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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2022

JR East reports ¥70 billion loss on local railways

The company hopes to promote talks with local authorities and other relevant parties in areas along the loss-making sections as it reviews whether the services should continue.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2022

Publishers sue ex-Mangamura operator for ¥1.9 billion in damages

The lawsuit, filed at the Tokyo District Court by Kadokawa, Shueisha and Shogakukan, is the first against Mangamura, which was known as the biggest pirate website in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2022

China’s Politburo signals no big stimulus despite slowdown

Instead, the country's top leaders are calling on officials to ensure that housing projects are completed following a wave of mortgage boycotts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2022

BOJ members warn of global slowdown and urge stimulus stay in place

Unlike the U.S. and Europe, Japan's economy remains smaller than its pre-COVID-19 level and the latest projections suggest it will remain so this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2022

Toyota’s lobbying blitz gets results in U.S. Senate deal

The auto giant's efforts appear to have paid off, as an electric-vehicle tax credit extension the company had championed made it into a $369 billion climate and energy package.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2022

As the U.S. Congress debated landmark China bill, Beijing surged ahead

The American semiconductor industry has withered to the point where none of the most advanced chips are made in the United States. Meanwhile, China has been rapidly catching up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2022

Russia asks Sakhalin-2 LNG buyers to pay for gas through Russian bank

The red tape of switching could delay vital deliveries of the fuel just as the world is grappling with fuel shortages and soaring energy prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2022

Japan on track for modest recovery for now after output jump

Output of cars, electronics parts and communications equipment led an 8.9% gain in industrial production in June from the previous month's sharp drop.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 29, 2022

Four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel announces retirement

Vettel said his goals had shifted from winning races to seeing his children grow.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2022

Amid agenda wins, Biden won't let GDP data rain on his parade

Democrats are suddenly on a roll and the U.S. president, even with approval ratings stuck below 40%, feels his constant optimism will be proved right.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 29, 2022

South Korean inflation raises risk of widening worker unrest

Warnings have been given about a new wave of agitation by contract workers who have long borne the brunt of the country's corporate cost cutting.
The National Police Agency conducted its first survey on social media-linked investment frauds and romance scams as the amount of damage from such cases surged last year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 7, 2024

Damage from investment and romance scams in Japan hits ¥45.5 billion

The figure was higher than ¥44.12 billion stolen in remittance and other special fraud cases, according to police data.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives for a meeting of a parliamentary ethics committee at the Lower House of parliament in Tokyo on Feb. 29.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 7, 2024

Kishida's three challenges: Discipline, by-elections and Motegi

How the prime minister handles these matters could impact his political future as well as that of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Lewis Hamilton (left) and Fernando Alonso drive during the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 2.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 7, 2024

Lewis Hamilton says F1 faces 'pivotal moment' as it battles controversies

Multiple controversies have marred the start of the Formula One season.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 7, 2024

Osaka weighs 'entry fee' for foreign tourists in bid to combat overtourism

The proposed fee is separate from the lodging tax already in place for all tourists.
In 2019, Japan tightened penalties for the use of smartphones and other mobile handsets while driving.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 7, 2024

Record high number of distracted drivers causing death or serious injury

In 2023, 25 incidents were fatal and 97 caused serious injury, with about 10% of drivers using mobile phones to talk and 90% looking at screens.
Andy Murray hits a return against David Goffin during the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, on Wednesday,
TENNIS
Mar 7, 2024

Andy Murray makes winning start at Indian Wells

While he may never recover the form that saw him win three Grand Slam titles, the former world No. 1, now ranked 61st, looked dangerous on center court.
Beyond factors such as the "motherhood penalty," Japanese women struggle to advance in their careers due to the structure of the workforce, including the two-tiered clerical versus managerial track.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 6, 2024

Why is it taking so long to break the glass ceiling?

Japan isn't unique in having a thick glass ceiling, but some factors don't apply to other countries, like the U.S., where many more managers are women.
An event for female coders in New York in 2013. Women’s full participation is key to ensure technologies like AI help bridge the gender gap.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2024

Now is our chance to govern AI for women’s empowerment

The pace of AI development may seem relentless, but there's still time to create safeguards to ensure that innovation doesn't perpetuate gender inequality.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 7, 2024

Court rejects class action suit opposing nuclear plant in Ehime

Local residents in Oita, less than 50 kilometers from the facility, had called into question the safety of the plant during natural disasters.
Google's cybersecurity center in Tokyo will focus on enhancing cybersecurity policy discussions, spearheading educational initiatives, developing resources and supporting research with Japanese institutions.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 7, 2024

Google opens Asia-Pacific cybersecurity research center in Tokyo

The center's launch comes as Japan endeavors to ramp up its online security systems following major cyberattacks.
Tsultrim, a former CIA-backed Tibetan guerilla, at Jampaling Elders' Home run by the Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamsala, India, in February
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 7, 2024

Tibetans recall failed uprising, 65 years on, amid fear over future

Many exiled Tibetans fear Beijing will name a rival successor to the Dalai Lama, bolstering control over a land it poured troops into in 1950.
Visitors will be banned from entering private alleys in Kyoto's famous geisha district, Gion, after the district council urged the city to tackle the issue, saying their neighborhood "is not a theme park."
JAPAN / Society
Mar 7, 2024

Tourists banned from private alleys in Kyoto's geisha district

Gion's main Hanamikoji Street, which is public, will remain open to tourists.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2024

Prominent Japanese political scientist Makoto Iokibe dies at 80

He is renowned for his research on Japan's relations with the United States during postwar U.S. occupation.
Junko Nakagawa, a member of the policy board at the Bank of Japan (BOJ), in Tokyo in January
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 7, 2024

BOJ policymaker upbeat on stimulus exit amid encouraging wage news

"We can say that prospects for the economy to achieve a positive cycle of (rising) inflation and wages are in sight," said board member Junko Nakagawa.
The average demanded wage increase, including pay-scale hikes and regular raises, stood at ¥17,606 as of Monday, up ¥4,268 from around the same time last year.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2024

Japan's average pay hike demands top 5% for first time in 30 years

It is the first time in 30 years for the average to exceed 5%, compared with past final survey results.
Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
Japan starts survey on foreign nationals' unpaid resident taxes
In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some foreign workers leaving Japan without paying outstanding taxes.
Summer bonuses at major Japan firms hit record
The fourth consecutive year of increase came after many firms raised their monthly wages this spring and as a result of solid earnings mainly among manufacturers.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Weather agency warns of landslides and flooding in Kyushu as heavy rain continues
An embankment on the Amikake River that collapsed due to heavy rain in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday. Downpours continued in the Kyushu region over the weekend.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.

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