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BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2020

Trump administration closes antitrust probe of carmakers over emissions pact

The Justice Department has abandoned its antitrust probe of four automakers that sided with California over President Donald Trump in a fight over the future of fuel economy and emissions requirements.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2020

Marriott has no plans to offer private lodging service in Japan

Marriott International Inc. has no plans to operate a private lodging service in Japan for the time being due to strict regulations, Rajeev Menon, a senior official of the U.S. hotel chain, said in a recent interview.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 7, 2020

China's mobile internet giants teaming up against Google's Play app store

China's Xiaomi, Huawei Technologies, Oppo and Vivo are joining forces to create a platform for developers outside China to upload apps onto all of their app stores simultaneously, in a move that analysts say is meant to challenge the dominance of Google's Play store.
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JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020

Unique solution rolls in to help Muslims pray at Tokyo Games

For the thousands of Muslim athletes, officials and supporters arriving in Tokyo for the Olympic Games later this year, it may be a struggle for them to find an appropriate place to pray.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Feb 7, 2020

Japan carmakers brace for supply and demand nightmares due to coronavirus

As many of them know, 'it's impossible to manufacture cars without China.”
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 7, 2020

Coronavirus pushes robots to front lines of China's hospitals

The deadly coronavirus outbreak, which has pushed the Chinese medical community into overdrive, has also prompted hospitals to more quickly adopt robots as medical assistants.
Reader Mail
Feb 7, 2020

Enclosures at Ueno Zoo are too small

I loved nearly everything about my recent visit to Japan — particularly the wonderful, friendly, honest people.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020

Firms including IBM Japan to develop AI 'guide suitcase' for the blind

A consortium of five companies including IBM Japan Ltd. said Thursday that they will develop a navigation suitcase equipped with artificial intelligence to help guide people with visual impairments.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020

First imperial spring garden party of Reiwa Era slated for May 27

The first spring imperial garden party of the Reiwa Era is expected to take place on May 27, not in April as usual, it was learned Thursday.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / U.S. Pacific Northwest report 2020
Feb 7, 2020

Greater Seattle: Still on the radar for growth

Starting with fur trading in 1791, the Greater Seattle region has done business with Japan for more than 200 years. And the area continues to offer partnership opportunities to Japanese companies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 6, 2020

Japan-U.K. ties will go from strength to strength as Britain leaves the EU

Britain playing an even more active role in the Indo-Pacific region, and Japan will continue to be a particularly important partner.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 6, 2020

Tokyo seizes title of Japan's bag-snatching capital from Osaka

Osaka has lost its title as Japan's bag-snatching capital after the number of cases recorded by police in the prefecture fell by 146 in 2019 from the previous year to 254, police sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 6, 2020

Impeachment trial is over, but the final verdict on Trump is not yet in

In Hollywood, it is called a false ending — where the story appears to be heading to a close but is not yet over.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 6, 2020

'AI Amok': Futuristic flick rehashes old tech

In Yu Irie's sci-fi film set in 2030, Takao Osawa stars as a scientist who must save Japan from an artificial intelligence system he created.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 6, 2020

U.S. trade deficit narrowed in 2019 for first time in six years

The U.S. trade deficit fell for the first time in six years in 2019 as the White House's trade war with China curbed the import bill, keeping the economy on a moderate growth path despite a slowdown in consumer spending and weak business investment.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 5, 2020

Japan won't seek to delay Xi's visit, Suga says, as virus spreads from China

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has said that Japan is not planning to postpone a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping expected for early April.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2020

Nomura pushes ahead with China hiring, says virus outbreak may slow plans

Nomura Holdings Inc. is moving forward with plans to hire wealth managers for its new China operation, though the outbreak of the new coronavirus threatens to slow the expansion, according to an executive overseeing the project.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2020

Air cargo carriers say China demand weak despite passenger flight cuts amid virus

Major air cargo carriers said they have no immediate plans to add China flights to replace the capacity lost amid steep cuts to passenger travel due to the new coronavirus, as many factories have remained shut down after the Lunar New Year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 5, 2020

Trump strikes defiant tone, using State of the Union to tout economic accomplishments

Donald Trump struck a triumphant tone in Tuesday's State of the Union address, staking his bid for re-election squarely on the U.S. economy and embracing the deep partisan rancor over his presidency on the eve of his likely acquittal in the Senate's impeachment trial.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 5, 2020

Constructing the self in 'One's Behavior'

A chamber piece of artworks, 'One's Behavior' explores both the connection and alienation that pervades the human psyche.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2020

Jamaica-bound jetliner returns to Toronto after passenger falsely claims he has coronavirus

A Canadian man on a flight from Toronto to Jamaica falsely announced to passengers that he had the coronavirus, forcing the plane to return to the airport, where he was arrested, police said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 5, 2020

Wall Street surges as China financial measures soothe virus worries

The Nasdaq hit a record high on Tuesday and the S&P 500 headed for its biggest one-day gain in about six months as fears of a heavy economic impact from the coronavirus outbreak waned after China's central bank intervened.

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