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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2019

Betting on the future of mobility, Toyota pours billions into variety of deals and partnerships

Everywhere you turn in the transportation industry these days, Toyota Motor Corp. already seems to be there.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2019

A call for healthy, blue oceans in Asia and the Pacific

Without action, the world's oceans will contain nearly 250 million tons of plastic by 2025.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2019

U.S. exempts some medical, electronic devices from China tariffs

The Trump administration will exempt 110 Chinese products, from medical equipment to key capacitors, from hefty tariffs, it said on Tuesday, offering relief to some U.S. firms which have said the taxes harm their bottom lines.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

Walking the talk on gender equality issues

On Friday in Osaka, Group of 20 leaders will convene to discuss the most pressing global challenges of our time, and that will include women's empowerment. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's womenomics push has certainly impressed many, including myself, since it was announced six years ago.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 25, 2019

A role in shaping the future

Firstly, we are delighted to be able to host the G20 Summit in Osaka. We would also like to extend our warmest welcome to everyone visiting Osaka Prefecture. It is a great honor to have leaders from countries and organizations throughout the world gather in Osaka to discuss how we will best shape future...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2019

Bottled water giants back new global plan to cut plastic waste

The world's biggest yoghurt maker, Danone, and food packaging giant, Tetra Pak, are among companies leading a global scheme to reduce plastic waste, launched on Tuesday, as public concern rises over the environmental damage caused by rubbish.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 11, 2019

Japan must prepare as the U.S. and China dig in

Tokyo will be increasingly squeezed between demands from its ally and those from its top export market and driver of its economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2019

Despite Prius sales slump, hybrids as popular as ever

The Toyota Prius, once revered as the greenest car on the road, has fallen on hard times. Sales are on a six-year losing streak, and now the previously pre-eminent eco-mobile has fallen behind the Ford Fusion hybrid — a model its parent company plans to pull the plug on in a couple years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 31, 2019

Nippon Steel's reinvention of its namesake metal could make car bodies 30% lighter

Imagine the weight of 24 elephants bearing down on a tiny spot the size of a postage stamp.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2019

Hands-free travel approaches reality in Japan as firms tap demand for luggage-storage options

Having your luggage stolen or losing it while traveling can easily ruin a trip, but dragging bulky baggage around crowded tourist spots can hijack your itinerary, too.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Apr 22, 2019

ジャパンタイムズ、ACE主催の「SDG 8.7 Dialogue Dinner（持続可能な開発目標8.7 ダイアログ・ディナー）」にメディアスポンサーとして参加

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）は、2019年4月23日に東京で開催される「SDG 8.7 Dialogue Dinner（認定NPO法人ACE（エース）主催）」にメディアスポンサーとして参加いたします。
EDITORIALS
Apr 16, 2019

Economic challenges of the Reiwa Era

The coming change of era should prompt the nation to think again what needs to be done, including painful reforms, to overcome its economic challenges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 15, 2019

OECD secretary-general urges Japan to pull trigger on tax hike and pursue structural reforms

A top OECD official says the scheduled consumption tax hike to 10 percent this fall is “essential” to ensure Japan's fiscal sustainability.
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 29, 2019

LNG in focus as energy giants Chubu Electric and Tepco deepen ties with Jera venture

As Chubu Electric Power Co. and a unit of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. complete the integration of their thermal power businesses Monday under joint venture Jera Co., the growing potential of LNG at home and abroad has received renewed attention.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Feb 16, 2019

Osaka in the spotlight ahead of G20 and elections

January and early February in Kansai, and Japan as a whole, is a busy time for local leaders. New Year's greetings are exchanged by (mostly) elderly men at stuffy buffet parties in luxury hotels. Their job is to stand around holding a white paper napkin-covered drink and toast to, well, something, after...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2019

Geotechnology and the U.S.-China trade war

If data were petroleum in the artificial intelligence era, then China would be Saudi Arabia.
EDITORIALS
Jan 19, 2019

Bolstering the nation's workforce

The latest projections for the shrinking workforce should be ringing alarm bells in government corridors.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 9, 2019

New Year's party skipped as tensions run high between Osaka's ruling coalition partners

As Osaka enters 2019 with a full political schedule, including local and national elections and the Group of 20 Leaders' Summit, relations between ruling coalition partners Komeito and Osaka Ishin no Kai (One Osaka), a local political party, remain tense, creating potential political problems in both...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jan 8, 2019

In Japan, China and U.S., scientists work feverishly for a breakthrough on powerful batteries for EVs

To deliver an electric vehicle that's cheaper, safer and capable of traveling over 800 km on a single charge, the auto industry needs a breakthrough in battery technology.
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Dec 23, 2018

With six months to go until G20 summit in Osaka, Japan sets out its agenda

With six months to go until the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, the basic agenda has been set for discussion on issues of global importance.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 29, 2018

Let's discuss Baku, Osaka's World Expo rival

With a month to go until the host of the 2025 World Expo is selected, Osaka officials are casting a nervous eye toward Baku.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 28, 2018

Battery boom: The future of cars rests with firms that predate the Model T

It took more than seven years for automakers to sell 4 million passenger electric vehicles. It'll take about six months to sell the next million.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 1, 2018

The trade war and Japan

In response to the burgeoning trade war, Japan should carry out structural reforms of its economy and take the lead in promoting multinational free trade pacts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2018

Retired electric vehicle batteries find a second life chilling beer and grilling sausages

The first batches of batteries from electric and hybrid vehicles are hitting retirement age, yet they aren't bound for landfills. Instead, they'll spend their golden years chilling beer at convenience stores in Japan, powering car-charging stations in California and storing energy for homes and grids...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 25, 2018

As tariff deadlines loom, world watches U.S. and China to see who blinks first

The U.S. and China's high-stakes game of economic "chicken" is set to reach a critical juncture in the next two weeks, as the world's largest trading partners approach deadlines on tariffs and other barriers that may determine who blinks first.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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