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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 14, 2021

Toshiba CEO's exit raises doubts over buyout offers

The decision came as factions within the firm mounted resistance to a preliminary buyout offer from CVC Capital Partners — where outgoing chief Nobuaki Kurumatani previously worked.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2021

Myanmar’s young demand their future

In 1950, Myanmar's per capita income was higher than that of Malaysia or Thailand. Military rule turned it from one of the most promising economies in Asia into one of its worst performers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 14, 2021

Nomura tightens hedge fund financing after Archegos collapse

The restrictions include curbing leverage for some clients previously granted exceptions to margin financing limits, one person familiar with the situation said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2021

Biden offers false hope to sell his Afghanistan surrender

The Taliban announced it will not participate in peace talks in Turkey. That means the U.S. will be leaving Afghanistan's government to fend for itself in the midst of a civil war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2021

The FDA’s caution on the J&J vaccine is a costly mistake

The FDA acted after blood clots were observed in less than one in a million people who have received the J&J vaccine. COVID-19 has already killed 1,712 out of every million Americans.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2021

How pandemics change the course of history

When COVID-19 first arrived last year, everyone’s go-to historical parallel was the 1918 influenza pandemic. Precisely because it was so fleeting, it’s hard to find evidence that it caused a sweeping reorientation of everyday life. In its wake, most people simply forgot what happened. Other global...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2021

Yemen faces public health catastrophe from war and pandemic

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs noted that the conflict in the country has claimed some 233,000 lives over a six year period.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 14, 2021

Vaccine blood-clot side effect puts focus on immune reaction

Health officials are exploring whether and how an immune reaction may occur in people who have received vaccines made by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 14, 2021

China says U.S. raising Taiwan tension with Biden-backed visit

'Such a meeting is not helpful for improving cross-strait ties and stabilizing the cross-strait region,” said a spokesman for the Beijing office that handles matters related to Taiwan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2021

Skyrocketing metal prices threaten affordability of electric cars

Lithium, the mainstay for rechargeable power packs used in EVs, is roaring back after a three-year slump in prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2021

Treasury traders seek moment of truth from Japan’s life insurers

With combined assets equivalent to $3.6 trillion, and one-quarter of this in foreign securities, even minor shifts in Japanese insurer allocations can impact markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2021

Chinese students pay agents $12,000 for inside track to Wall Street

The practice has a growing number of detractors, who are questioning whether it's fair or good for the industry to give another leg up to the well-heeled.
Cargo is uploaded onto a China-Europe freight train at the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base in Lianyungang, China, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 12, 2025

Jolted by Trump, EU woos new partners from Asia to Latin America

The EU has embarked on a charm offensive to diversify its alliances, with summits lined up back-to-back and trade talks launched in all directions.
U.S. President Donald Trump wants Apple to begin building iPhones in the United States. But Apple is unlikely to move production to the country in the foreseeable future for a variety of reasons.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Apr 12, 2025

Why Trump’s dream of made-in-the-USA iPhones isn’t going to happen

Apple is unlikely to move production to the U.S. in the foreseeable future for a variety of reasons, including a shortage of facilities and labor.
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a news conference Friday afternoon at the Diet building in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 12, 2025

CDP kicks off discussions on cutting consumption tax

While party leader Yoshihiko Noda has been cautious, calls for a cut are growing within the party, especially in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's onerous tariff policies.
Keith Kellogg
WORLD / Politics
Apr 12, 2025

Trump envoy suggests allied zones of control in Ukraine

The proposal focused on areas of responsibility west of the Dnipro River, with a demilitarized zone separating them from Russian-occupied areas in the east.
Barbosa Anderson Robson
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 12, 2025

Brazilian man to face jury trial over murder of wife and child in Japan

The suspect, Barbosa Anderson Robson, is said to have stabbed his wife, Manami Aramaki, then 29, and their then 3-year-old daughter to death after discussing a divorce.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and Argentinian President Javier Milei talk pose for a photo during a Group of Seven summit in Borgo Egnazia, Italy, last June.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 12, 2025

Argentina lands $20 billion IMF agreement and eases FX rules

Negotiations dragged on for months as stakes remain high for a successful program after the past two went off the rails in the crisis-prone nation.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 28.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 12, 2025

Trump carves up world and international order with it

Russia wants Ukraine, China demands Taiwan and now the U.S. president seems to be following suit, whether by coveting Canada, Greenland or the Panama Canal.
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw six scoreless innings against the Cubs on Friday as Los Angeles maintained its perfect record at home.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 12, 2025

Yoshinobu Yamamoto fans nine as Dodgers shut out Cubs

Yamamoto (2-1) gave up two hits and had nine strikeouts and one walk while beating the Cubs for the second time this season.
Machineries seen at a factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 12, 2025

What Samsung and Vietnam stand to lose in Trump's tariff war

Trump's punishing potential 46% tariff has exposed the vulnerability of the Southeast Asian country's export model.
Commuters walk past a fruit store at a shopping arcade in Kyoto earlier this year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 12, 2025

Survey forecasts 12% rise in inflation in Japan over coming year

Of those surveyed, 86.7% said that prices are likely to be higher in a year's time, up from 85.7%.
French amateur weightlifting champion Sylvie Eberena trains in Mantes-la-Jolie, France, on March 26.
SPORTS
Apr 12, 2025

Athletes frustrated as France mulls Muslim headscarf ban in sport

Muslim athletes in France are raising concerns as the government considers banning the hijab for athletes in competitions.
Paris Basketball's Nadir Hifi during a game against Maccabi Tel Aviv in Paris on Jan. 16.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 12, 2025

NBA keen to tap into deep European talent pool

With the global pool of talent growing in the North American sport, the NBA is following a similar playbook to the other major men's North American sports leagues.
The Bundeswehr booth at the Hannover Messe 2025 trade fair in Hannover, Germany, on March 31.
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 12, 2025

Germany wants to be a military powerhouse. Can it pull it off?

Achieving this may be easier said than done. Germany’s defense and national security apparatus is fragmented and encumbered by bureaucracy.
The opening ceremony for the Osaka Expo on Saturday.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2025

Ishiba warns of divided world at futuristic Osaka Expo opening ceremony

"Having overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, the world now faces the crisis over many different divisions," Ishiba told the opening ceremony.
Tony Blanco played in Japan for eight seasons and hit 181 home runs in NPB. The Dominican slugger was among more than 200 killed when the roof of a popular nightclub collapsed on Tuesday in the Dominican Republic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 12, 2025

Tony Blanco remembered in Japan and Dominican Republic after nightclub tragedy

Blanco, who spent eight seasons in Japan with three NPB clubs, is remembered as a 'great guy' with a tremendous sense of humor.
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Nippon Ishin urges cap on foreign residents in Japan
While not specifying what percentage of foreign residents should make up the total population, “we conveyed the message that the ratio should be kept as low as possible and that the current rapid pace of increase must be properly curbed,” said Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita.
Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap
Hard-line conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has consistently been a public favorite in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election scheduled for Oct. 4.
Osaka Expo visitors top 20 million as crowds surge
Visitors at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
Koizumi makes economic growth top priority in bid for LDP presidency
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a news conference announcing his formal entry into the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race in Tokyo on Saturday.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.

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