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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2019

Feared or celebrated, Amazon's Alexa is star of Super Bowl ads

An android child struggles to control his emotions. Robots threaten to take away human jobs. And a voice-activated device ponders its own existence.
Japan Times
Jan 30, 2019

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING’s Tsuneishi Factory achieves ISO45001 Occupational health & safety management system certification

The Tsuneishi Factory (Director & Tsuneishi Factory Manager: Takuma Ashida) of TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (HQ: 1083 Tsuneishi, Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan; President: Kenji Kawano), which engages in newbuildings, was granted ISO45001 Occupational health & safety management system certification...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2019

Japan's Mitsubishi Aircraft accuses Bombardier of trying to limit competition for regional jets

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. is accusing Bombardier Inc. of using "anti-competitive conduct" to limit competition for planes with less than 100 seats, as the Japanese company works to bring its long-delayed regional jet to the market.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 29, 2019

Executives raise global growth alarm on risks from China and trade to Brexit

Corporate executives are increasingly nervous about the global economic outlook as they see threats multiplying from China to trade to Brexit.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jan 28, 2019

More in Japan identify as LGBT as social awareness grows

A Dentsu survey finds that people are more aware of the LGBT acronym, giving learners of Japanese the opportunity to discover a world of new vocabulary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2019

BlackRock data leak affecting thousands also ensnared Envestnet advisers

Financial advisers served by technology provider Envestnet Inc. were among the thousands affected by a data leak at BlackRock Inc., the world's largest asset manager.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 26, 2019

Japan's Asahi to buy London Pride brewery for $330 million

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. agreed to buy Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC's brewing business for $330 million, showing that despite business angst about Brexit, there's still international demand for the most British of products — ale and cider.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2019

A decade later, China's lethal infant milk scandal leaves a legacy of distrust

More than a decade after tainted infant milk powder in China killed six children and exposed institutional neglect of food safety, Chinese parents still don't trust local companies to feed their babies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2019

Facebook's WhatsApp limits users to five text forwards to curb 'misinformation and rumors'

Facebook Inc.'s WhatsApp is limiting worldwide the number of times a user can forward a message to five, starting on Monday, as the popular messaging service looks to fight "misinformation and rumors," company executives said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / davos special 2019
Jan 22, 2019

Innovative ideas to address global challenges

As a forerunner facing various social challenges, including addressing the aging population, as well as environmental and energy issues, Japan is poised to find solutions and share them with other countries that are also expected to be confronted with these complex problems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / davos special 2019
Jan 22, 2019

Japanese entrepreneurs among Young Global Leaders

Every year, the World Economic Forum selects 100 of the world's most promising artists, business leaders, public servants, scientists and social entrepreneurs as Young Global Leaders. These people will join a five-year program that will challenge them to think beyond their scope of expertise and be more...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2019

Airbus spends $300 million on new Alabama plant for A220 jetliner

Airbus SE expanded its industrial presence in the United States on Wednesday, starting construction on a new assembly plant for the Canadian developed A220 jetliner, 18 months after agreeing to buy the plane in the midst of a U.S.-Ottawa trade dispute.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2019

Netflix hikes prices for U.S. subscribers by 13-18% as it expands presence and content

Netflix Inc. is raising monthly fees for its U.S. subscribers by between 13 percent and 18 percent, the video streaming pioneer's first price increase since 2017 as it spends heavily on original content and international expansion.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 14, 2019

Pacific trade deal spurs Canadian farm sales to Japan as U.S. looks on

At the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo last month, beef promoters flew in a chef from Canada to cook New York strip steaks for hungry Japanese importers and restaurant suppliers.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jan 13, 2019

Many chances for success across rural areas

The Japan Times Satoyama Consortium, the Chugoku Region Governors Association and the town of Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture co-hosted a two-day event at the Jinseki Kogen Hotel on Oct. 20 and 21.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 8, 2019

Eli Lilly makes $8 billion bet on drugs for rare cancers with Loxo Oncology buy

Eli Lilly said on Monday it will buy Loxo Oncology Inc. for $8 billion, an expensive bet on a pipeline of cancer drugs that target rare genetic mutations and the biggest acquisition in the drug-maker's 143-year history.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 8, 2019

Supreme Court snubs suit by actress Olivia de Havilland, 102, against FX Networks

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider reviving a lawsuit by 102-year-old Oscar-winning actress Olivia de Havilland accusing a Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. unit of falsely portraying her in a miniseries about a famous Hollywood feud.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 26, 2018

World economy to feel the delayed trade war pain in 2019, data shows

While 2018 was the year trade wars broke out, 2019 will be the year the global economy feels the pain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2018

SpaceX caps record 2018 with launch of U.S. Air Force GPS III satellite

Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp. capped a record-setting year Sunday when it launched a rocket carrying a new GPS III satellite for the U.S. Air Force, after delaying the mission several times because of a technical issue involving its rocket sensors and bad weather.
JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Dec 22, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: When communication in Japan went mobile

The launch of a pager known as the Pocket Bell marked the birth of texting and mobile communications in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 21, 2018

London's Gatwick Airport shutdown highlights the havoc drones can cause

The disruption of hundreds of flights at London's Gatwick Airport after it was buzzed by miniature drones shows just how easy it can be to disrupt advanced aviation networks with simple, inexpensive devices.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 17, 2018

Seven-Eleven tries out a store in Tokyo with unmanned payment system

Major convenience store operator Seven-Eleven Japan Co. has launched an experimental outlet in Tokyo with an unmanned payment system and facial recognition technology.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 15, 2018

'Pokemon Go' maker Niantic is seeking a $3.9 billion valuation: source

Niantic Inc., the company behind the popular mobile game "Pokemon Go," is looking to catch a $3.9 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 13, 2018

Inside Huawei's secret research HQ, China is shaping a future that's less reliant on U.S. tech

The surprise arrest of Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co., has thrust the company into a political firestorm and deepened a core threat: that more and more countries will blacklist its switches, routers and phones out of growing concern that they could be hijacked by foreign...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2018

Australian competition watchdog calls for a new regulatory body to tackle dominance of Google and Facebook

Australia's competition watchdog Monday recommended tougher scrutiny and a new regulatory body to check the dominance of tech giants Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google in the country's online advertising and news markets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 10, 2018

Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei survived a famine. Can he weather Trump?

At the sprawling Huawei Technologies Co. campus in Shenzhen, the food court's walls are emblazoned with quotes from the company's billionaire founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei. Then there's the research lab that resembles the White House in Washington. Perhaps the most curious thing, though, are three black...
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 4, 2018

Japan Display unveils smart bus stop that runs on solar power and can display schedules

Japan Display Inc. unveiled a smart bus stop Tuesday featuring a 32-inch screen that runs solely on solar power and internal batteries.

Longform

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