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Japan Times
Denmark report 2022
Apr 22, 2022

Bringing solid business practices in shipping and a deeper bond with Japan to the next level

The maritime industry plays a vital role within the dynamic Danish economy. One of the key players in this sector is Lauritzen Bulkers, a company deeply rooted in Danish maritime history.
Japan Times
Denmark report 2022
Apr 22, 2022

Nurturing close ties with Japan’s agriculture and food sector since the early 1900s

The agriculture and food-production sector is vital to any country’s survival. In Denmark, it’s central to the nation’s economy, comprising 23% of total exports of goods.
Japan Times
Denmark report 2022
Apr 22, 2022

Wencon brings expert ship repair and rebuilding solutions to Japan

It’s no secret that the Danes have aced the maritime industry. Maritime organizations comprise about a fourth of Denmark’s total exports, with gross value pegged at 96 billion Danish krone in 2017 (¥1.75 trillion).
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 21, 2022

Nidec reappoints chairman Shigenobu Nagamori as CEO as it posts 17% fall in profit

Electric motor-maker Nidec Corp. posted a 17% drop in fourth quarter operating profit and announced a change in leadership Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2022

April report raises Japan's view on consumption and economy despite inflationary pressures

Analysts say price spikes and other challenges still remain a threat to the country's full recovery from the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2022

Yoon Suk-yeol’s next opponents: Housing and jobs

If President-elect Yoon Seok-youl takes the wrong approach to key issues, the country may be unable to avoid a Japanese-style “lost decades.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2022

Philippine 'Avengers' battle disinformation before election

Misinformation campaigns are a thriving, and fact checkers can only catch the falsehoods once they're already in circulation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 21, 2022

Tokyo’s real superhero stocks need to take center stage

The Tokyo Stock Exchange created the new Prime segment to house Japan's best companies — then opened it to almost everyone, possibly making it irrelevant.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 21, 2022

Tennis' ATP and WTA join hands to launch joint mobile app

The new ATP WTA Live app will replace the ATP and WTA's existing apps and allow fans to keep up with official scores and results from both men's and women's matches.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2022

End of Wakayama bid leaves only Osaka and Nagasaki in race for Japan’s first casinos

The prefecture's withdrawal due to unclear financing for the project undermines a major initiative by the central government to revitalize local economies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Apr 21, 2022

How Japan's slow acknowledgement of COVID's airborne spread has hampered its response

The National Institute of Infectious Diseases announced its determination late last month that COVID-19 can spread via aerosols. For many scientists, it was too little, too late.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 10, 2024

Investors brace for volatility as BOJ seeks to cut bond buying

The Bank of Japan bought only ¥4.5 trillion of government bonds last month, the lowest amount since March 2013.
Retired boxing champion Manny Pacquiao (left) and mixed martial artist Chihiro Suzuki pose during a news conference on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jun 10, 2024

Retired boxing great Manny Pacquiao hints at comeback against Mario Barrios

Pacquiao has signed up to fight a three-round exhibition bout against Japanese mixed martial artist Chihiro Suzuki next month in Saitama.
A driving course inside a new facility in the city of Saitama created for elderly drivers
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2024

Saitama police open Japan's first elderly driver training center

Drivers 70 and older have to undergo sessions consisting of driving instruction and classroom lectures, as well as cognitive tests.
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks following the announcement of the partial results of the European Parliament elections, in Rome on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2024

Italy's PM Meloni comes out on top in EU vote, strengthening her hand

With 96% of the ballots counted, Meloni's Brothers of Italy won 28.8% of the vote, more than four times what it took in the last EU election in 2019.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting on the restoration of quake-hit areas on the Noto Peninsula, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2024

Government team calls for preparations for smooth disaster relief

A report from the team has requested cooperation with the private sector to smooth the way for transportation of relief goods.
The percentage of working people who said they sleep seven hours or more has reached 52.4%, a significant increase from 27% in 1999, according to a survey conducted in April.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 10, 2024

Japanese with lack of sleep reduced by half from 25 years ago

36.3% of working adults said that they sleep six hours, followed by 36.0% who said they sleep seven hours.
People walk in front of a BYD Auto company and Autotorino store in Milan on March 20.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 10, 2024

European nations compete for Chinese EV factories as EU weighs tariffs

Chinese EV makers want to set up in Europe to build their brands and save on shipping and potential tariffs.
A boy whose neck was slashed with a knife-like object sustained serious injuries that will take at least a month to heal.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2024

Kagoshima nursery teacher arrested on suspicion of slashing boy’s neck

The attack, which is being treated as an attempted murder, is believed to have occurred near the entrance of the nursery school.
Traffic at the Dubai International Financial Centre. Last year, it opened the DIFC Family Wealth Center, a registry for family offices that also offers advisory services, workshops, mentoring, dispute resolution and certification based on how "structured” their governance is.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2024

Dubai takes on Abu Dhabi in race for supremacy in family offices

Last year, the number of registered foundations in Dubai rose by 53%. In rival Abu Dhabi, the number jumped by 35%.
Alternative for Germany party co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla react to results after the polls closed in the European Parliament elections, in Berlin on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2024

In EU elections, the center holds, but far right still wreaks havoc

Balloting indicates that the prevailing winds have grown chill for some of Europe’s political establishment.
Oita Prefectural Police have arrested a man, whose address and employment status were unknown, at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2024

Woman stabbed to death at Oita shopping complex

Hatsumi Hino, 84, was stabbed in the neck on Monday morning, allegedly by a man who has been arrested.
Mostafa Pourmohammadi, former Interior Minister of Iran, registers as a candidate for the presidential election at the Interior Ministry in Tehran on June 3.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2024

Iran names six candidates for president, including parliament speaker

The country’s next president will be confronted with problems both at home and abroad.
Japan is the only country in the world that still enforces a same-surname rule for married couples, according to Keidanren research.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 10, 2024

Japan should let married women keep names, main business lobby says

Keidanren said in a proposal that the government should quickly present legislation allowing for surname choice to parliament.
Under the DICAS forum, Japan and the U.S. could look to co-produce weapons that both countries currently do not have in large quantities, with munitions such as Patriot interceptors "low-hanging fruit," according to some experts.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 11, 2024

U.S. looks to Japan for help in boosting weapons production

The allies are aiming for partnerships in areas such as U.S. warship and aircraft repairs in Japan, as well as in the joint production of advanced weaponry.
Australian-born Connor O'Leary will represent Japan in the surfing competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Surfing
Jun 11, 2024

At Paris Games, Connor O’Leary aims to win and inspire

The waves in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, may bode well for the goofy-footed surfer.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Emperor emeritus and empress emerita visit postwar settlement
Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko strolled through a cabbage field in Ohinata settlement in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Saturday.
At meeting rich in symbolism, Ishiba and South Korea's Lee agree to steadily build ties
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shake hands at joint press announcement after summit talks in Tokyo on Saturday.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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