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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 25, 2021

Worldly, charming and quietly equipping a brutal military

An investigation of Myanmar's Kyaw Thaung family exposes a vast web of military procurement that was strategically hidden from the public.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / TICAD 7 Special
Aug 27, 2019

Africa commerce succeeds through new partnerships

Japan Times
Apr 22, 2019

TSUNEISHI Group FY2018 Consolidated Performance Report - Shipbuilding, shipping, environment, energy, life & resort: revenue growth in all segments due to market recovery and response to demand

Consolidated sales for TSUNEISHI HOLDINGS CORPORATION (HQ: 1083 Tsuneishi, Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan; President: Hirotatsu Kambara) (46 companies, including TSUNEISHI HOLDINGS) in the fiscal year (January–December 2018) came to 219.3 billion yen, a year-on-year (YOY) increase of 20.4%....
MORE SPORTS
Jul 7, 2004

World's top agent Johnson key to IMG's future

How rare is an interview with Peter Johnson?
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2000

Talks address Japan, U.S. e-commerce

While it may appear that the United States is far ahead of Japan and the rest of the world in embracing e-business, the U.S. itself is a newcomer to the field, and tremendous challenges lie ahead, a U.S. business school educator told a symposium organized by Keizai Koho Center.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2021

Amazon documents reveal company's secret strategy to dodge India's regulators

The revelations could deepen the risks facing the company as it encounters intensifying government scrutiny in one of its fastest-growing markets.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Feb 22, 2020

Satoru Naito: Starting up in San Francisco

Moving to Silicon Valley was a no-brainer for Naito — it was where Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook, and where he knew he'd be inspired to start a business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2019

Answers in the convoluted case of ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn may be found in the Middle East

“The new charges are more substantive and serious,” said Stephen Givens, a professor of law at Sophia University in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INSIDER REPORT
Dec 25, 2018

Sōgō shōsha: Adapting to stay ahead as industries evolve

The sōgō shōsha's longevity, up until this point, can to a certain extent be attributed to their adeptness in being able to rapidly acclimate themselves to the changes in the business and economic environment over the years. By moving quickly and being flexible, the sōgō shōsha have been able to...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INSIDER REPORT
Oct 22, 2018

What are the distinguishing features that define a 'sōgō shōsha'?

This is the third part of a new series of reports written by industry specialists. The first 12 articles are about Japanese general trading companies, or sōgō shōsha.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Executive MBA grads discuss Hitotsubashi's strengths

Developing "captains of industry" has been the mission of Hitotsubashi University since its founding in 1875. The university's School of International Corporate Strategy (Hitotsubashi ICS), established in 2000 as the first professional business school in Japan, serves in that tradition in delivering...
Japan Times
JAPAN / IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition
Sep 14, 2018

Nation hopes to share international water technology

Tokyo will host the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2018 from Sunday to Friday. The event is expected to attract 6,000 people from more than 100 countries to discuss technology, public policies, international collaboration and other subjects to achieve sustainable water management practices.
Iron-rich mountains in the Guinea Highlands that daunted Sidiki Kone as a young geologist turned out to hold one of the biggest ore deposits on the planet.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 4, 2025

Huge new mine in Guinea with Chinese backing set to upend world iron ore market

The Simandou deposit is the world’s largest untapped seam of iron ore, with estimated reserves of at least 3 billion tons.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and minister in charge of growth strategy Minoru Kiuchi (center right) attend a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 4, 2025

Takaichi eyes economic growth plan by next summer

A newly established government panel has been tasked with mapping out a growth plan for 17 key sectors, including AI, chips and defense.
Mori Trust CEO Miwako Date speaks during an interview.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2025

Mori Trust CEO seeks foreign partners for condo hotels in Japan

The company wants to launch condos that can be rented out like hotel rooms, as it seeks to profit from the nation’s tourism boom.
Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun introduces the Chinese smartphone maker's new electric SUV YU7 at a launch event in Beijing on May 22.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 5, 2025

The human cost of Xiaomi’s rapid pivot from smartphones to EVs

Staff across China’s tech sector complain they spend all their time at the office, with several saying that overwork is prevalent in many top firms.
Japan Innovation Party co-leader Fumitake Fujita said on Wednesday that a Bank of Japan rate hike amid government calls for more corporate investment would likely send a mixed policy message.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 6, 2025

JIP cautions against mixed message of a BOJ hike

Such a move could seem contradictory amid calls for more investment in the private sector, Japan Innovation Party co-leader Fumitake Fujita says.
Japan’s major trading houses face a prolonged slump in iron ore and coking coal prices as Chinese steel exports flood Asia, limiting profits for at least six months.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2025

Japan’s trading houses brace for more pain from China steel glut

Japan’s major trading houses are facing a prolonged slump in iron ore and coking coal prices as Chinese steel exports flood into Asia and beyond.
The $1 trillion pay agreement puts Elon Musk on track to become the world's first trillionaire.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2025

Tesla shareholders approve $1 trillion pay package for Musk

More than 75% of votes were cast in favor of the unprecedented pay plan, the company said Thursday at its annual meeting.
While the cost of living isn’t going up nearly as fast as it did in 2022, consumer prices are still up 27% since the onset of the pandemic.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 7, 2025

‘Jenga tower’ U.S. economy teeters as middle class pulls back spending

The richest 10% of households are fueling nearly half of total U.S. spending, thanks to a stock market surge that has boosted wealth and propelled economic output this year.
Red crabs walk across a road in Christmas Island, Australia, in October.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 7, 2025

Google planning powerful AI data center on tiny Australian outpost

Military experts say such a facility on the tiny Christmas Island, located 350 kilometers south of Indonesia, would be a valuable asset.
Helle Kristoffersen, Asia president of French oil and gas conglomerate TotalEnergies, speaks at a session of the French Japanese Business Summit on Thursday in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2025

Japan’s energy import strategy compelling for landlocked European nations

Europe has grappled with energy security following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Thursday
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Nov 8, 2025

Did Trump’s Supreme Court tariffs brief include a strategic blunder?

The justices are generally reluctant to take account of a president’s public statements. But extensive quotes from Trump in a key filing may change the legal calculus.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
LIFE / Style & Design
Nov 11, 2025

Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box

“The flower business, as I see it, has no limits,” says the Danish florist famous for creating the “flower box” 25 years ago.
Kohei Matsuo serves a glass of Asahi Super Dry in a Maruefu glass at Bier Reise ’98 in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2025

Cyberattack leaves Asahi struggling as rival brewers gain ground

The ransomware attack on Asahi Group Holdings disabled its internal system that handled all orders and shipments online.
People shelter from the rain outside the entrance to the BBC in London on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2025

Trump’s war on the media goes international with BBC apology

By using, or threatening to use, the courts and his administration’s authority, Trump has already forced a series of major concessions from some of the largest outlets in the U.S.
Industry professionals gathered in Kyoto to discuss sake at the Sake Samurai Summit.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 11, 2025

Industry experts weigh sake’s global future at Kyoto summit

Participants at the Sake Samurai Summit in Kyoto discussed how global enthusiasm and domestic headwinds are reshaping Japan’s sake trade.
Shiseido President Kentaro Fujiwara (right) holds a news conference in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2025

Shiseido seen logging record annual net loss of ¥52 billion

Shiseido said that about 200 jobs at the company and a subsidiary will be shed through a voluntary redundancy program.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and other members of a government panel on economic growth strategy gather for their first meeting at the Prime Minister's Office on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 11, 2025

Takaichi eyes stimulus package to jump-start growth plan

Takaichi has signaled a shift toward more expansionary fiscal policy and said that Japan remains only halfway toward achieving stable inflation supported by wage growth.
A damaged home in Treasure Beach, Jamaica, following Hurricane Melissa. Its solar panels survived.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Nov 11, 2025

Jamaicans have been turning to solar power. It paid off after the storm.

Solar power is seen as a way for Jamaica and other nations in one of the world’s most hurricane-prone regions to become more resilient to ever-intensifying storms.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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