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Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Dec 31, 2021

2022 will be a critical year for Japan’s security

In recent years, new dangers have emerged such as pandemics, the threat to vulnerable supply chains, cyber attacks and the undermining of democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2021

Young talent isn’t following the money to Wall Street

The talent pool is being drawn elsewhere. Traditional investment banks can't win them back just by upping starting salaries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2021

China vs. the British Commonwealth

A current situation within the Commonwealth can be summed up in four words, 'the Chinese have arrived,' to which the critic can add four more words, 'the British have departed.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 24, 2021

GM, Google and others join retreat from CES over rising COVID-19 cases

The event will still be held in person, but with 'strong safety measures,' including vaccination requirements, masking and COVID-19 tests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 23, 2021

As Bob Iger departs, Disney investors also look to get off the ride

Walt Disney Co.'s board promised a smooth transition from the end of the Bob Iger era to the new regime under CEO Bob Chapek, but the reality looks much rockier.
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BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2021

Chinese chip mogul slams $9 billion rescue by state-backed fund as 'a crime'

The public spectacle around the envisioned rescue of one of China's most important semiconductor players has transfixed an industry accustomed to meticulously crafted private deals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 21, 2021

Chinese spies accused of using Huawei in secret Australia telecom hack

An investigation has found a key piece of evidence underpinning U.S. warnings that Huawei products pose a national security risk for any countries that use them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 19, 2021

Cash is dying, but we aren’t ready to bury it

As cash vanishes — without a central bank digital currency replacing it — the public's trust in the convertibility of deposits into official money may become an issue.
Japan Times
United Kingdom report 2021
Dec 17, 2021

Cultivating solutions

Ensuring a safe and steady food supply is a key global issue and a core strategic target for Nihon Nohyaku Ltd. As research and development drives environmentally conscious agricultural practices and crop protection, Nihon Nohyaku is committed to advancing the industry.
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BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2021

Intel plans $7 billion Asia expansion as chip crunch persists

The project marks a big bet on Malaysia, which is emerging as a global center for testing and assembling semiconductors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2021

HSBC says clients must have plan to exit coal by end of 2023

Built on earlier promises to phase out coal, the policy would stay in line with the science of climate change and be reviewed annually.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2021

'Robotaxis' roaming around Yokohama are winning over unlikely fans

Regulations and the need for further technology improvements mean a full-scale launch is still some years away, however.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2021

Trump just made $1 billion. Where did it come from?

The former president's social media enterprise just raised a lot of money, but from where? And what are the security implications if he assumes the presidency again?
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BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2021

Saving the dinosaurs: Startups drive to electrify fossil-fuel cars

EV conversion is a cottage industry that's emerged over the past five years, and been turbo-charged by advances in battery technology and electric motors in the past two.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 5, 2021

Global tax deal leaves billion-dollar loopholes, analysis finds

Some companies could still use Ireland to reduce their tax bills even after the agreement takes effect, according to tax specialists and a review of corporate filings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2021

Visa's Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle

Amazon said last week that it would stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in the United Kingdom from Jan. 19, 2022.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 21, 2021

During COP26, Facebook served ads with climate falsehoods

Oil and gas companies have placed ads across a broad range of other media properties ahead of and during the COP26 summit, including on podcasts, newsletters and through TV commercials.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Nov 20, 2021

Miyazaki distiller sees the potential in hyper-local, sustainable shōchū

The Watanabe Distillery is a small, family-run business that was founded in 1914 and now produces about 50,000 liters of shu014dchu016b per year.
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BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2021

One of Asia’s oldest hedge funds still bullish on distressed China debt

Hong Kong-based LIM Advisors has been buying distressed bonds in Chinese property developers even as the fallout from China Evergrande Group deepens.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 16, 2021

For Meghan, an image rendered in a U.K.-U.S. split screen

Although the Duchess of Sussex remains a polarizing figure in Britain, she has been able to restyle herself in the U.S. as a business owner and social activist.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2021

China’s tech crackdown is upending lives from Beijing to Kentucky

After kicking off a year ago, the regulatory push has forever changed the lives of hundreds of millions of people in China and beyond.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Nov 6, 2021

How long can China chase 'COVID zero'? Here’s what the experts say.

The last of the major 'COVID zero' holdouts, China is becoming ever more isolated, and its unpredictable curbs are beginning to disrupt the world's second-largest economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2021

Confab offers foreign residents wealth of information

The international and expatriate population of the Tokyo metropolitan area has been growing rapidly in recent years. One in every 25 residents of the capital is now of foreign origin, according to government statistics, and despite a dip last year due to the pandemic, this trend is expected to continue...
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Special Supplements / COP26 special
Nov 1, 2021

Uniting paths to carbon neutrality

In October 2020, Japan pledged to reach complete carbon neutrality by 2050. The following April, it announced it would target a 46% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from 2013 levels. This means Japan is set to take a leading role in decarbonization on a global scale through the creation of innovative...
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BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2021

World leaders seek ways to strengthen global supply chains

Supply chain problems have emerged as the global economy has pulled out of a pandemic-induced recession and threaten to slow recovery.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2021

Nuclear-powered submarines for Australia? Maybe not so fast.

Complications could slow or sink the whole endeavor, leaving gaps in defenses and questions about security promises kept.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2021

COP26 a tug of war between competition and cooperation

This year's COP26 conference will test the spirit of cooperation that emerged in Paris, where 196 governments adopted the historic Paris accord.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2021

Facebook knew about abusive content globally but failed to act, documents show

The company hasn't hired enough workers who possess both the language skills and knowledge of local events needed to identify objectionable posts in a number of countries.
Tohoku Electric Power workers restart the Unit 2 reactor of the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2024

A lack of workers threatens Japan's nuclear power revival

The slow revival of nuclear power has dramatically worsened a skills crunch visible across the nation’s nuclear industry.
Japan on edge but prepared for tsunami after huge Kamchatka earthquake
Police officers ask a man to evacuate from an empty beach following a tsunami warning, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
80 years on, former teacher conveys history of hidden island in World War II
Masayuki Yamauchi teaches junior high school students about the history of Okunoshima, an island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, in May.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Japan marks highest-ever temperature of 41.2 C in Hyogo
Japan's temperature soared to a record 41.2 degrees Celsius in Tanba, Hyogo Prefecture, on Wednesday, surpassing the previous high of 41.1 C.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.

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