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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 12, 2019

With Honda mired in crisis over quality lapses, CEO Takahiro Hachigo seizes the wheel

At a two-day gathering for Honda's suppliers in March, Chief Executive Takahiro Hachigo sounded the alarm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2019

Toyota struggles to match demand for hybrid models

Toyota Motor Corp. has a problem with selling its hybrids — its customers can't get enough of them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 30, 2019

U.S. weighs regulations to further restrict Huawei suppliers abroad: sources

The U.S. government may expand its power to stop foreign shipments of products containing U.S. technology to China's Huawei amid frustration that the blacklisting of the company has failed to cut off supplies to the world's largest telecommunications equipment-maker, two sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2019

SoftBank's Yahoo Japan-Line merger aims to take on U.S. and China online behemoths

Yahoo Japan operator Z Holdings Corp. and Line Corp. said Monday they have reached a basic merger agreement that will forge an internet conglomerate boasting over 100 million users in Japan with the aim of challenging U.S. and Chinese online behemoths.
EDITORIALS
Nov 17, 2019

China's economy slows; regional anxieties mount

Regardless of their origin, China's troubles are not its alone.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 14, 2019

China's investment growth slows to record low

China's economy slowed further in October, according to data from its National Bureau of Statistics, signaling that policymakers' piecemeal stimulus is failing to boost output and investment amid ongoing trade tensions with the U.S. and subdued demand at home.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / 2010S: DECADE IN REVIEW
Nov 13, 2019

Japan saw a generational and international shift for anime in the 2010s

The 2010s were dominated by a batch of new animators, bringing success stories to the big screen in Japan and overseas, while traditional TV anime gave way to streaming productions
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2019

U.S. pork prices rising as fatal pig disease cuts global meat supply, says Tyson CEO

U.S. pork prices rose in recent weeks at a time when they would normally be falling, as a fatal pig disease in China is tightening global meat supplies, the chief executive of Tyson Foods Inc. said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2019

Boeing Max orders fall as customer swaps 737 for Dreamliner

Sales for Boeing Co.'s grounded 737 Max slipped in October after a prominent customer converted some of its orders for the narrow-body jet to twin-aisle 787 Dreamliners.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Commentary
Nov 11, 2019

Four-day workweek could be just what Japan needs

In the sitcom "The Office," a bumbling manager spends much of his time distracting the hapless employees of a paper company's local sales branch. Somehow, despite all the antics that seem to interfere with getting anything done, the branch consistently manages to be the company's most profitable. Though...
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Peru report 2019
Nov 7, 2019

Toyota del Peru: 27 years on top

Toyota has been in Peru for 52 years and has become the preferred car brand in the country. Over the last 27 years, despite the entry of other multinational automotive brands, it has maintained its dominance in the country by providing high performance gasoline-powered  models.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2019

Despite Japan’s quest to go cashless, nation’s growing elderly population proves reluctant

Cash is king in Japan, and more so for the country's fast-aging population who are still deeply reluctant to give it up.
EDITORIALS
Nov 2, 2019

Convenience stores and 24/7

The convenience store industry must rethink its 24-hour business model.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 29, 2019

AI startup SenseTime among the many Chinese firms scrambling to survive Trump's blacklist

The co-founder of China's SenseTime Group Ltd. was visiting New York to encourage more collaboration with the U.S. on artificial intelligence when he heard the news: The Trump administration had blacklisted his company. So much for more cooperation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2019

Microsoft's Pentagon cloud computing win comes at a cost, legal and internal

Microsoft Corp. scored a major victory in securing a milestone, $10 billion Pentagon contract for cloud computing services. But the contract — unthinkable for Microsoft even a year ago — will likely come at a cost, legal and internal.
Japan Times
Czech Republic report 2019
Oct 25, 2019

Suzuki’s growing ‘Way of Life’ in the Czech Republic

Magyar Suzuki Corp. (MSC) - Suzuki Czech Republic is racing ahead in the Czech automotive market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 19, 2019

Uncontrollable rage is largely a sober phenomenon

How we hate each other.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 16, 2019

Two-thirds of economists see BOJ easing in October

The BOJ is laying the groundwork for deepening negative interest rates, analysts polled by Reuters said, with two-thirds expecting the central bank to loosen monetary policy this month.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Oct 12, 2019

Leaving the urban jungle for northern wilds

Having traded city life in Tokyo for the nature of Chena, Alaska, Masako Tokida says she can't imagine returning to an urban existence in Japan any more.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2019

U.S. supplier of tear gas to Hong Kong police faces growing criticism

A chorus is growing against Pennsylvania-based NonLethal Technologies Inc. for selling riot gear to Hong Kong that is being used against pro-democracy protesters.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2019

Coca-Cola Japan to release canned chūhai alcoholic drink nationwide

Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. has said that it will launch a canned chūhai spirits-based product nationwide on Oct. 28, making its full-fledged entry into the alcoholic beverage market.
EDITORIALS
Oct 11, 2019

Nissan's leaders will be put to test

Can the automaker's new leaders reverse its flagging fortunes?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Oct 11, 2019

For Toyota, hydrogen still the route forward

As others automakers plan battery-powered SUVs and trucks, Toyota Motor Corp.'s vision for the future of driving remains a hydrogen-sipping sedan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 7, 2019

Let's discuss the consumption tax

An English lesson focuses on some new vocabulary surrounding taxes and discussion prompts on the new tax in Japan.

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