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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2019

Flexible work style — can it be sustainable?

We see signs of what can drive a transformation of the way people work in Japan. What we need is to make these moves and developments sustainable.
Japan Times
Aug 8, 2019

Yamaha Motor Reveals Rise in Consolidated Sales

— Strong growth in marine and financial services segments —
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2019

Cornering e-commerce market: Amazon squeezes sellers that offer better prices on Walmart

Amazon.com Inc.'s determination to offer shoppers the best deals is prompting merchants selling products on its marketplace to raise their prices on competing websites, a testament to the company's growing influence over the e-commerce market.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Aug 4, 2019

Diamonds and discovery: Navigating Japan's market

Daniel Perel has spent over 35 years working in the luxury goods market, most of that in Asia, but his passion for the field remains as strong as ever.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 2, 2019

Yahoo Japan pushes out CEO of partner Askul as public dispute heats up

Yahoo Japan Corp. has pushed out the chief executive officer at partner Askul Corp., intensifying a public dispute between two of Japan's major internet companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2019

U.S. won't give Apple relief on Mac Pro parts from China

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would not grant Apple Inc. any relief for tariffs on parts made in China for its Mac Pro computer and later added he thought the firm would build a plant in Texas.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 19, 2019

AB InBev keeps Asia IPO hopes alive as Asahi buys Australian unit

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV said in a statement Friday it had agreed to sell its Australian operations to Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. for an enterprise value of 16 billion Australian dollars (¥1.2 trillion), and that it is still considering reviving an initial public offering for its Asian subsidiary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 19, 2019

Boeing to take $4.9 billion charge as 737 Max fallout worsens

Boeing Co. plans to record a $4.9 billion accounting charge related to its beleaguered 737 Max jetliner when the company reports quarterly earnings next week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 12, 2019

Tesla to Apple: Help us nail thief who took robocar secrets to China start-up

Tesla Inc. and Apple Inc. both suspect they were betrayed by driverless technology engineers who defected to the same Chinese startup.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2019

Japanese comedians turn to yakuza-linked 'underground performances' due to unstable income

Despite mounting criticism over recently revealed "underground performances" for organized crime by some comedians, quitting such work appears difficult, as they are important sources of income for the entertainers, many of whom are apparently not earning enough money from activities through their talent...
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jul 6, 2019

Japan Times 1919: Special rail cars introduced for female students to prevent improper conduct on long train journeys

The Railway Board has adopted a plan suggested by Mrs. Takahashi, Tokyo Station master, to connect special cars to the Shimonoseki express train that leaves Tokyo at 4 p.m. daily, exclusively for the use of female students who are going home for the summer vacation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 2, 2019

Google internet balloon spin-off Loon still looking for its wings

Google's bet on balloons to deliver cell service soon faces a crucial test amid doubts about the viability of the technology by some potential customers.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Jul 1, 2019

株式会社ジャパンタイムズから出版部門が独立し、「株式会社ジャパンタイムズ出版」を設立

　株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）は、持株会社である株式会社ニューズ・ツー・ユーホールディングス（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長：末松弥奈子）が設立した新会社「株式会社ジャパンタイムズ出版」に出版事業を譲渡いたしました。株式会社ジャパンタイムズ出版は2019年7月1日より営業を開始いたします。...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2019

U.S. companies find legal loophole to avoid Trump's Huawei blacklist

American technology companies have resumed selling certain products to Huawei Technologies Co. after concluding there are legal ways to work with the Chinese telecom giant in spite of its inclusion on a Trump Administration blacklist.
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Bahrain report 2019
Jun 26, 2019

Boosting production to 380,000 bpd

In March 2019, construction work officially started on an expansion and upgrade project at Bahrain’s main Sitra oil refinery that is thought to be the biggest industrial development ever initiated in the kingdom.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 24, 2019

Guardians of money bristle at Mark Zuckerberg's new financial order

Facebook Inc. was hours away from the formal announcement of its ambitious foray into financial services, but French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire was already broadcasting his discontent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2019

Nissan board due to question CEO Hiroto Saikawa on 2013 house purchase

Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Hiroto Saikawa is due to be questioned by the board on Monday about allegations by a former senior executive that he broke company rules to pay for a house in Tokyo, according to people familiar with the matter.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 22, 2019

Japan's print media ponder wealth, poverty and pensions

One of my recollections from the bubble economy of the 1980s was a passage in a 1987 book titled "Hokokuron" ("The Theory of National Wealth"). Its author, the late economist Taiichi Sakaiya, stood out as one of the bubble era's most fervent cheerleaders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2019

Facebook reveals plans for Libra cryptocurrency, targeting first half of 2020 for launch

Facebook Inc. revealed plans on Tuesday to launch a cryptocurrency called Libra, the latest development in its effort to expand beyond social networking and move into e-commerce and global payments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jun 18, 2019

Sky's the limit: Rise of delivery drones has U.S. cities asking who owns airspace

Blacksburg was already well prepared when the U.S. government announced in April that the Virginia town would be home to the country's first commercial drone delivery service.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Jun 16, 2019

Little AI things for life adjustments

A portable breathalyzer that offers drinking advice, an app that will sort out all your photos, and a hearing aid that can translate 27 languages — all with a little help of AI.
Japan Times
Philippines report 2019
Jun 12, 2019

Sharp: ‘We love Philippines, Sharp for every Juan’

Leading Japanese electronics company, Sharp has been manufacturing products in the Philippines and enriching the lives of the Filipino people since 1982.
Japan Times
Philippines report 2019
Jun 12, 2019

Inland Corp.: Trusted total logistics partner

Established in 1975 as a customs brokerage firm, Inland Corp. has grown to become a trusted total logistics company in the Philippines.
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.
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
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.
Worker shortage forcing home care providers to turn away clients, survey finds
A survey by a labor union of home care business operators and care managers found that nearly 90% of facility managers had turned down service requests at least once during the past year, citing insufficient staffing.
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.
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’

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
By Hanako Lowry

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