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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2019

Toyota slashes net profit forecast due to market turbulence

Dragged down by recent stock market turbulence, Toyota Motor Corp. slashed its net profit forecast for the current business year on Wednesday and now estimates the figure will be down by 25 percent compared to fiscal 2017.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 6, 2019

Choice of Vietnam for next Trump-Kim summit offers something for both sides

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will hold their second summit on Feb. 27 and 28, this time in Vietnam, Trump said during his State of the Union speech Tuesday — making for a highly symbolic choice that experts say offers something for both sides as they seek to kick-start...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2019

At Trump's State of the Union, women in white make a statement

He didn't count on the women in white.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 6, 2019

With the G20 facing numerous challenges, do the summit's engagement groups have the answers?

In the run-up to the Group of Twenty Leaders’ Summit in Osaka in late June, several related meetings of what are known as engagement groups are scheduled to take place in Tokyo and around the country. One of the more influential engagement groups is T20, or Think 20, whose members include influential...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 6, 2019

Despite bipartisan sheen, Trump's State of the Union also touched all the right buttons with his base

Even as he appealed for unity, President Donald Trump made it clear in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that his idea of common ground is having Democrats back his policy agenda and stop investigating his administration.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 6, 2019

From coup-maker to candidate? Thailand junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha considers election run

Thai junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha is known for losing his temper in public, but recently he has displayed a softer side amid speculation he may run for office in the first elections since the army seized power in 2014.
Feb 6, 2019

ORIX Starts Construction of Iwatsuki II Logistics Center, a Whole-Building Lease Logistics Facility in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan – January 30 – ORIX Corporation (“ORIX”) announced that it has started construction on the Iwatsuki II Logistics Center in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture.
Feb 6, 2019

ORIX to Develop Komaki II Logistics Center, a Whole-Building Lease Logistics Facility in Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture, Scheduled for completion in October 2019

TOKYO, Japan – January 30 – ORIX Corporation (“ORIX”) announced that it has started development on the Komaki II Logistics Center in Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture.
Feb 6, 2019

Three Banks of the Yamaguchi Financial Group Commence Handling of Testamentary Substitute Trust “Gift to the Family”

Signing of operating agreement with ORIX Bank to act as agents for trust agreements
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Feb 6, 2019

The Japan Times to Participate as a Media Partner at the 16th Malaysia International Halal Showcase

Tokyo, Feb. 6, 2019 - The Japan Times, Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will participate as a media partner at the 16th Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS), the worldfs largest halal-focused trade show. The trade show is planned to be held in Malaysia from April...
Japan Times
Feb 6, 2019

The Japan Times to Participate as a Media Partner at the 16th Malaysia International Halal Showcase

The Japan Times, Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will participate as a media partner at the 16th Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS), the world’s largest halal-focused trade show. The trade show is planned to be held in Malaysia from April 3 to 6, organized by...
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Feb 6, 2019

ジャパンタイムズ、「第16回マレーシア国際ハラル展示会(MIHAS)」にメディアパートナーとして参加

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長:堤 丈晴)は、2019年4月3日から6日までマレーシアで開催される、世界最大のハラル見本市「第16回マレーシア国際ハラル展示会(MIHAS)」 に、メディアパートナーとして参加します。...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 6, 2019

Rohingya refugee women take on new roles as workers and learners amid 'forced societal change'

On a blue mat in their mud-and-bamboo home in the middle of the world's largest refugee settlement, Mohammad Selim is pacing his 9-year-old daughter Nasima Akter on her taekwondo drill.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Feb 6, 2019

Dissecting the Bank of Japan's zero-rate policy 20 years on

Long before the U.S. and Europe embraced radical monetary policies last decade during the global financial crisis there was the Bank of Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2019

In State of the Union, Trump cites 'moral duty' to build wall and blasts 'partisan' probes

President Donald Trump cast his fight against illegal migration to the U.S. as a moral struggle, and charged in his second State of the Union address that "partisan investigations" threaten economic progress under his administration.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 6, 2019

Trump says second summit with North Korea's Kim set for Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will hold their second summit in Vietnam on Feb. 27 and 28, the American leader said during his State of the Union speech Tuesday — a highly symbolic choice that offers something for both sides as they seek to kick-start deadlocked denuclearization...
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Feb 6, 2019

「五郎丸選手トークショー ~アスリートに学ぶ異文化交流~」

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2019

Trump's China tariffs seen delivering on effort to curb targeted imports

President Donald Trump's tariffs on imports from China continue to attract opposition from economists and much of the business community. They also may be delivering on at least one goal of the administration's trade wars: reducing imports of targeted products from China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 6, 2019

U.S. sends aid to Colombia-Venezuela border amid Maduro rejection of help

The United States has sent food and medicine to Colombia's border with Venezuela, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, although it is still unclear how the aid will get past the objections of President Nicolas Maduro, who has blocked shipments in the past.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2019

U.K. revisiting secret plan to keep Irish border open after Brexit using Fujitsu tracking tech, Sun reports

Britain's department for exiting the European Union has been examining a secret new high-tech plan of keeping the Irish border open with the plan to be ready for a road test in March, the Sun newspaper reported late on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2019

Trump squeezes Texas refineries with Venezuela sanctions amid Keystone pipeline impasse

U.S. refiners are eager to buy Canadian heavy crude to replace supplies they had been importing from Venezuela that are now blocked by Trump administration sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 6, 2019

Jury enters second day of deliberations in 'El Chapo' trial

Jurors in the U.S. trial of accused Mexican drug cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman began their second day of deliberations in a federal court in Brooklyn on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 6, 2019

Iran warns Israel against further airstrikes targeting its positions in Syria

Iran warned Israel on Tuesday of a "firm and appropriate" response if it continued attacking targets in Syria, where Tehran has backed President Bashar Assad and his forces in their nearly eight-year war against rebels and militants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 6, 2019

U.S. warns European allies against using Chinese gear, specifically Huawei's, for 5G networks

The United States sees the European Union as its priority to convince allies not to buy Huawei Technologies Co. equipment for next-generation mobile networks, a U.S. State Department Official said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2019

Top U.S. general says Trump Syria exit plan caught him off-guard, warning Islamic State still poses threat there

A top U.S. general warned on Tuesday that Islamic State would pose an enduring threat following a planned U.S. withdrawal from Syria, saying the militant group retained leaders, fighters, facilitators and resources that will fuel a menacing insurgency.
MULTIMEDIA
Feb 6, 2019

[VIDEO] Tokyo Shopping Week Harajuku on Takeshita, Omotesando and Onden Cat streets

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Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?