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Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2021

Why shortages of a $1 chip sparked crisis in the global economy

The trouble for the chip industry — and increasingly companies beyond tech, like automakers — is that there aren't enough display drivers to go around.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2021

Seduced by Archegos' growth, Nomura took a chance on Sung Kook Hwang comeback

Hwang's appetite for huge bets on technology, media and other company stocks in the United States and Asia proved too lucrative for Nomura to resist.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2021

One Lehman Shock, please: Tip-trading bar in Tokyo highlights growth in retail investors

Retail traders now make up around 21% of Japan's stock market, up from just 16% before the outbreak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2021

Investors press companies on human rights in Xinjiang

The moves highlight the challenges for brands trying to maintain their business ties amid rising tensions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2021

A better way for farmers to cash in on carbon

U.S. President Joe Biden's climate plan calls for the establishment of a carbon bank that would pay farmers and ranchers to store carbon dioxide in their soil.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2021

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines highly effective after first shot in real-world use, study finds

The results validate earlier studies that had indicated the vaccines begin to work soon after a first dose, and confirm that they also prevent asymptomatic infections.
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2021

Vaccine minister says inoculation pace to accelerate in May

Taro Kono said he expected to be able to get 10 million doses of vaccines each week in May but that the Olympics are not a factor in his scheduling.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2021

Japan's health ministry publishes translated COVID-19 vaccination form

The document has so far been translated into 12 languages: English, Arabic, French, Indonesian, Korean, Myanmar, Nepalese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog and Thai.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2021

Chinese apps join celebs in backlash against Western fashion brands over Xinjiang

China's top ride-hailing app dropped Swedish fashion retailer H&M from its listings as Chinese celebrities stopped endorsing foreign labels in a growing uproar over Western accusations of forced labor in Xinjiang.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2021

Netflix to launch 40 new anime shows after ‘Blood of Zeus’ win

The world's largest paid-streaming service will launch 40 new anime titles this year, it said in a statement Saturday during a virtual animation expo from Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 26, 2021

Threat of demotion spurs Japanese firms to shake up stock register

With just months to go until a key deadline in the Tokyo Stock Exchange's makeover, companies are being forced to divest stakes, unwind tie-ups or cancel treasury stock.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2021

From pet food to video games: Inside Ryan Cohen's GameStop obsession

Cohen is pursuing an against-the-odds transformation of the brick-and-mortar retailer into an e-commerce firm that can take on big-box retailers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2021

AstraZeneca’s pain grows as U.S. questions beleaguered COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. trial data showing the firm's shot to be highly effective was a welcome reprieve this week, but the good news lasted less than a day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2021

Japanese billionaire’s drab clothing firm becomes a sportswear sensation

Shares in Yoshio Tsuchiya's Workman Co. have more than quadrupled since the start of 2018.
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2021

Trials and transparency stand in way of Japan's acquisition of non-Western shots

With domestically developed vaccines some way off and regular inoculations a possibility, Japan may need to look to Russia and China to secure enough shots.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 20, 2021

Scientists probe new theories on whether AstraZeneca shot linked to blood clots

Scientists are exploring several possibilities that might explain at least 18 reports of extremely rare blood clots in the brain that occurred in individuals in the days and weeks after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 19, 2021

ANA sees global chip shortage as good cargo opportunity in 2021

The expects its cargo unit to receive a boost this year as planes loaded with semiconductors help accelerate deliveries to automakers and consumer-electronics manufacturers.
JAPAN / Explainer
Mar 16, 2021

Will Japan’s first same-sex marriage ruling be a beacon of hope?

With the country lagging behind the rest of the developed world on LGBTQ rights, hopes are high for a set of upcoming court rulings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2021

Xi warns against tech excess in sign crackdown will widen

China’s top leader warned that Beijing will go after so-called "platform” companies that have amassed data and market power, a sign that the monthslong crackdown on the country’s internet sector is only just beginning.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 16, 2021

Germany and France halt AstraZeneca vaccine despite regulator assurances

Suspensions across Europe mark a U-turn for some countries that had previously said inoculations should continue while reports of serious blood clotting are investigated.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 15, 2021

China's ambitious COVID-19 vaccination plan to test its production capability

Little is known about how fully the three approved domestic manufacturers are using their capacity.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2021

AstraZeneca vaccine fears grow as regulators try to ease clot concerns

The drugmaker says more than 17 million doses have been administered in Europe and the U.K., with no evidence that the shot increased the risk of blood clots.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 13, 2021

Hackers rushed in as Microsoft raced to avert cyberattack

Microsoft is now investigating the possibility of a leak that may have triggered a mass compromise of its popular Exchange email system ahead of a patch release.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2021

European regulator backs AstraZeneca vaccine after suspensions

It's the latest setback for AstraZeneca's European rollout, which has already encountered a number of bumps along the way.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2021

Toyota chief’s warning to Apple: The car business isn’t easy

The technology giant has been creating waves as it approaches a wide range of automakers that are seen as potential contenders for a vehicle partnership.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 11, 2021

Verkada workers had extensive access to private customer cameras

It is unclear whether most Verkada customers knew its employees could peer through the cameras they purchased from the company.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2021

Drugmakers in Japan struggle to keep pace in COVID-19 medicine race

No applications for drugs specifically tailored to COVID-19 have been filed yet, as domestic pharmaceutical companies have not invested heavily enough in biomedicine.

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan