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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2021

Japanese startup targets supercar users with $700,000 hoverbike

The XTurismo Limited Edition from A.L.I. Technologies promises to fly for 40 minutes at up to 100 kilometer per hour.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2021

Southeast Asian nations tout green power links ahead of COP26

The countries are speeding up their plans to transmit renewable energy through a proposed regional power grid, with first trials set for 2022.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2021

FCC bans China Telecom from operating in U.S., rekindling tensions with Beijing

Beijing-based China Telecom is one of the largest phone companies in China and the second-largest wireless carrier in the country, with 370 million subscribers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2021

Aung San Suu Kyi defends herself during ‘show trial’ in Myanmar

In trying to eliminate her as a political force, the junta's case against Suu Kyi has only elevated her in the eyes of many of her countrymen.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Oct 27, 2021

Team GB expects fully vaccinated team for Beijing Games

While Team GB is yet to select most of its winter athletes, most of those on the long list of candidates are vaccinated according to chef de mission Georgie Harland.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 27, 2021

U.S. Democrats fret over getting climate deal to Biden ahead of COP26

Hitting Biden's emissions target would be made more difficult if Congress fails to pass the key climate provisions lawmakers are eyeing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 27, 2021

Doomed to fail? How carmakers' climate vows fall short — and who's to blame

Companies argue that their ability to transition to electric vehicles is dependent on conditions outside their direct control.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 27, 2021

Tom Brady throws Bitcoin to fan who returned 600th touchdown ball

The 44-year-old seven-time Super Bowl champion is a part-owner of crypto exchange FTX, having starred in a commercial for the company alongside his wife Gisele Bundchen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2021

Asia snaps up American shale gas to keep boilers and furnaces lit

While U.S. gas prices have more than doubled this year, they still are much lower than overseas markets in large part because of the bounty of North American shale fields.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2021

Beijing marks 100 days to Winter Olympics amid COVID-19 and rights concerns

Beijing is promising a 'simple and safe' 2022 Games — although preparations are anything but simple as China battles COVID-19 flare-ups and calls from human rights groups for a boycott.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 27, 2021

Nuclear power’s awkward role in crucial COP26 climate talks

Anti-nuclear nations from Austria to New Zealand have opposed attempts to label atomic technology with the same credentials as wind or solar power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 27, 2021

Xi’s toughest ‘common prosperity’ test is raising China’s taxes

Hiking taxes wouldn't seem difficult in the one-party state. But the Communist Party is sensitive to public opinion, and taxes are as politically fraught in China as anywhere else.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2021

Biden joins Southeast Asian leaders to rebuke Myanmar junta

The decision to exclude the junta leader was a huge rebuke to Myanmar's military and a rare, bold step by a regional bloc known for its code of consensus, noninterference and engagement.
Japan Times
Frankfurt Rhine-Main report 2021
Oct 27, 2021

Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Japan: Growing together, from strength to strength

Germany and Japan have enjoyed over a century and a half of robust bilateral relations since 1861. The highlights of this longstanding friendship include strong political discourse and international cooperation, as well as close-knit economic, cultural and societal ties.
Japan Times
Frankfurt Rhine-Main report 2021
Oct 27, 2021

Early advocate of German-Japanese ties, Metzler continues to work closely with Japan

Metzler is the oldest private bank in Germany with an unbroken tradition of family ownership since 1674 and is the fifth-oldest financial institution worldwide.
A worker clears away snow as last-minute grocery shoppers leave a Market Basket supermarket during a fast-moving winter storm in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Feb. 13.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 5, 2024

In a changing climate, retailers turn to weather data predictions

Weather data, once used strictly for inventory planning, is now helping retailers localize advertising and decide when to discount seasonal items such as sweaters.
A screen showing the yen's exchange rate against the U.S. dollar in July
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 5, 2024

Yen is the first of many Japanese assets set to pivot on U.S. election

Given the size and liquidity of its markets, Japan will be in particular focus during the U.S. election.
Takao Doi, a former astronaut and professor at Kyoto University, holds an engineering model of LignoSat wooden satellite during an interview at the university on Oct. 25.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2024

World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space

The palm-sized satellite is tasked to demonstrate the cosmic potential of the renewable material as humans explore living in space.
Toyota is expected to report a 14% year-on-year operating profit decline in July-September, to ¥1.2 trillion ($7.9 billion), according to an average estimate by analysts.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2024

Toyota to post first profit drop in 2 years as demand cools after big run

Toyota is expected to report a 14% year-on-year operating profit decline in July-September, to ¥1.2 trillion ($7.9 billion), according to an average estimate by analysts.
A text message sent by a scammer tells a recipient that a refund can be made only through an electronic money transfer.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 5, 2024

Police warn of refund scams involving smartphone payment apps

Scammers are exploiting smartphone payment apps, particularly PayPay, and fake online discount stores to commit fraud.
Alongside foreign students, some Japanese students attend a special lecture held entirely in English at Nagoya University in early October.
JAPAN / Society / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 11, 2024

Amid rising costs, universities try to help students study abroad

The cost of studying abroad, including travel and living expenses, is much higher now compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Operators respond to telephone directory inquiries from Tokyo at a call center in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, in October 1997.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Nov 11, 2024

As NTT ends its Dial 104 service, Okinawa's call centers look elsewhere

Naha and Nago were home to Japan's biggest call center operations, receiving around 125,000 calls a day at their peak in 1999.
Workers at a garment factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh, on April 16, 2023
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 5, 2024

AI supports fashion's climate goals, but workers may be left behind

In Bangladesh, about 60% of apparel workers, or 2.7 million people, risk losing their jobs due to automation.
As part of the fukubukuro lineup for the New Year shopping season, Takashimaya will offer a ¥4.05 million luxury cruise ship tour to South Korea's Jeju Island and other locations.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2024

2025 New Year lucky bags to offer extraordinary experiences

Customers are seeking "a break from their daily lives," according to one department store official.
Japan controlled half or more of the global chips market through the 1980s but has less than a tenth of the market today.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2024

Japan taps U.S. chip startup Tenstorrent to help train new wave of engineers

The contract is part of Japan's effort to reinvigorate its semiconductor industry.
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris concluded their presidential campaigns on Monday with closing arguments that mirrored, in tone and in substance, the competing visions they have offered a deeply divided nation.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2024

Harris and Trump conclude historic campaign with dueling rallies

Their closing arguments mirrored, in tone and in substance, the competing visions they have offered a deeply divided nation.
Manga artist Kazuo Umezu
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 5, 2024

Japanese manga artist Kazuo Umezu dies at 88

Kazuo Umezu started drawing comics from his childhood and made his debut as a manga artist in 1955, when he was a high school student.
In the April-September period, Nintendo logged net profit of ¥108.7 billion ($710 million), down 60% from the same period a year earlier.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2024

Nintendo lowers sales forecast as first-half profits plunge

The video game giant now expects sales of ¥1.28 trillion, down from the previous estimate of ¥1.35 trillion, and also issued a less optimistic operating profit forecast.
The Tubassadors are (from left) Tomohiro Sosogi, Kazuto Shikada, Soen Tamura and Keisuke Nishibu.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 5, 2024

The Tubassadors hope to change the tuba’s tune

Orchestras aren't known for tuba solos in their performances. However, this Tokyo-based quartet puts the instrument front and center.

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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight