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JAPAN
Aug 5, 2018

In aftermath of deadly rains, Hiroshima pins recovery hopes on tourism

A month after heavy rains lashed western Japan and disrupted railway systems in the region, communities and business owners in Hiroshima are hoping they can keep the crucial tourism industry afloat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 5, 2018

Ding! Alibaba office app fuels backlash among some Chinese workers

In the cramped former home of Jack Ma, founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, about 30 young engineers sit elbow to elbow, working to attract the next million users for DingTalk, Alibaba's workplace communication software.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 30, 2018

Japan's risky Aegis Ashore radar choice

For cost, performance and operational reasons, it makes little sense to go it alone.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Great Plains USA 2018
Jul 30, 2018

How Industry 4.0 and automation are changing our machinery

As technology continues to play a major role in advancing most areas of our everyday lives, it is also transforming the manufacturing industry. Industry 4.0 is a name for the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies and is commonly referred to as the Fourth Industrial...
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Great Plains USA 2018
Jul 30, 2018

A global law practice from the U.S. Midwest

Dorsey & Whitney is an international law firm with more than 550 lawyers practicing in 20 locations throughout the United States and in the Asia-Pacific region, Canada and Europe. 
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Great Plains USA 2018
Jul 30, 2018

A burgeoning investment hub in the Midwest

The Greater Kansas City Region  is a large area in the U.S. Midwest that spans 18 counties across the states of Kansas and Missouri. Home to 2.3 million people and named one of the country’s most livable cities, Kansas City is building a reputation for itself as a technology hotbed with one of the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 28, 2018

Old photos illuminate a Japan now 'lost'

In 'Lost Japan,' Rosella Menegazzo brings talented daguerreotype photographer Felice Beato and his previously overlooked photos of daily life in Meiji Era Japan into the foreground.
Japan Times
Jul 25, 2018

Student entrepreneurs from more than 50 countries to gather in Macao in April 2019!
Seeking participants for The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) Japan Competition

TOKYO–Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) Japan branch is now seeking students to participate in The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards in Japan, the winners of which will move on to an international entrepreneurial awards called GSEA to be held in Macau in April 2019.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2018

China's caffeine war: Fast-growing Luckin brews up a threat to Starbucks

Qian Zhiya may be Starbucks' worst nightmare.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jul 19, 2018

Google shrugs off EU fine; damage to hinge on rivals' next moves

The European Union's record $5 billion fine against Google, levied Wednesday morning, marks the biggest regulatory attack yet on technology giants. But investors and analysts largely shrugged off the ruling's potential to immediately dent Google's business.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 16, 2018

'Akira': Looking back at the future

On the 30th anniversary of the release of the animated version of 'Akira' in Japan, we examine the enduring legacy of Katsuhiro Otomo's sci-fi classic.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Jul 14, 2018

Inclusive approach needed as Kansai pushes U.N. development goals

Over the past six months or so, efforts have been underway by local governments and private businesses to promote the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Numerous speeches are being made about what Kansai might do to contribute to lofty ideals like ensuring the world has access to clean...
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France report 2018
Jul 13, 2018

Japonismes 2018: les âmes en resonance

The “Japonismes 2018: les ames en resonance” (“Souls in resonance”) festival was successfully launched yesterday (July 12) in Paris. 
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 12, 2018

U.S. hedge fund Tiger Global, calling SoftBank undervalued, takes $1 billion stake

U.S. hedge fund Tiger Global has built a stake worth over $1 billion in SoftBank Group Corp. as it considers the Japanese firm to be undervalued, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, driving SoftBank shares up as much as 6.8 percent.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2018

Asian factory workers face slavery risks with rise of automation in manufacturing: analysts

The rise of robots in manufacturing in Southeast Asia is likely to fuel modern-day slavery as workers who end up unemployed due to automation face abuses competing for a shrinking pool of low-paid jobs in a "race to the bottom," analysts said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 11, 2018

Expose what lies behind education official's bribery

Investigators should strive to shed light on the collusive ties between universities and the education ministry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2018

Japan isn't stepping aside as China steps up

The Abe adminisration and the private sector are reasserting influence in Asia and beyond.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2018

Hiroshima hibakusha recounts experience to American university students

The U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are extensively taught at schools in Japan and abroad, but many rarely have a chance to hear survivors' stories firsthand — what civilians saw, smelled and felt under the mushroom clouds.
Sweden report 2018 / synergyspotlight
Jul 11, 2018

Yasuragi — a Japanese-inspired experience

Located near Stockholm, Yasuragi is a hotel, spa and conference facility inspired by Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2018

Shareholder meetings: What's your version?

Regardless of our employment status, it is imperative for us to constantly think how we can increase our value.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2018

‘Deep’ tourism explores the darker side of Tokyo

Hidden behind the capital's glassy high-rises and bustling shopping streets are dusty remnants of red-light districts and smoky bar alleys preserving traces of an older Tokyo — pockets of history Hisaki Kurosawa explores to catch glimpses of the other, more textured face of the slickly modern metropolis....
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BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2018

Trump spouse-visa shift looks set to hurt workers and push 100,000 from jobs

U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to ban spouses of high-skill visa holders from working will likely push 100,000 people out of jobs and negatively affect the visa holders and their employers, according to a new research study.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2018

Tepco to check for faults under site of new atomic plant eyed in Aomori

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. will start a geological survey by next April for a new nuclear power plant in Higashidori, Aomori Prefecture.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2018

China's second century of humiliation

The conduct of Xi and the CCP will ultimately bring China a new century of shame.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 24, 2018

In cartoon arms race against Japan, Chinese tech giants splash out

Growing up in the Chinese port city of Dalian in the 1990s, Zhang Hongchang spent hours immersed in Japanese cartoons like "Dragon Ball" and "Naruto."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 20, 2018

Silicon Valley-style coding boot camp seeks to reset Japan Inc.

Barely six months after inaugurating a tiny software-coding boot camp in a basement in Tokyo, Silicon Valley transplant Kani Munidasa stood before some of Japan's top business leaders in February with a warning: Software was threatening their future.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2018

Japan's demand for foreign workers may soften immigration policy, albeit slowly

Shinichiro Tsukada says his small plastering company in Tokyo wouldn't survive without the 22 Chinese and Vietnamese workers who make up half his payroll.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 18, 2018

What Darwin and the Model T can teach Toyota

Automakers are engaged in an evolutionary struggle, and only the fittest will survive.

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