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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2018

Amazon dealt $250 billion blow from market jitters and earnings confusion

Fears of a prolonged market downturn, slowing international sales, stepped-up competition in the U.S. and flat-out confusion about how Amazon.com Inc. makes money are all reasons behind the company's dizzying 25 percent drop in value from its September high.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 30, 2018

Japan machine-makers avoid the caterpillar crawl

What's that whirring noise? It's Japan's machinery-makers at work, in contrast to investors' expectations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2018

Japan's largest sake exporter eyes even larger slice of international market

The new boss of Takara Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest sake-supplier to overseas markets, wants to make the rice-based alcohol as popular as wine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 14, 2018

Japanese automakers' rosy profits may be short-lived

Japan's big three automakers enjoyed soaring net profits in the last business year, but analysts warn it is too early to say the robust results suggest a return to their glory days.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 3, 2018

Jets president Shinji Shimada aims high as team strengthens business plan

Attracting as many fans to arenas across the nation is vital for teams in the B. League to be successful.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2018

Automakers among sectors reeling over Trump-planned U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs

Shares of automakers and other large steel and aluminum users in the United States tumbled on Thursday after President Donald Trump announced a plan to slap hefty tariffs on imports of the metals, which he said would protect U.S. industry.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Feb 11, 2018

Various work styles must be embraced for success

For many industries, it has become increasingly apparent that the way up is through Asia. This is especially true for Amway Corp., the global direct sales giant based in Ada, Michigan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2018

Touted by Trump for U.S. manufacturing role, slumping Harley-Davidson closes Missouri plant

Harley-Davidson Inc. said on Tuesday it will close a plant in Kansas City, Missouri, as it consolidates manufacturing operations after its motorcycle shipments fell to their lowest level in six years, sending its shares down more than 8 percent.
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2017

BMW's first win over Mercedes in 2017 narrows U.S. luxury car race

BMW AG topped its rival in the U.S. luxury auto market for the first time this year, eking out a monthly sales gain and gaining ground on Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / GAUGING TRUMP
Jan 25, 2017

Books on Trump prove tough sell in Japan — so far

Dozens of books bearing U.S. President Donald Trump’s face on their covers have been piling up at bookstores across the nation since his stunning victory in November.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 23, 2016

Eggs in short supply as South Korea battles bird flu outbreak

Moon Hong-nam, a pastry chef in Seoul, needs at least 15,000 eggs a day to bake cakes, but after South Korea's worst outbreak of bird flu and a surge in the prices of eggs, he is considering some changes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 17, 2016

Undercover journalist infiltrates Uniqlo

In her Dec. 14 Tokyo Shimbun column, media critic Minako Saito mentioned how the press is excited about the buzzword of the year and the kanji of the year. They are much less interested in another annual prize, the Black Company Award for the firm that most egregiously exploits workers. The nominations...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Oct 12, 2016

For Godiva boss, outcome follows form, in business as in archery

In his book titled 'Target,' Jerome Chouchan shares how the philosophy of Japanese archery increased company performance and made business more enjoyable.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2016

Japan Tobacco playing catchup as nation takes to vaping in big way

Competition to sate Japanese nicotine addicts is heating up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 11, 2016

Line’s two-year wait for IPO may have cost it $4 billion in valuation

Japan's leading mobile messaging service finally pulls the trigger on its IPO after a two-year hiatus, the proceeds of which will go to spearhead its global expansion.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 3, 2016

Why Japanese will pay a fortune for luxury chocolates

Naoko Otsuka didn't think twice about paying the equivalent of $23 for 141.7 grams of chocolate. The dark brown slivers of sweetness weren't just a treat, the Japanese homemaker says, but an opportunity to learn more about a superfood.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 25, 2016

Toyota to boost hybrids in China despite Beijing subsidies snub

Toyota Motor Corp., the dominant maker of gasoline-electric autos, will push forward with its strategy to build and sell hybrid models in China, in spite of the government's unwillingness to subsidize the technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2016

Warm winter means damp profits for Fast Retailing

Fast Retailing Co. cut its full-year operating profit forecast as unseasonably warm weather worldwide hurt sales of winter clothes for the retailer's Uniqlo brand of casual wear, the Yamaguchi-based company said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 17, 2015

Subaru maker to raise profit forecast on high U.S. crossover demand

Yasuyuki Yoshinaga has a problem that other automaker bosses would love to have.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2015

Fast Retailing forecast lags estimates as U.S. losses mount

Fast Retailing Co. forecast lower profits this fiscal year than analysts are expecting after losses at its Uniqlo and J Brand businesses in the U.S. hurt last year's earnings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 23, 2015

Chinese shoppers keep Japan's tills ringing

The lower yen, fewer visa restrictions, cheap flights and trust in Japanese products are all helping fuel the boom in Chinese tourism to Japan.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 4, 2015

Introducing goto, the go-to suffix for each and every time

Today we will introduce the proper use of the suffix u3054u3068, meaning 'every' or 'each.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2015

Toyota gets blowback from China after Abe plugs hydrogen car

Toyota Motor Corp., already falling behind competitors in China's car market, is encountering a backlash from Chinese media over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's endorsement of its new Mirai fuel cell sedan.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Woman says archbishop of Tokyo ignored her pleas after priest allegedly raped her
In a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, Tokie Tanaka, 64, details her allegations of sexual abuse against a Catholic priest.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.

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