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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2020

Japan must revise BOJ law to speed up digital currency, senior LDP official says

Japan has been cautious about moving too quickly on digital currencies given the social disruptions it could cause.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 13, 2020

Buffett-led share price boom short-lived for most Japan trading firms

The August announcement, among the largest investments ever made by Buffett in Japan, boosted investor interest in the trading companies.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 13, 2020

Brave Thunders retires former stars' numbers after half-year delay

Sunday's ceremony honoring Takuya Kita and Takahiro Setsumasa had been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2020

Government to spend more on Go To Travel campaign after discounts restricted

Travel agencies started to impose stricter conditions on the discounts as a surge in bookings caused the funds they had been allocated by the government to run short.
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2020

As cinemas struggle worldwide, Japan’s movie king Toho nears new high

The firm, which owns theaters and also produces movies, has seen its stock recover 45% from its March low.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 13, 2020

Referendum a pivotal moment for Osaka and its politicians

On Nov. 1, the city's residents will be asked whether to merge Osaka's 24 wards into just four.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis exposed what financial reformers missed

Outside the banking system — in the realm of specialized lenders, hedge funds and money market mutual funds — reforms have proven inadequate.
The industry ministry aims to reduce tax burdens on Japanese companies making investments in facilities and equipment by expanding tax deductions and allowing lump-sum depreciation.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2025

Industry ministry to spur capital expenditure through tax measures

The ministry aims to reduce tax burdens on Japanese companies making investments in facilities and equipment by expanding tax deductions and allowing lump-sum depreciation.
Thailand's suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra gestures as she arrives at the Constitutional Court in Bangkok on Aug. 21.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 28, 2025

Powerful Thai court again to decide fate of Thaksin-aligned prime minister

The case against Paetongtarn Shinawatra shows how the country’s conservative establishment can thwart governments and engineer military-backed rule.
A father carries his daughter after a shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday. Two children were killed and 17 others were injured in the attack.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2025

Shooter kills two children in Minneapolis church and injures 17 others

The heavily armed shooter opened fire on schoolchildren attending a church service marking their first week back at school.
The ByteDance logo at the company's office building in Shanghai in 2023. The company plans to offer to buy back current employees shares at a price 5.5% higher than it offered in a previous repurchase program about six months ago.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 28, 2025

TikTok owner ByteDance sets valuation at over $330 billion in planned buyback

The latest buyback at a higher valuation will come as ByteDance consolidates its position as the world's largest social media company by revenue.
A Xiaomi SU7 electric vehicle in Shanghai
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 28, 2025

Chinese carmakers resist Beijing’s call to end brutal price war

Domestic EV maker Leapmotor said recently that while the government’s campaign is beneficial for the industry, it won’t affect its pricing tactics.
The former main building of the Justice Ministry. The ministry is requesting ¥877.5 billion in overall funding, of which ¥22.9 billion would be used for measures linked to foreign workers.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2025

Budget requests from Justice Ministry focus on foreign nationals

Of the ¥877.5 billion requested, ¥22.9 billion would be set aside for measures linked to foreign workers and ¥18.3 billion for measures that respond to a rise in foreign tourists.
Bank of Japan rate hikes may continue though trade uncertainties remain, board member Junko Nakagawa says.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 28, 2025

BOJ board member reaffirms stance on raising interest rates

Junko Nakagawa's remarks indicate there’s at most a low chance of a move coming at the board's next meeting, which concludes on Sept. 19, as of now.
Nadia, a military radio operator who served until she was eight and a half months pregnant, with her son Pavlo, 6, at their home in Lubny, Ukraine, on Jan. 28.
WORLD
Aug 28, 2025

Expecting on the front lines: Motherhood in Ukraine’s military

Despite the hardships they face, many pregnant soldiers say they are motivated to serve for the future of Ukraine — and their children.
The factory of Asahi Tekko, which produces parts for Toyota vehicles, in Hekinan, Japan, on Aug. 18
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 28, 2025

The backbone of the global auto supply chain is at risk from Trump’s tariffs

Industry experts expect a devastating effect on the dense networks of auto parts suppliers that make everything from pistons to wiring.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) and his daughter Kim Ju Ae attend a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone, in Wonsan, in North Korea, on June 24.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 28, 2025

How North Korea promotes Kim’s ‘Dear Daughter’ as a worthy heir

Kim Jong Un introduced his daughter to the world in November 2022 with a show of affection and menace, holding her hand in front of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Hidetada Yoshida, 95, speaks of his experience mining for uranium ores in Fukushima Prefecture during World War II.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Sep 22, 2025

Memories of man's WWII mining experience are hazy, but pain persists

As a student mobilized to mine ores, Hidetada Yoshida, now 95, suffered an injury so severe it still wakes him at night.
A building that collapsed after the Noto Peninsula earthquakes in January 2024. The government plans to support residents of areas at high risk of fire who buy earthquake-sensitive breakers to prevent blazes caused by short circuits, sources say.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 28, 2025

Japan to fund purchase of quake-sensitive breakers

The financial support is in view of a large-scale fire in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, after a massive quake hit the region's Noto Peninsula in January 2024.
A correctional services van holding media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrives at the West Kowloon court for his national security trial in Hong Kong on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2025

Hong Kong wraps up pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai's security trial

The 156-day trial has become the most high-profile example of China's crackdown on rights and freedoms in the Asian financial hub.
A government building that houses the National Police Agency in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese authorities issued a joint advisory Wednesday about Salt Typhoon, a Chinese government-backed hacker group, in a document prepared by the United States and signed by a total of 13 countries.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2025

Japan and others warn of Chinese government-backed hacker group

The group is linked to Chinese telecommunications firms that provide services to the Chinese People's Liberation Army and China's Ministry of State Security, authorities have said.
Police round up war orphans in an underpass in Ueno, Tokyo, in a file photo taken in February 1948.
JAPAN / History
Aug 28, 2025

Never again, says woman orphaned by Tokyo air raid during World War II

Yoriko Suzuki, who died at the age of 87 in June, lamented about how her life and those of many others were turned upside down by the war.

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