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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 22, 2018

Peace doesn't pay: How foreign companies have lost a fortune in North Korea

Months before the first summit between the leaders of the two Koreas in 2000, South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Inc. invested $730,000 in Pyongyang's top computer lab. North Korean programmers there would develop online chess games and food recipes for Samsung to sell outside the North.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 20, 2018

Trump doubles down on family separation policy amid growing backlash, blames media

President Donald Trump hardened his resolve to maintain his policy of separating children from parents who cross the border illegally amid an intensifying backlash from the public and lawmakers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2018

Mercari's IPO raises over ¥60 billion on Mothers, putting Japanese flea market app in spotlight

Mercari Inc., Japan's first unicorn to go public, made its debut Tuesday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Mothers section, becoming the largest IPO this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2018

Takeda CEO talks about Shire acquisition and the future integration of the firms after Japan's biggest outbound takeover

Christophe Weber says growth and innovation are the metrics for success in Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.'s $62 billion purchase of Shire PLC. The first order of business is bringing global shareholders around to Japan's biggest-ever outbound takeover.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2018

Kirin Holdings wants its aging customers to eat more healthily

Seeking growth beyond a shrinking beer market, Kirin Holdings Co. is turning its attention to making people healthier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2018

Trump irks U.S. Congress as he reaches deal with Chinese phone-maker ZTE that includes $1 billion fine

China's No. 2 telecommunications equipment-maker, ZTE, secured a lifeline from the Trump administration on Thursday after agreeing to pay a $1 billion fine and overhaul leadership in a deal that will lift a ban on its doing business with U.S. suppliers.
BUSINESS / Satoyama Consortium
Jun 4, 2018

Tourism 'flavored with history'

At the inaugural Satoyama Consortium symposium organized by The Japan Times on May 16 in Tokyo, municipal leaders discussed the possibilities of economic activities stemming from efforts involving "satoyama capitalism," a concept recently promoted in Japan to take advantage of natural resources in satoyama,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 2, 2018

U.S. may claim up to $1.7 billion penalty from China's ZTE Corp.: sources

The Trump administration may soon claim as much as $1.7 billion penalty from ZTE Corp. as it looks to punish and tighten control over the Chinese telecommunications company before allowing it back into business, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD / EU Special 2018
May 16, 2018

'Milestone year' yields firm progress

On behalf of the European Business Council in Japan (EBC), I would like to express my gratitude to The Japan Times for this opportunity to address its readers on Europe Day, which marks the 68th anniversary of the signing of the Schuman Declaration on May 9, 1950, a date regarded as the starting point...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 14, 2018

Japanese automakers' rosy profits may be short-lived

Japan's big three automakers enjoyed soaring net profits in the last business year, but analysts warn it is too early to say the robust results suggest a return to their glory days.
May 10, 2018

Yamaha Motor earnings up solidly in first quarter

IWATA, May 10，2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces consolidated business results for the first quarter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2018

Toshiba weighs chip-unit options as Chinese regulators look set to delay sale to Bain beyond deadline

Toshiba Corp. is all but guaranteed to miss a May 1 deadline to sell its memory chip business to a Bain Capital-led group, people familiar with the matter said, raising the chances it may consider other options that could yield billions of additional dollars for the unit.
Apr 20, 2018

PLAID Inc., Raises 2.7 Billion JPY in Funding

PLAID Inc., creator of CX platform "KARTE", raised 2.7 billion JPY for further marketing investment, hiring, and development framework.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2018

Sanctions on Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska will create global ripples

The U.S. government's decision to include Russian magnate Oleg Deripaska on its sanctions blacklist on Friday will reverberate around the world because his business empire has a global footprint and counts major multinationals as partners.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2018

Rakuten Inc. gets approval to become nation's fourth major wireless carrier

E-commerce giant granted access to a fierce competition for subscribers alongside industry heavyweights who have long dominated the cellular market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2018

New Toshiba CEO says chip unit sale will proceed despite eased delisting fears

New Toshiba Corp. Chairman and CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani emphasized Tuesday that the company does not intend to change plans to sell its lucrative memory chip unit even now that it has staved off financial woes.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Mar 25, 2018

Osaka begins prep for largest international gathering in decades

With the summit for the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies coming to Osaka next year, preparations are underway to host the largest international gathering the city has seen in over two decades.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 24, 2018

Eiichi Sato: Fate written in the star rubies

Eiichi Sato peers through a gemologist's loupe and shines a lamp down onto the small pink-red stone that glistens against the black felt cloth below. "Take a look," he urges. "It's pretty cool."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / OBITUARY
Mar 21, 2018

Chandru G. Advani, 1924-2018: 'Uncle' to Japan's Indian community

Dada Chandru left his mark in the fields of business, bilateral ties and in the hearts of Indians and Japanese whose lives he touched.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 19, 2018

45 U.S. trade groups urge Trump against China tech tariffs, as rift widens between president and industry

Forty-five U.S. trade associations representing some of the largest companies in the country are urging President Donald Trump not to impose tariffs on China, warning it would be "particularly harmful" to the U.S. economy and consumers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 18, 2018

Long journey on winding road leads back to Japan

The welcome that Brad Bennett, senior vice president, Chubb Group and regional president, Far East, received when he first visited Japan in 1979 was textbook rock and roll.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2018

Amazon looks to secure office-supply dominance with new credit card

Amazon.com Inc. is planning to offer a credit card to U.S. small-business customers, according to people with knowledge of the matter, furthering its push to supply companies with everything from reams of paper to factory parts.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 10, 2018

Fukushima looks to renewable energy sources in the aftermath of nuclear disaster

Locally owned renewable power stations in Fukushima Prefecture are challenging the status quo in their drive toward a nuclear- and fossil-free future
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 5, 2018

Japanese firms must adapt to new national security economy

Economic statecraft for political purposes is the new coin of the realm, and Japan needs to adapt.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Mar 4, 2018

PR firm chief keeps his eye on ever-changing market

Name: Ross Rowbury
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2018

Executive meetings in Asia no longer boozy lunches as refined fare and tighter budgets hold sway

Entertaining clients has always been part of the world of finance. But it's no longer just about wining and dining. In an era of healthier lifestyles and tighter industry budgets, the boundaries of where to go and what to do have shifted. The legend of the boozy dinner sealed-with-a-deal may live on,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 27, 2018

Japan's financial regulation shake-up seen as a game changer for banks

The Financial Services Agency is laying the groundwork for a regulatory overhaul that could lead to a shake-up in Japan's ¥1 quadrillion banking industry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 12, 2018

China's millennium-old fireworks hub grapples with bans and shifting traditions

From the concrete bunkers carved into the hillside, where workers gingerly handle piles of explosive black powder, to the shop fronts selling colorful boxes of pyrotechnics, time may be catching up with Liuyang's millennium-old fireworks industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MBA SPECIAL 2018
Feb 5, 2018

Japan's No. 1 MBA

GLOBIS University is Japan's largest business school (No. 1 in enrollment, 2017 MEXT data), offering Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree programs in the heart of Tokyo and online.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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