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JAPAN
Sep 14, 2016

Fan club formed to promote Fukushima produce

Nearly 5½ years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, a fan club was launched last week with an ambitious membership goal: gain 200,000 members by 2020 and boost the region's products in the process.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2016

Citigroup to exit Shin-Marunouchi Building next year to unite brokerage, banking divisions

Citigroup Inc. plans to move its Japan headquarters from Tokyo's Shin-Marunouchi Building to a new location nearby that will bring its brokerage and banking divisions together in the city's financial district.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 8, 2016

New PlayStation 4 models change life cycle of gaming consoles

Sony Corp. has released two new versions of its PlayStation 4: the PlayStation 4 Pro and a slimmer, more efficient version of the PlayStation 4.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2016

New iPhones to include Suica-friendly pay system in Japan from next month

STAFF REPORT, KYODO
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 6, 2016

Sumitomo 'liquidating Japan hedge fund' as clients pull out

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. is liquidating a Japan-focused hedge fund after investors withdrew money following poor performance, according to people familiar with the matter, adding to the list of casualties as the industry suffers its biggest outflows since 2009.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 5, 2016

Line makes splash by launching cut-rate smartphone service

Internet giant Line Corp. on Monday made its foray into mobile phone services, launching low-cost smartphone and SIM card packages that offer subscribers free use of its messaging app.
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2016

Report: White nationalists use Twitter with impunity, dwarf Islamic State's use; Trump camp no comment

White nationalists and self-identified Nazi sympathizers located mostly in the United States use Twitter with "relative impunity" and often have far more followers than militant Islamists, a study being released on Thursday found.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 1, 2016

The usefulness of Zen in management culture

Zen should be an integral part of educational curricula and an inspiring driver of business practices.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2016

Japan Tobacco playing catchup as nation takes to vaping in big way

Competition to sate Japanese nicotine addicts is heating up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 29, 2016

MRJ back in hangar after test flights to U.S. thwarted by air conditioner

After two aborted test flights in as many days tied to a problematic air-conditioning system, Japan's first locally built passenger jet was back for checks and fixes amid delays to a program aimed at challenging the dominance of Brazil's Embraer SA and Canada's Bombardier Inc.
WORLD
Aug 27, 2016

For China, Russia is more cyberprey than cyberpredator, firm says

While the West sees Russia as a cyberpredator, hackers in the East increasingly view it as prey, according to online security company Kaspersky Lab, which says there's been a sharp spike in attacks from China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 22, 2016

In the electronics doldrums

The main culprit of Japan's economic doldrums during the past quarter century is the stagnation of its electronic equipment manufacturers.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2016

Nomura hunting investment bankers in U.S. after streamlining push

Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to hire bankers in the United States, resuming a push to boost investment banking in a market that remains a priority for Japan's biggest brokerage following a round of cost cuts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2016

New think tank in Japan offers tips on LGBT awareness, market potential

As the nation slowly turns its eye to the concerns and needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, more companies are starting to respect sexual minorities as employees as well as consumers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2016

Japan well placed to lead in artificial intelligence, expert says

Japan lags Silicon Valley in conventional internet services but could become a global leader in the deep-learning technology of artificial intelligence, a leading AI expert has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2016

Glitch-plagued Delta scrubs more than 500 flights worldwide

Delta Air Lines Inc said it was canceling more than 500 flights worldwide on Tuesday as the carrier worked to restore operations after a power outage hit its computer systems on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2016

Japan Display to receive full financial support from government fund

Japan Display Inc. said it has received a promise from a government-backed fund for financial support, with the maker of smartphone displays facing a sales slump.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Aug 6, 2016

Designs on summer

The Japanese summer is not for everyone. Unbearable temperatures, clammy humidity and glaring sunshine can leave you a dripping, squinting, frizzy-haired, hot mess. We can't help you — but here's a few Japanese designs that may make summer a bit 'cooler' for you.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2016

Steel king NSSMC cedes crown to Arcelor as yen soars

Japan's biggest steel maker is top of the pile no more, as a resurgent yen hands a competitive advantage to overseas rivals amid an unprecedented global glut.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2016

Tokyo Gas in talks with European firms to swap LNG cargoes

Tokyo Gas Co., the nation's second-biggest buyer of liquefied natural gas, is in talks with European companies to swap cargoes it owns from the U.S. with those in Asia to reduce shipping times and costs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jul 30, 2016

Maker Faire to celebrate fifth year in Japan

Designers, crafters and tech-nerds are gearing up for the return of the annual Maker Faire in Tokyo next month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2016

Inside Hitachi's growth machine: tubes, patents and petri dishes

With its network of tubes and petri dishes, Hitachi Ltd.'s latest gizmo may look more like a mini laboratory inside a refrigerator than the growth engine the technology company envisages.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2016

Komatsu quarterly profit down 52% on weak demand

Construction and mining equipment manufacturer Komatsu Ltd., which last week made a $2.89 billion offer for Joy Global Inc., said first-quarter profit fell 52 percent as demand languished in markets such as the Middle East and Indonesia and the stronger yen crimped overseas revenue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2016

Tokyo forum urges working women to think big, bring diversity

Women in Japan should not hesitate to dream big and have the confidence to develop their careers in order to boost diversity in the workplace, panelists at Japan's largest annual conference for working women said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 25, 2016

Nintendo slumps by most since 1990 on dashed 'Pokemon Go' hopes

Nintendo Co. shares plunged by the most since 1990 after the company said late Friday that the financial impact from the worldwide hit "Pokemon Go" will be limited.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 20, 2016

McDonald's confesses to 'Pokemon Go' promotion deal but stays silent on Japan launch date

McDonald’s Japan confirmed Wednesday it will be involved in the blockbuster smartphone game “Pokemon Go” when it eventually rolls out for Japanese players.
Most Japanese teens struggling with school find end of summer ‘painful’
Some 93.1% of Japanese teenagers who struggle with school life said they felt like they “wanted to disappear from the world" at the end of summer vacation ahead of the start of a new term, according to a recent survey released by Yokohama-based nonprofit Daisan Kazoku.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
Japan Times
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.

Podcast

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

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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