with Russia, despite frustration in Congress
The quiet effort is part of the administration's push to minimize adverse impacts of the sanctions regime designed to punish Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2022
Visa must face claim it profited from Pornhub video of child
The company says the decision raises questions about the liability payments firms could shoulder as they handle billions of transactions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Mar 19, 2022
Inside Russia’s 96-hour cliffhanger to sidestep bond default
A lull in processing a key coupon payment heaped global attention on a part of banking rarely in the spotlight: The staid back-office mechanisms that handle trillions of dollars daily.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2021
PayPal to acquire Japanese unicorn Paidy in ¥300 billion deal
PayPal is looking to deepen its push into buy-now-pay-later products, with Paidy a standout provider in a country where nearly three-quarters of purchases are paid for with cash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2019
Apple under fire for new credit card's apparent unequal treatment of women
Apple Inc. pitches its new card as a model of simplicity and transparency, upending everything consumers think about credit cards.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
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.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'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.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
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.

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