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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2022

Toshiba's preferred bidder moving closer to securing financing for buyout

Concrete restructuring steps proposed by Japan Industrial Partners have made a group of lenders more confident in JIP's post-acquisition plans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2022

Kyrsten Sinema switches to independent but lets Democrats keep grip on U.S. Senate

Sinema made clear she won't caucus with Republicans, maintaining Democrats' newly expanded control of the chamber.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2022

Company 'inflation allowances' spreading in Japan

The moves are intended to bolster the morale of employees at a time when inflation is outpacing wage growth to cause drops in real wages and add heavier burdens to their daily lives.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2022

Don’t dismiss Europe’s objection to ‘buy American’

The U.S. once championed a simple truth: The world is better off when liberal trade is allowed to do its job.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Dec 7, 2022

The Church, the State and Kishida's headache

Kanako Takahara joins this week's Deep Dive to discuss what's behind a new bill regulating faith-driven donations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 6, 2022

Long ICU stays lead to extended misery for many COVID survivors

The mechanical ventilation, anti-inflammatory drugs and other tools of modern medicine that help people beat severe cases of COVID-19 often come with harrowing aftereffects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2022

Enel turns to Sicily to take on China's solar dominance

The project to expand the capacity of Enel's 3Sun plant is especially relevant as the European Union seeks to speed up the switch to renewables and end its dependence on Russian gas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2022

The Indian diaspora has arrived

The values and traits that have allowed U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and others like him to thrive in the West are the ones that the BJP government now seeks to suppress.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 5, 2022

Qatar World Cup spotlights health risks of a hotter planet

Researchers see a troubling pattern emerging among low-income migrants across the globe's hottest regions: an epidemic of chronic kidney disease.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Dec 5, 2022

Should I stay or should I go, now?

A sense of isolation and concerns over being able to communicate during the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred some people to make the move back to their home countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 4, 2022

Fuji Soft proxy fight the latest test of Japan Inc. board independence

Governance experts say outside directors are only nominally independent if they have close ties to management or fail to give proper oversight.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Dec 3, 2022

To bestselling gaming franchises, what are voice actors worth?

When a voice actor took to Twitter to complain about low wages, it was only the beginning of a drawn-out controversy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 2, 2022

In Peru's hills, an artisanal miner boom frustrates Big Copper's plans

The rise of artisanal copper mining — driven by high global metal prices and sustained by a messy government permitting system — is threatening billions in new investments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 1, 2022

U.S. Fed chair signals rate hikes will slow, likely next month, but continue

Policy-sensitive two-year Treasury yields fell on Powell's remarks, erasing increases on the day, and the dollar slipped in value against major rivals on foreign-exchange markets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2022

Great Barrier Reef 'in danger' due to climate change, U.N. panel says

Canberra has lobbied for years to keep the reef off the endangered list as that could lead to losing its heritage status, taking some shine off its appeal for tourists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Nov 29, 2022

Behind Foxconn’s China woes: Mistrust, miscommunication and COVID curbs

Tens of thousands of workers fled the company's plant in central China and violent protests erupted over a COVID-19 lockdown and confusion over hiring bonuses.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 29, 2022

U.S. may send 150 kilometer repurposed strike weapon to Ukraine

Western military inventories are shrinking, and Ukraine faces an increasing need for more sophisticated weapons as the war drags on.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 29, 2022

Elon Musk says Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter

The billionaire attacked the iPhone maker with a flurry of tweets Monday, saying the company had cut its Twitter advertising and threatened to bump the social network from Apple's app store.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Longform
Nov 28, 2022

Wood spirits: How Japan made the world’s first liquor from trees

History is being made by a technology that may help aging rural populations, reinvigorate the nation's struggling forestry sector and shake up the global alcohol industry in unforeseen ways.
Japan Times
LIFE
Nov 28, 2022

Beauty over brains: Japan’s skin-deep university pageants

The contests perpetuate a culture that often places women in rigid gender roles, and have seen some contestants face abuse and harassment from organizers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Nov 27, 2022

Concerned about the future, will more Japanese youth seek opportunities overseas?

Amid a growing sense that the economic downturn in Japan is more than just a passing phase, some Japanese are heading abroad to seek better pay and a change in lifestyle.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2022

Believe it or not, Putin's foes are now 'Nazi satanists'

Russians have been told Ukrainians are pawns of the West. Or they don't exist at all. Or they're Nazis. And satanists. And many believe these absurdities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2022

Tokyo recognizes Uber Eats workers' collective bargaining right

The move by Tokyo's Labor Relations Commission on Friday marked the first official judgment recognizing the right of so-called gig workers engaged in temporary jobs
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 25, 2022

Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine

Allies have been supplying Kyiv with weapons and military equipment since Russia invaded its neighbor, depleting their own inventories along the way.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 25, 2022

Anwar Ibrahim faces many pitfalls after finally becoming Malaysia PM

The new leader will have to steer the economy at a time of surging inflation and living costs, all while navigating deepening religious and racial fault lines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2022

Japanese firms re-imagine offices to make them hubs of communication

Whether staffers are mostly working remotely or in person, firms have a similar concept in mind — that the office should be a place to strengthen networks within the organization.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 24, 2022

Indian billionaire's mega-port hangs in the balance as a fishing community protests

The tense standoff has dragged on, with protesters saying they can congregate quickly if police move to dismantle their makeshift shelter.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2022

Beijing is fixing its foul air. Why can’t New Delhi?

The return of smog season in India's capital has again left residents asking why nothing has changed. The answer may be largely political.

Longform

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