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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2021

What it will take to make the world’s ships run on time

Part of the problem has to do with how we think of supply chains. They are not really chain-like in the sense of linear pathways. If they were, the problems would be easier to fix.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2021

Even China's biggest company is looking for an exit

With the once-hot China market cooling, Tencent plans to invest more to leverage its foreign exposure including beefing up overseas games publishing operations.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 10, 2021

Kishida's picks for top diplomat and rights adviser hint at striking balance on China

After just over a month in office, some experts say Kishida may be looking to moderate an increasingly hawkish approach to Tokyo's relationship with Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2021

Trash and burn: Big brands' new plastic waste plan faces skepticism

Experts say that burning plastic in cement kilns, a practice firms are promoting, emits harmful emissions and amounts to swapping one dirty fuel for another.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 29, 2021

China trading apps tank after official calls them ‘illegal’

Some online brokerages operate in a gray area, allowing Chinese investors to evade capital controls to trade in markets like Hong Kong and New York.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2021

Facebook hobbled its team in charge of stemming harmful content

Detailed reports show that the social media giant's algorithms were geared toward keeping people on the platform.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2021

Amazon CEO is confident in its gaming products after New World release

A week ago, Amazon released New World, an online computer game where archers and ax wielders colonize a mythical land.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 29, 2021

Huawei CFO's admissions likely won't help U.S. in case against company

Huawei would likely say what she admitted was the result of extortion, or even a fabrication.
Japan Times
The Netherlands report 2021
Sep 10, 2021

High-tech expertise and unique collaboration — Fujifilm has established deep roots in Brabant

Edwin Zonder, Senior Project Manager at Brabant Development Agency (BOM) and Albert van Maren, Vice President of Fujifilm Manufacturing Europe | © BOM
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2021

The hybrid work revolution is already transforming economies

Hybrid working exposes city-center businesses to risk, but it also has the potential to encourage a more diverse range of people into the workforce.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2021

Spies for hire: China’s new breed of hackers blends espionage and entrepreneurship

China's premier spy agency is increasingly reaching beyond its own ranks to recruit from a vast pool of private-sector talent.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 25, 2021

China makes risky bet on Taliban, looking to Afghanistan’s $1 trillion in minerals

The war-torn country has deposits estimated to be worth $1 trillion or more, including what may be the world's largest lithium reserves — if anyone can get them out of the ground.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 24, 2021

Afghanistan is not Japan, South Korea or Taiwan

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan should not be construed with its commitments to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. The U.S. Afghan presence was pressed upon it by the 9/11 attacks.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2021

Robert 'Skipp' Orr, key figure in U.S.-Japan relations, dies age 68

Orr enjoyed a long and distinguished career in business, government and academia, with positions at the Asian Development Bank, Boeing Japan and others organizations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 2, 2021

Forecaster who predicted India’s COVID-19 peak sees new wave coming

Experts are concerned about complacency setting in as people resume social and business activity in the face of waning infections.
JAPAN / Explainer
Jul 22, 2021

Japan's vaccine passports: Here's what you need to know

With applications for the documents accepted from Monday, details have been set out on how to apply and where the passports can be used.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2021

Citing China’s pressure, U.S. warns investors on Hong Kong

Washington says Beijing's push to exert more control over the financial hub threatens the rule of law and endangers employees and data.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2021

How to keep crypto from crashing the financial system

The volatility, transaction costs and carbon footprint of Bitcoin, for example, have made it largely useless for purposes other than speculation and ransomware (and even there it has flaws).
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2021

China’s youth are embracing Mao's message

The chairman's call for struggle and violence against capitalists is winning over a new audience of young people frustrated with long work hours and dwindling opportunities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2021

SoftBank preps $5 billion for Latin America investments

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is stepping up his investments in technology companies after a number of high-profile debuts in recent months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2021

Big Tech is gearing up for a massive fight with Modi’s India

India is growing more assertive in its efforts to control online communications, challenging Twitter and Facebook's practices and threatening to set a precedent that could extend worldwide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2021

China faces challenges as Communist Party turns 100

China's rapid militarization, its assertive behavior in the East and South China Seas and disregard for a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific have not won friends in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 26, 2021

Road signs that point to a 'post-corona' Japan

What does Japan look like after the COVID-19 pandemic? An economic recovery? A downturn for all-night industries? The tabloids are getting into predictions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2021

Europe is finally hitting Google where it hurts most

Forget the $9 billion of fines that came before. They barely scratched the surface. For Google, this is the big one.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2021

Renewable energy boom unleashes a war over talent for green jobs

Difficulty securing a well-trained workforce could end up being a bottleneck in an industry that is key to slashing emissions.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 6, 2021

COVID-19 shows that Japan needs to rebuild its infectious diseases strategy

The development of homegrown vaccines must be treated as a national security issue, to help fight future pandemics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
May 17, 2021

The world economy is suddenly running low on everything

A year ago, as the pandemic ravaged country after country, consumers were the ones panic-buying. Today, on the rebound, it's companies furiously stocking up.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
China and Russia start joint military drills in Sea of Japan
Russian and Chinese naval officers take part in a ceremony Thursday ahead of the start of joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan, following the arrival of Chinese military vessels in Vladivostok, Russia.
Kamchatka quake may have awakened volcano dormant for 600 years, Russia says
Kamchatka. Krasheninnikov Bay
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
Signs for fast-fashion factories in Prato, Italy, on Friday. Chinese crime groups in the district thrive on the "Prato system" rife with corruption in the fast-fashion sector.
Extreme heat in Japan set to peak this week
People shield their eyes from the sun as they walk through a street on a hot day in Tokyo on July 26.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.

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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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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