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BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
May 24, 2021

How Toyota's president helped develop the GR Yaris from the driver's seat

In his role as the firm's 'master driver,' Akio Toyoda test drives new car models as a final check before they hit showrooms.
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 24, 2021

Huarong drama: Inside the race to avert disaster at China’s biggest ‘bad bank’

The company's fate will test China's vast, debt-ridden financial system, the technocrats working to fix it, and the foreign banks and investors caught in the middle.
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 24, 2021

Brex punch ticket to B. League finals

The Utsunomiya Brex punched their ticket to the B. League Finals with a 96-78 win over the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in Game 2 at Brex Arena on Saturday that earned the club a sweep of their semifinal series.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 24, 2021

Online harassment is all a part of Japan’s ‘post’ racism

Public figures in Japan have been making headlines by talking about the amount of racialized abuse they receive online. However, such bullying has been around for a long time.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2021

Risk of nuclear war over Taiwan in 1958 said to be greater than publicly known

The famed source of the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg, has made another unauthorized disclosure — and wants to be prosecuted for it.
BUSINESS / Economy / Longform
May 24, 2021

How COVID-19 is altering consumer behavior in Japan

The coronavirus has changed the way we all shop, but which habits are likely to stay with us when the pandemic subsides?
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 23, 2021

How Ford burned $12 billion in Brazil

Ford Motor Co announced the closure of its manufacturing plants in January, dealing a heavy blow to its more than 5,000 workers in the country and almost 300 dealerships.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 22, 2021

Claiming the summit without reaching the top

Revelations from a team of respected researchers have thrust a question into the open: Has anyone ever reached the top of all the world's 8,000 meter peaks?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2021

Private equity falling out of love with plastic packaging

Many buyout firms are steering clear while some holding assets are struggling to offload them at palatable prices, as environmental factors become dealmakers and breakers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2021

Why I pay my seventh grader in Bitcoin

Some 68% of Americans make a major financial mistake before the age of 30. Seventy percent of wealthy families lose their wealth by the next generation.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 20, 2021

Trump faces ‘show of strength’ in rare team-up by New York prosecutors

'That this is a criminal investigation tells me that James' office came up with something so important that it transformed it from a civil case to a criminal case,” one observer said.
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BUSINESS
May 20, 2021

Ford’s electric F-150 pickup aims to be the Model T of EVs

If the company can turn vehicle into a big seller, it could accelerate the move toward electric vehicles.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 19, 2021

Widow of Japanese 'Don Juan' indicted for his murder

In Japan, suspects can be held for up to 23 days before being formally prosecuted or released, and Wednesday marked the 23rd day of Saki Sudo's detention.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2021

Tokyo: One of the few cities capable of holding the Olympics amid pandemic

The athletes, officials and members of the press will import the virus into an Olympic host city during an ongoing pandemic. That can only be assumed.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 18, 2021

In meeting today’s great challenges: Think 'moonshot'

There are many potential moonshots, from creating a COVID-19 vaccine to solving global warming. What makes them different is they address extraordinary, if not existential, challenges.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
May 18, 2021

Ira Brown sees potential in Evessa despite playoff exit

The power forward, a candidate for Japan's Olympic basketball 3x3 team, believes that creating a consistent squad will allow Osaka to compete with elite clubs in the East Conference.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2021

China quietly continues effort to join trade pact created to exclude it

Officials from Australia, Malaysia and New Zealand have held technical talks with Chinese counterparts on the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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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.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
May 17, 2021

Roki Sasaki makes highly anticipated NPB debut with Marines

The "monster" finally made landfall on May 16.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 15, 2021

Athletes willing and eager to participate in Tokyo Olympics

Athletes have apparently not been deterred by the conditions they will likely compete under in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 14, 2021

Time running out for Japanese prosecutors in 'Don Juan' murder case

While police say they have circumstantial evidence against Saki Sudo, no witnesses have come forward and there is an apparent lack of clear evidence.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 14, 2021

Japan names 20-man provisional basketball roster for Tokyo Olympics

NBA players Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe were among those named to the provisional roster.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2021

India’s virus crisis impacting Japanese firms, clouding short-term outlook

One of the hardest-hit companies is Suzuki Motor Corp., which relies heavily on the Indian market with its Maruti Suzuki India subsidiary.
Japan Times
Taiwan report 2021
May 14, 2021

Keeping business ties with Japan and Taiwan cool and comfortable

Established in 1937, the Hotai Group has developed into one of Taiwan’s largest conglomerates.

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan