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JAPAN
Sep 9, 1997

U.S. beef industry gives reassurances to Japan

Faced with a recent E. coli outbreak allegedly caused by tainted beef, top executives of the U.S. Meat Export Federation and red meat industry reaffirmed their commitment to the Japanese market Sept. 9, expressing optimism about American beef sales this year.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 1997

Nation takes to speedy, on-line, hassle-free transactions

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JAPAN
Jul 23, 1997

Carlsberg tapping into Japan's trendy beer market

OSAKA -- While four major domestic brewers are engaged in fierce competition to take the biggest share of the virtually zero-growth domestic beer market, the maker of Carlsberg is trying to find its own "suitable and profitable niche."
JAPAN
May 29, 1997

Major automakers post profit gains

Benefiting largely from the yen's fall against other major currencies, Japan's five major automakers enjoyed profit increases for the 1996 business year that ended March 31, financial results show.
JAPAN
May 28, 1997

Soccer lottery bill rolls past Lower House

A soccer lottery bill cleared the House of Representatives on May 27, bringing the government one step closer to enacting a controversial method to obtain public funds for sports programs.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 1997

Religious group failed to report income from 'donations'

A religious corporation based in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, failed to report to tax authorities 360 million yen made on sales of Buddhist alters between fiscal 1993 and 1995, it was learned Mar. 20.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 1997

Imported auto show opens today at Big Sight

The Tokyo Imported Automobile Show '97, featuring some 230 vehicles from nine countries, will open Jan. 17 at the Tokyo Big Sight in Ariake.The show, sponsored by the Japan External Trade Organization and the Japan Automobile Importers' Association, will run until Jan. 19. The sponsors said they are...
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2023

Japan sees 1.9 million visitors in May, down from cherry blossom rush

Travelers from China, previously Japan's biggest tourist segment and the lifeblood of many retailers, grew 24% to 134,400 in June, though still far below 2019 levels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jun 19, 2023

Sendai protein producer leaps ahead by engaging people with disabilities

Behind its success is the company's vast product lineup, which comes in small lots, and its outsourcing of manufacturing to welfare facilities for people with disabilities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 19, 2023

New Eisai and Biogen Alzheimer drug faces hurdles in Europe

Some doctors said its effect on the disease may not be clinically meaningful enough when weighed against the risk of brain swelling, its likely high price.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2023

Japanese food firms take aim at U.S. market again

In a bid to boost earnings, companies are more actively opening new stores and engaging in business negotiations in the United States.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 25, 2023

Seven & I management wins showdown with U.S. fund over 7-Eleven strategy

ValueAct Capital, an activist hedge fund and major shareholder of Seven & I, was seeking to replace several directors including current President Ryuichi Isaka with their own candidates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 23, 2023

China's Micron ban adds regulatory pressure as Sino-U.S. tensions grow

The move by Beijing is seen as retaliation for U.S. efforts to limit China's access to key technology.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 23, 2023

'So expensive:' Paris 2024 ticket prices mar image of Games for all

France's sports minster defended the pricing scheme for next year's Summer Olympics but admitted that lower-priced tickets went 'too quickly.'
Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2023

A billion new air conditioners will save lives but cook the planet

Demand for air conditioners is surging in markets where both incomes and temperatures are rising, such as India, China, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 12, 2023

Toshiba posts 35% decline in full-year net profit

The firm has said a planned takeover bid that is expected to take the company private will likely start in late July.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 3, 2023

Shein, e-commerce retailer hit by criticism, tries charm offensive

With an initial public offering expected at some point, the company is looking to change its public perception. Not everyone is buying it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2023

Bidet toilet makers targeting wealthy people overseas

In the North American market, Lixil saw a sales surge amid a paper shortage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2023

Citi's Japan clients bet on U.S. and Aussie dollars as Ueda cools BOJ bets

Clients have shifted bets on changes to the Bank of Japan’s ultraeasy policy to as late as the second half of next year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2023

Taiwan to buy 400 U.S. anti-ship missiles intended to repel China invasion

Taiwan has previously purchased ship-launched versions of the Harpoon missile, which is made by Boeing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Apr 17, 2023

Miyagi firms tap abundance of product innovation found through collaborations

Many companies are creating new products and services by incorporating innovative technologies and ideas that are not available within their own organizations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2023

Toyota’s new leadership aims for 10 new battery EV models by 2026

The world’s largest automaker is targeting EV sales of 1.5 million that year, compared with about 24,000 worldwide last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 7, 2023

Samsung announces cut to memory chip output after worst profit since 2009

Operating profit plunged more than 95% to 600 billion won for the three months ended March, missing the average analyst estimate, while sales also fell.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 6, 2023

Tsai and McCarthy vow closer U.S.-Taiwan ties, despite China’s ire

Washington and Taipei seem keen to deepen ties and normalize high-level bilateral interactions despite threats of retaliation and scathing criticism from China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2023

As China, Europe and the U.S. power ahead with EVs, Japan clings to hybrids

Last year, 59,000 new EVs were sold in Japan — a record and a threefold annual increase, but still less than 2% of sales of all cars in the country in 2022.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2023

Everyone wants to make Ryan Reynolds money

Celebs are looking for equity-based endorsements in the hope of a big pay day — but this strategy won’t work for everyone.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2023

South Korean rocket ambitions pose a fresh challenge to SpaceX

Cash from arms sales to Ukraine’s neighbors is helping to fund Hanwha Aerospace's efforts to expand its 2-year-old space business.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2023

Younger people abandon smartphones for less anxiety, brain fog and mental strain

Though the trend may be small, companies are catering to fans of so-called dumbphones who seek to disconnect by breaking the hold smartphones have on their lives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 29, 2023

As home market shrinks, 'Made in Japan' appeal still offers hope for Miki House

From a country with ever-fewer births, the firm is looking overseas — for production, and for customers who will buy products like its ¥100,000 Gold Label brand pajamas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2023

Japan battles to persuade big brands to help with military expansion

A key part of Tokyo's strategy hinges on persuading commercial firms that for decades have quietly armed the SDF to ramp up production.

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan