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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 23, 2019

Flower power: A Tokyo florist's decision to close his shop amid a shrinking market affects a wider community

It's 2:30 a.m. and dark outside. Tsuyoshi Hirasawa can see his breath in the February chill as he turns the key in the ignition of his white Honda minivan. The large hands gripping the steering wheel are rough and leathery from years of working with water, soil and the stems and branches of plants he...
Japan Times
Switzerland report 2019
Jan 22, 2019

KWE Switzerland: Always on the move

Global logistics provider Kintetsu World Express (KWE) has over 500 business sites in 35 countries to ensure customers around the world receive the best service.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 13, 2018

Hitachi and Switzerland's ABB confirm talks on potential power grid deal

The move would boost Hitachi's position in the growing power transmission and distribution sector, and help it diversify away from its nuclear plant business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INSIDER REPORT
Dec 3, 2018

Adapting to new industries, bolstering world's infrastructure

The ability of the sōgō shōsha to survive through all the changes and transformations that have taken place over the years can, in many ways, be attributed to their adeptness in recognizing the rise of new industries early on and creating new businesses in the process, or in applying new technologies...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INSIDER REPORT
Nov 19, 2018

Sōgō shōsha: Understanding Japan's super suppliers and distributors

As mentioned before, the sōgō shōsha have two fundamental business models: Their traditional, core business model as trader, supplier, wholesaler and distributor of a vast array of goods and materials upstream and downstream in the supply or value chain, and as an organizer of large-scale infrastructure...
Japan Times
Hong Kong report 2018
Jul 2, 2018

Asia’s pioneer of innovative living space celebrates 40 years of success

HKR International Ltd. is building on its reputation as an innovative property developer with diversified interests across the Asian region. The group’s flagship Hong Kong development, Discovery Bay, is a fully integrated resort-styled residential project with approximately 19,000 residents. With HKRI...
JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Jun 23, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: Japan experiences a hangover

The Japan Times presents the second installment of a monthly 12-part series that looks back at the leading issues of the past three decades.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
May 30, 2018

How about a study-abroad adventure in Europe?

For Japanese students, continental EU universities offer high-quality courses often at lower prices than U.S. colleges.
Feb 1, 2018

TSUNEISHI KAMTECS CORPORATION Absorbs TSUNEISHI KAMTECS SAITAMA Co., Ltd. By Merger

TSUNEISHI KAMTECS CORPORATION (HQ: 1083, Tsuneishi, Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima, Japan, President: Tomonari Soga, below “TKAM”) will absorb its 100%-owned subsidiary TSUNEISHI KAMTECS SAITAMA Co., Ltd. (HQ: 250-1, Mikayama, Yorii-machi, Osato-gun, Saitama, Japan, President: Tomonari Soga,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 30, 2017

Energy edges out tech, finance in CEO lineup for Trump's upcoming China visit

U.S. energy and commodities firms will make up a major part of a business delegation visiting Beijing at the same time as U.S. President Donald Trump goes to China in November, according to an initial list.
EDITORIALS
Aug 17, 2017

Regional banks' merger dilemma

Regional banks pursuing mergers to ensure their survival should also scrutinize their operations to find areas where they can improve their performances.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 24, 2017

Can Fukuoka live up to the tech startup hype?

Three foreign members of the Fukuoka tech entrepreneur community discuss whether the city's efforts to style itself as an international startup hub are paying off.
EDITORIALS
Mar 31, 2017

New rules on 'minpaku' lodging

Proposed Diet legislation will make it easier for people to rent out their private residences to tourists.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2017

Participation in discussions on global issues essential

The Japan Times had the privilege of welcoming William Hiroyuki Saito, a special advisor to the Cabinet Office on cybersecurity to a lecture held at The Japan Times' Nifco Hall on March 13.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Mar 26, 2017

Overtime deal marks total capitulation by labor

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, long the champion of labor law deregulation, last year announced it was time to place a legally binding upper limit on overtime hours.
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Mar 19, 2017

Shareholders, former employees watch as Toshiba's fortunes fall

Shareholders, former workers brace for impact as ailing 142-year-old electronics conglomerate appears bound for crisis.
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Mar 19, 2017

Toshiba turnaround hopes, planned sale of Westinghouse find skeptics

Toshiba Corp. has been forced to sell off a number of its businesses as it continues to lose money since its accounting scandal broke in 2015, and is now burdened with its troubled U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Co.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Mar 12, 2017

Who gains from corporate governance in Japan?

Perhaps managers need to channel the spooky kid from 'The Sixth Sense' and start seeing shareholders everywhere, because that is probably closest to social reality in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2017

Innovation attractive to international tech firms

Saitama City, just 20 to 30 minutes by train to central Tokyo hubs such as Tokyo and Shinjuku stations, boasts many leading technology companies that produce key components and materials for high-technology machines.
EDITORIALS
Sep 8, 2016

Encouraging banks to lend more

A new FSA policy is aimed at encouraging regional banks to fund promising business projects and turn struggling local economies around.
Japan Times
JAPAN / TICAD VI SPECIAL
Aug 26, 2016

Improved infrastructure key to success moving forward

The Yokohama Plan of Action adopted under fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) in 2013 has centered its priorities on the development of African infrastructure, the growth of its economy and capacity building. To this end, many projects are being implemented on the ground....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 7, 2016

Tokyo's governor is in a high-spending league of his own

The more the media digs, the more it is uncovering about Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe's profligate ways.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 23, 2016

The sudden exit of Japan's convenience store pioneer

Among last week's dispatches from earthquake-hit Kyushu was an article in Yukan Fuji (April 19) about the "battle for food provisions" in the city of Kumamoto.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Dec 17, 2015

Experts see tough road ahead for Sharp and its LCD division

A struggling Sharp Corp. has reached a crossroads as it will soon need to decide what to do with its signature LCD business.
EDITORIALS
Apr 23, 2015

New opportunities for banks

Business opportunities for banks are set to expand under planned deregulation.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 12, 2014

Ice Bucks strive to build brand, promote league

"Hard work, every day."
Millions told to evacuate as heavy rain sparks flooding and landslides in Kyushu
Heavy rain falls in the city of Kumamoto on Monday morning.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea
This handout video grab released and taken on August 11, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows an incident between a Chinese Navy vessel (left) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship as seen from a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
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.
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.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
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.

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