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JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Apr 9, 2018

Host cities prepare for 2019 Rugby World Cup with ball-shaped lanterns and manjū cakes

Cities and prefectures hosting games in the 2019 Rugby World Cup (RWC) to be held in Japan in fall 2019 are gearing up to promote the sports spectacle as the application deadline for priority ticket sales for their residents draws near.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 7, 2018

With free-range, Japan shows signs of a slow improvement

Hiragai (u5e73u98fcu3044), or free-range husbandry, where the animals can move around freely outdoors for at least part of the day, is still a somewhat foreign concept in Japan.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 7, 2018

Magazines indulge Japan's healthy obsession with staying spry

There has been a recent surge of articles in Japan's weekly magazines about diet, health and avoiding illnesses.
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2018

Amazon shares skid to tune of $50 billion after report Trump wants to curb its clout

Amazon.com Inc. shares fell as much as 7.4 percent on Wednesday, briefly wiping about $53.6 billion from its market value, after news website Axios reported that U.S. President Donald Trump is obsessed with the world's largest online retailer and wants to rein in its growing power.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 17, 2018

Japan Tobacco buys Russia's No. 4 cigarette maker Donskoy Tabak for $1.6 billion

Japan Tobacco Inc. has agreed to buy Russia's Donskoy Tabak for 90 billion rubles ($1.6 billion), strengthening its leading position in Russia as competition from cigarette alternatives erodes its domestic market share.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 15, 2018

Lexus crafting high-end yacht as ploy to polish fading luxury car credentials

Lexus thinks it finally has a way to catch up with Mercedes in luxury-car sales: go into the high-end boat business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2018

New Zoids toy line will launch for the first time in 12 years

Tomy Co. said Tuesday it is gearing up to release its first new lineup of "mecha"-themed animal toys known as Zoids in 12 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2018

Oasis hedge fund boss bets on Japan's professional gaming scene

Competitive gaming in Japan has found a champion: hedge fund boss Seth Fischer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2018

America's never-ending struggle: Gun rights versus gun control

There are at least two sides to every issue, and gun ownership in America is no exception.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 19, 2018

Ministop ends sale of porn magazines at convenience stores nationwide

Unrestricted displays of pornographic magazines at retail stores are rare overseas. With the number of inbound tourists expected to increase sharply for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, calls for the removal of porn magazines from convenience store shelves in Japan have been increasing.
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BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2018

How soaring U.S. exports to China are transforming the global oil game

Bit by bit, the U.S. petroleum industry is turning world oil markets inside out.
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2018

Demand for electric bikes in Japan still brisk 25 years after Yamaha Motor's first model

Electric bicycles are enjoying brisk demand as they mark the 25th anniversary this year since the first model was released in 1993.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2018

Nissan to pump ¥1.05 trillion into China business, eyeing spot among country's top three carmakers

Long stuck in China's second-tier, Nissan and Dongfeng Group plan to boost their volume to 2.6 million vehicles a year by 2022.
EDITORIALS
Jan 20, 2018

Lowering the age of adulthood

To ensure protection of young adults against unscrupulous business practices, the government needs to widen the scope of salvation measures.
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BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2018

Emirates hands A380 superjumbo lifeline with $16 billion Airbus order

Emirates announced a deal for up to 36 Airbus A380 aircraft on Thursday worth as much as $16 billion at list prices, saving the world's biggest passenger jet from death row and securing its future for at least another decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 10, 2018

IBM breaks patent record with 25th straight year in top spot

IBM Corp. was once again awarded the highest number of U.S. patents in 2017, as the company pushes into blockchain and artificial intelligence technologies.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 7, 2018

More readers' responses to Japan Times Community articles from 2017

A selection of unpublished letters about Community stories from the second half of last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2018

As people in Japan smoke less, Japan Tobacco's new CEO looks abroad for growth

Japan Tobacco Inc.'s Masamichi Terabatake is in the hot seat.
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BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2018

Japan-only KitKat varieties a draw as tourists spend more

Japan's inbound tourism shows no sign of slowing down, and spending by foreign visitors is also on the rise. But what exactly are they splurging on?
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BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2017

While agile startups blaze a trail, Japan remains ambivalent on electric vehicles

Despite growing interest in electric vehicles amid stricter curbs on greenhouse gas emissions, globally renowned Japanese carmakers have yet to totally embrace the challenge — raising concerns they may fall behind emerging rivals.
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BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2017

Fight over Alaska Arctic drilling has just begun, opponents vow

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, won a decadeslong battle on Wednesday to open part of an Arctic wildlife reserve in her state to oil and gas drilling, but Democratic senators and conservationists vow the war has only begun.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 13, 2017

Music acts found new ways to get noticed in 2017, but nothing beats an established brand

The path to J-pop stardom used to be pretty simple: Align yourself with the right talent agency and label — they'll do all the work.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Dec 3, 2017

Global citizen keen to take on new environments

Fikdanel Thaufik cannot pinpoint exactly how many languages he speaks. 'For sure, Indonesian,' Thaufik said laughing. 'And English — that's international.' But as the vice president and representative of Garuda Indonesia's Japan, Korea, and U.S. regions slowly lists off languages, whereas most of us would recall time spent in a classroom or poring over textbooks, Thaufik appears to be flitting through memories of all the places he's lived and the countless people he has met throughout his life.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 30, 2017

Basking in afterglow of solid sophomore album, Suchmos reflects on a stellar year

Picking one highlight from 2017 proves a tough task for Suchmos vocalist Yosuke Kasai. The past 11 months have been good for him and his six-member band. They've gone from a Jamiroquai-inspired outfit playing late-night sets at small Shinjuku venues to a national phenomenon, their music moving tens of...

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