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Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 11, 2018

CBS sets Leslie Moonves payoff at $120 million pending results of harassment probe

CBS Corp. said on Monday that it would pay $120 million to former Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves if an internal investigation into allegations of harassment fails to provide grounds for his dismissal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 7, 2018

'Engineer-friendly' Fukuoka pitches merits in campaign to become tech hub

It's a fast-growing city but with a reasonable cost of living, diverse cuisine and close access to an airport. Plus, the city is willing to support new tech projects.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2018

Amazon at $1 trillion is more dream than reality

Its market value is a vision of the future, not the present.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 3, 2018

Let's discuss flying cars

Japan is making a push to develop flying cars, enlisting companies including Uber and Airbus to join a public-private panel tasked with making airborne vehicles a reality in the next decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2018

Warren Buffett says firm buying back own stock, Apple shares

Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., on Thursday said the conglomerate has bought back its own stock for the first time since 2012 and has added a "little" to its already huge stake in Apple Inc.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2018

U.S. energy firms fume over rejected steel tariff exemptions

The U.S. Commerce Department recently granted a tariff exemption to oil major Chevron for its imports of 4.5-inch Japanese steel tubes for oil exploration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018

Facebook bans Myanmar army chief, others in unprecedented move over spread of 'hate and misinformation'

Facebook said Monday it was removing several Myanmar military officials from the social media website and an Instagram account to prevent the spread of "hate and misinformation" after reviewing the content.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 28, 2018

Toyota to invest $500 million in Uber for development of self-driving cars

Toyota Motor Corp. will invest $500 million in Uber to jointly work on developing self-driving cars, the companies said Monday, in a bid by both firms to catch up with rivals in the hotly competitive autonomous driving business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Aug 27, 2018

Japan's star businessman who ignores his investors to make them rich

When Akira Matsumoto speaks, investors hang on his every word. And here's what he tells them: You're less important than everyone else.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2018

Air conditioner, soft drink sales surge in record hot summer but department stores suffer

Shipments of air conditioners and nonalcoholic beverages hit all-time highs in July while swimming pools were crowded with people looking to cool off amid the scorching summer heat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2018

Japan joins race to make flying cars

The government asks 20 companies to staff a panel that will brainstorm ideas to help Japan catch up to its rivals in the new aviation race.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2018

Dragon Ball fighting game vaults Bandai Namco onto esports stage

Here comes a new challenger to the esports arena.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 22, 2018

Chinese phone giant Xiaomi struggles to live up to IPO hype

Xiaomi Corp. raised $5.4 billion by selling investors on its promise as a high-growth internet company. Some are starting to lose faith.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2018

Saudi PIF in talks to invest in aspiring Tesla rival Lucid: sources

PIF, the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund that Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk has said could help him fund a $72 billion deal to take his electric carmaker private, is in talks to invest in aspiring Tesla rival Lucid Motors Inc., sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2018

SEC subpoenas Tesla as scrutiny grows after Goldman hints at adviser role

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sent subpoenas to Tesla Inc. regarding Chief Executive Elon Musk's plan to take the company private and his statement that funding was "secured," Fox Business Network reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 13, 2018

Nikon to debut first full-frame mirrorless camera as SLR leaders face threat of changing technology

Camera buffs and those involved in the camera industry around the world are anxiously awaiting Aug. 23, when Nikon Corp. will debut a camera model representing one of the most drastic changes in the firm's 101-year history.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2018

Lefties push back against Japan's 'righteous' spin

Yu still remembers her mother's firm words: "You're using your other hand."
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2018

How three women shattered glass ceilings to become the first female chief economists at global banks

There's a particular telephone conversation that HSBC Global Chief Economist Janet Henry has down pat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2018

Japan Tobacco to buy Bangladesh firm for $1.5 billion

Japan Tobacco Inc. has agreed to buy a Bangladeshi cigarette manufacturer for 124.3 billion taka ($1.5 billion), taking its acquisition strategy to one of Asia's fastest-growing economies.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 7, 2018

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones booted from YouTube, Facebook, Apple and Spotify

Facebook Inc. and YouTube pulled Alex Jones from their services on Monday after concluding the conspiracy theorist's posts violated their policies. The moves follow similar action by Apple Inc. and Spotify Technology SA.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2018

Tourists trading in their Japan guidebooks for Instagram

Tourism is booming in Japan, but a growing number of visitors are ditching their guidebooks for an app best known for celebrity snapshots and images of food: Instagram.
Aug 1, 2018

Installations of MT-FAST, the energy-saving hull fitting, pass the 500-ship mark

Jointly developed with MTI Co., Ltd. of the NYK Line Group
Japan Times
Aug 1, 2018

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING announces a model change for its best-selling ship Kamsarmax

- A next-generation model with improved environmental performance -
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 30, 2018

Taming the Tokyo Whale? BOJ's stock market distortions coming under new scrutiny

The Bank of Japan, sometimes dubbed the "Tokyo whale" because of its huge influence on the country's stock market, may be about to change its habits because it's taking up too much of the pool.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Great Plains USA 2018
Jul 30, 2018

Japanese investment finds new fertile ground

Dubbed “America’s Bread Basket,” the U.S. Great Plains, a mega–region that is part of the even bigger Midwest, is a sweeping area of land that spans the whole of Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, as well as parts of Minnesota, Iowa and Oklahoma.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Dollar’s decline is fueling dislocations across Asian currencies
A worker counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2022.
Tariff talks with U.S. seen influencing Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters about Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations at his official residence on Saturday.
Japan, India to set up new consultation defense cooperation framework
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (right) stands alongside his Indian counterpart, Rajnath Singh, during a ceremonial reception in New Delhi on Monday.
About 30% of those in de facto marriages refuse to marry over surname change
A survey by a private group found that 30% of people in de facto marriages in Japan have not filed for marriage registration because they or their partners do not want to change their surnames.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Plug and Play wants to help Japanese startups go global
Phillip Vincent (right), Japan CEO of Plug and Play, and Ma Jingqian, head of ventures, at Plug and Play's Tokyo office, last month
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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
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