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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 23, 2021

Former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida set to enter LDP leadership race

Kishida is likely to formally announce his candidacy when the date of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race is fixed on Thursday, a report said.
PARALYMPICS
Aug 23, 2021

2020 Tokyo Paralympics offer an opportunity for everyone to find their inner sportsperson

If the Olympics are typically celebrated for their athletic achievements, the Paralympics are no less deserving when it comes to the inspirational performances on display.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2021

In major blow to Suga, opposition party-backed Takeharu Yamanaka wins Yokohama mayoral election

Takeharu Yamanaka's victory in the Yokohama mayoral also puts the brakes on the city's efforts to host a casino resort in the city's waterfront Yamashita Pier district.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2021

What’s an ex-U.K. prime minister to do?

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron's lobbying for a collapsed finance firm allegedly earned him $10 million for two years of part-time work.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2021

For bank regulators, tech giants are now too big to fail

Tech giants that host a growing mass of bank, insurance and market operations on their vast cloud internet platforms are keeping watchdogs awake at night.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2021

A $13 billion sneaker fortune started on a pig farm in Taiwan

Today, the founder of Huali Industrial Group is worth more than $13 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 22, 2021

Excitement building as Tokyo Paralympics draw near

The 2020 Games will begin with Tuesday's opening ceremony at the National Stadium and competition will start at various venues the following day.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2021

Tokyo weighs use of Summer Games venues as temporary medical facilities

Medical experts have pushed for the temporary use of facilities owned by the Tokyo government, such as the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, site of swimming competitions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2021

Afghanistan was always about American politics

From Vietnam to the Persian Gulf, the American empire has been defeated and worn down about as thoroughly as the British and French in the early 1960s.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 22, 2021

U.S. ambassador pick Rahm Emanuel could give Japan a direct line to Biden

After nearly two years, Japan could soon be getting a high-profile, Senate-approved U.S. ambassador — one who has the ear of the American president.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 22, 2021

Top Toyota supplier Denso expects production at the automaker to recover quickly

Denso, Toyota's top supplier, says production at the automaker should recover swiftly, leaving Denso on track to beat its own profit forecast for the current fiscal year.
Japan Post said it will incur losses as a result of Yamato Transport exiting their collaboration.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 24, 2024

Japan Post seeks ¥12 billion in lawsuit against Yamato Transport

Yamato is backing out of an agreement to outsource the delivery of small thin parcels to Japan Post, the latter said in its suit.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Washington on Dec. 10.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 24, 2024

Biden launches new Chinese chip trade probe, which will be handed off to Trump

The effort could offer Trump a ready avenue to begin imposing some of the hefty 60% tariffs he has threatened on Chinese imports.
A Wall Street sign in front of a U.S. Flag outside the New York Stock Exchange before the Federal Reserve announcement in New York on Sept. 18.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 24, 2024

Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025

New spending priorities beckon for national budgets already stretched after the pandemic, from tackling climate change to boosting armies to caring for aging populations.
Furaha Elisabeth applies medication on the skin of her child Sagesse Hakizimana, who is under treatment for Mpox, an infectious disease caused by the Mpox virus that causes a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever, at a health center in the Congo on Aug 19.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 24, 2024

Global disease resurgence in 2024 shows rising health threat

The findings seek to renew the focus on the rise of preventable and climate-sensitive diseases, as well as a coordinated global response.
Small businesses in Ino, a town in Kochi Prefecture known for its paper industry, show how a labor shortage is a growing threat to smaller companies that provide seven out of every 10 jobs in Japan.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 24, 2024

Small businesses with low wages struggle to tackle labor shortages

A worker shortage is threatening firms that are otherwise robust, including those that have invested in automation and creative hiring.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market 250 Index is down about 11% so far this year and set for its fourth yearly loss.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 24, 2024

Japan startups set for longest rout on record as rate hike looms

A rate hike by the Bank of Japan would make it more expensive for new companies to finance research and development.
Minutes from the Bank of Japan's October policy meeting highlight how overseas economic risks, particularly those surrounding the new U.S. administration's policies, will be key to how soon the BOJ will hike rates.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 24, 2024

BOJ debated need for caution in raising rates, meeting minutes show

Contrary to its concern over external risks, the BOJ board was mostly optimistic on domestic economic conditions.
"In order to secure quality talent, we have to raise wages above inflation," Daiwa Securities CEO Akihiko Ogino has said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2024

Daiwa aims to raise wages at least 5% next year amid competition for talent

Daiwa is discussing a pay raise of at least 5% for the financial year beginning in April 2025, after hikes of 5%, 4% and 7% in the three years prior.
JR Kyushu concluded that it will not be able to guarantee the safety of the Queen Beetle high-speed passenger ferry operations even after safety measures are taken.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2024

JR Kyushu to end passenger ship operations after water leak incident

JR Kyushu Jet Ferry covered up a water leak incident on its high-speed passenger ferry linking Hakata Port with the city of Busan in South Korea.
A Wizzair Airbus A320-200 plane lands in Riga International Airport, Latvia, in 2019.
WORLD
Dec 24, 2024

European airline pilots and crews voice concerns about Middle East routes

The safety debate about flying over the Middle East is playing out in Europe largely because pilots there are protected by unions, unlike other parts of the world.
Nippon Steel's $15 billion bid for U.S. Steel has been referred to U.S. President Joe Biden after a U.S. panel on foreign investments was unable to reach a consensus.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2024

Nippon Steel's bid for U.S. Steel referred to Biden for final decision

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States referred the bid to the U.S. president after failing to reach a consensus.
Opposition parties have submitted a bill to make school lunches free at public elementary and junior high schools.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2024

Japan opposition parties submit bill for free school meals

The bill to revise the school lunch program law was submitted to the House of Representatives by the CDP, DPP and Nippon Ishin no Kai.
Then U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz runs up the East Capitol stairs as the deadline to avert a partial government shutdown approaches on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 24, 2024

Matt Gaetz found to have paid for sex and drugs, and obstructed U.S. Congress

Matt Gaetz was found to have paid $90,000 to 12 women, a substantial portion of which the panel found was likely for either sexual activity or drug use.
Supporters of the French far-right National Rally party wave French flags on Dec. 15. In Europe this year, the far right made gains in several legislatures, including that of France.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 24, 2024

Democracy heads into 2025 bloodied but unbowed

Overall, there were no attempts this year to prevent a peaceful transfer of power, but autocracies grew more repressive.
Singapore's central business district in January 2023. The city-state’s supportive digital-asset environment has been credited with making it a "safe, long-term choice” for a regional hub.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 24, 2024

Singapore pulls ahead of Hong Kong in race to be crypto hub

The Southeast Asian city-state doled out 13 cryptocurrency licenses in 2024 to a range of operators, more than double its awards in 2023.

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