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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 10, 2021

SoftBank poised to reap $16 billion profit as Coupang boosts IPO

If Coupang succeeds in its public debut, SoftBank's windfall could exceed the $11 billion it reported from DoorDash Inc.'s December IPO.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 10, 2021

Marshawn Lynch drawing own business blueprint with cannabis launch

With a newly launched cannabis brand and an e-betting endorsement, five-time Pro Bowl running back Marshawn Lynch is building a business empire doing all the things everyone told him not to.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 10, 2021

Panasonic CEO leaves with cash lined up for car batteries

Panasonic is embarking on a corporate revamp that will usher in automotive business head Yuki Kusumi as CEO from April.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 10, 2021

Japan’s lack of preparedness: Lessons from Fukushima and COVID-19

Abrupt decisions, poor information dissemination and a lack of foresight hampered efforts to assist the country through crises.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 10, 2021

Black Lives Matter spurs Indigenous lawmaker to change Australia

Linda Burney sees the pattern of discrimination that's blighted the lives of her people for centuries repeating through the policies of the current conservative government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2021

'Shoot till they are dead': Some Myanmar police flee to India after refusing orders

Around 100 people from Myanmar, mostly policemen and their families, have crossed over a porous border into India since the protests began, a senior Indian official said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2021

Brawling Myanmar monks show Buddhist nationalists backing coup

Buddhist monasteries are usually known as places of solace and meditation. But one in Myanmar's biggest city became the site of an ugly brawl in the aftermath of the Feb. 1 military coup.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2021

Rush to bitcoin? Not so fast, say keepers of corporate coffers

Many finance executives and accountants are hesitant to risk balance sheets and reputations on a highly volatile and unpredictable asset that confounds convention.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2021

Vending machines help ease access to COVID-19 tests in Japan

Seven machines, each holding about 60 PCR testing kits have been set up around the greater Tokyo area.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 9, 2021

Japan outpaced by South Korea on COVID-19 vaccinations

Hampered by a lack of supply and a shortage of specialty syringes, the health ministry is said to be taking a cautious approach after past criticism.
The Los Angeles Coliseum will host the opening ceremonies of the 2028 Olympics along with SoFi Stadium in a dual event.
OLYMPICS
May 9, 2025

LA28 announces venues for opening and closing ceremonies for LA Games

The opening ceremony will be shared between the historic Coliseum and the state-of-the-art SoFi Stadium in an unprecedented dual-venue celebration.
A pullback by some of Asia's richest families from U.S. assets marks a rapid change from just a few months ago, when many in region’s business elite cheered U.S. President Donald Trump’s election win, sending share prices at banks and major tech firms to record highs.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 9, 2025

Asia’s superrich rapidly scale back U.S. exposure amid trade war

The pullback marks a rapid change from just a few months ago, when many in the region’s business elite cheered the election win of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Peace Statue at the Peace Park in the city of Nagasaki
JAPAN
May 9, 2025

Nagasaki to invite envoys from Russia, Belarus and Israel to peace ceremony

The city had not invited the top Russian and Belarusian envoys since 2022, while the Israeli ambassador was not invited last year.
A Japanese newspaper headline includes the word "tariff" in Japanese.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 9, 2025

Trump once called it his favorite word. Now, the Japanese version is all over the news.

Learning how to talk about tariffs, imports and exports is becoming increasingly necessary in everyday conversation.
Students from a junior high school in Tokyo's Meguro Ward experience rice planting on Thursday in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture.
JAPAN
May 9, 2025

Noto region welcomes first school trip since massive quake

Officials said they hoped the students can learn by closely observing the reconstruction process.
Toyota vehicles bound for shipment at the Port of Nagoya. Japan’s 3-year-old corporate governance campaign has more room to grow and unlock value in Japan’s industrial heartland of Aichi Prefecture.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 9, 2025

Japan’s corporate governance wave reaches the industrial heartland in Nagoya

The city of Nagoya and the area around it are home to manufacturing giants including Toyota and Toyota group auto parts maker Denso.
According to earnings reports released by Thursday, net profit is forecast to fall 47.7% to ¥250 billion at Nippon Yusen K.K., 60% to ¥170 billion at Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and 67.3% to ¥100 billion at Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 9, 2025

Three major Japan shipping firms expect sharp falls in profit

The companies are projecting a drop in the transport of autos and other goods due to U.S. tariff measures.
The Tokyo High Court in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. The court also upheld the Tokyo District Court's sentence of 18 months in jail, suspended for three years, for Kenichiro Yokomizo, the former president of a Hakuhodo group firm.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 9, 2025

Hakuhodo's appeal dismissed in Tokyo Games bid-rigging case

It is the first high court ruling in a series of bid-rigging cases related to the Tokyo Games, held in 2021.
Naomi Osaka hits a return against Viktorija Golubic during their match at the Italian Open in Rome on Thursday.
TENNIS
May 9, 2025

Naomi Osaka takes inspiration from Andre Agassi as clay court season heats up

Osaka said her decision to play in Saint-Malo was inspired by Agassi.
St. Mary of the Assumption, the church where Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, used to attend while growing up in Chicago, on Thursday.
WORLD / Society
May 9, 2025

Chicago celebrates its native son's elevation to pope

The election of former Cardinal Robert Prevost has sparked questions on a range of topics, from the future of his papacy to which baseball club he supports.
Bolstered by a strong turnout last year, Raw Wine Tokyo, a natural wine festival, is returning to quench the thirst of natural wine lovers.
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 9, 2025

The world’s biggest natural wine festival returns to Tokyo

After impressing the city’s wine buffs last year, Raw Wine is back with more than 80 natural wine producers from around the world.
A vehicle carrying Hideyuki Shirai, who was arrested on suspicion of abandoning the body of ex-girlfriend Asahi Okazaki at his home, leaves the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters to be sent to prosecutors, in the city of Yokohama on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 9, 2025

NPA chief urges Kanagawa police to review response to stalker case

Asahi Okazaki, 20, was found at her ex-boyfriend's home last month. Her family claims she was stalked and that the police response was inadequate.
A Nissan plug-in hybrid truck at the Shanghai Auto Show last month. Nissan is looking to invest in its China operations and use the nation’s intensely competitive market to accelerate its development of electric vehicles.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 9, 2025

Nissan drops plan for Fukuoka battery plant to focus on recovery

The carmaker has abandoned plans to build a battery plant in Fukuoka Prefecture to focus on rescuing itself from a deepening financial crisis.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (right) responds to questions from Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda (left) at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on April 14.
JAPAN / Politics
May 9, 2025

Hung parliament keeps Lower House Legislative Bureau busy

As each party pushes its own agenda by drafting its own bills, the workload increases for the bureau, which supports lawmakers in such matters.
Princess Kako smiles during the spring garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 22.
JAPAN
May 9, 2025

Japan's Princess Kako to visit Brazil from June 4

This will be Princess Kako's fourth official visit to a foreign country, following her visit to Greece in May 2024.

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