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JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Jul 28, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: Japan embraces insularity

The third installment of a monthly 12-part series that looks back at the leading issues of the past three decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / IDEAS IN ACTION
Jul 19, 2018

Biz matchmaker helps free employees, turn everyone into an expert

In Japan's notoriously closed business culture, employees rarely enjoy opportunities to expand their professional networks or test their skills and knowledge outside their companies.
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 / Stage
Jul 18, 2018

Drum Tao aims for blockbuster grandeur in its latest production

Based in mountainous Oita Prefecture in northeastern Kyushu, the privately owned and run Drum Tao company has barely paused from pounding away at the international entertainment market since it launched its overseas ambitions with a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2004.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2018

Non-Japanese speakers turned to employers for help in aftermath of west Japan flooding disaster

With basic necessities interrupted, homes evacuated and infrastructure badly in need of repair, surviving a disaster is challenging enough, but for non-Japanese speakers there is the added worry of getting important information in a language they can understand.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jul 15, 2018

Spirit of proactivity crucial in high-demand market

For RGF Executive Search Japan CEO Struan McKay, the recruitment industry is often misunderstood.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2018

Adobe to launch Photoshop for iPad in strategy shift

Adobe Systems Inc., the maker of popular digital design programs for creatives, is planning to launch the full version of its Photoshop app for Apple Inc.'s iPad as part of a new strategy to make its products compatible across multiple devices and boost subscription sales.
Japan Times
France report 2018
Jul 13, 2018

Explore the future now

Specializing in analysis, measurement and control instruments, HORIBA was founded by the late Dr. Masao HORIBA in 1945. On the other side of the world, JOBIN YVON, a French manufacturer of analytical spectroscopic systems and components with a history dating back to 1819, caught the attention of Dr....
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2018

Italian hat maker Borsalino of 'Casablanca' fame bought at auction by Haeres Equita

Italy's Borsalino, one of the world's most famous hat makers and known for Humphrey Bogart's fedora in the film "Casablanca," has been rescued by Haeres Equita, a group of investors led by a Swiss-Italian financier.
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.
Japan Times
Sweden report 2018
Jul 11, 2018

Yaskawa — showing commitment to their earliest foreign partnership

European industrial leaders recognize the high quality, functionality and efficiency of the arc welding, spot welding and industrial robots produced by Japan-based Yaskawa.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2018

Tesla raises car prices in key market China amid trade war: Electrek

Tesla Inc. has raised prices on its Model X and S cars by more than $20,000 in China, automotive news website Electrek reported on Monday, making it one of the first U.S. carmakers to hike prices in the wake of rising trade tensions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2018

Northrop Grumman angles for role in Japanese stealth fighter program, sources say

Northrop Grumman Corp. is eyeing a Japanese jet fighter project that could pit it against Lockheed Martin Corp. three sources said, almost three decades after it lost a similar competition to build an advanced stealth jet for the U.S. Air Force.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Jul 6, 2018

History is woven into the very fabric of Ome

Ome has a long history of high-quality textile production, and today's designers are trying to preserve old fabrics and techniques while still giving them a contemporary update.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jul 4, 2018

Brave Thunders to retain name under new ownership

Now under new ownership, the Kawasaki Brave Thunders will be called ... the Kawasaki Brave Thunders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2018

BMW and Hyundai join GM in pressing U.S. to drop tariffs, to preserve jobs and expansion plans

BMW AG and Hyundai Motor Co. have urged the U.S. not to impose tariffs on auto imports, joining General Motors Co. in pressing their case to the Commerce Department even as a top aide to President Donald Trump dismissed the concerns as "smoke and mirrors."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2018

Toymakers in Japan boost efforts to tackle counterfeits

Toymakers in Japan are strengthening measures against counterfeit products being sold overseas, especially in China.
Jun 28, 2018

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING celebrates its centennial by publishing Archipelago Travelogue

Illuminating the charm and value of Setouchi culture through stunning visuals and profound observations of intellectuals
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2018

Harley hitting the road is just the start

Trump's blunt trade policies will have painful side effects for U.S. manufacturers and their operations at home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2018

Airbus threatens to yank U.K. investments if London fails to get Brexit deal with EU

Airbus SE threatened to pull its U.K. investments if Britain walks away from the European Union without a deal, upping the stakes for Prime Minister Theresa May as she fights to deliver a Brexit that won't wreck the country's economy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2018

New York judge rejects Fujifilm bid to dissolve Xerox deal injunction

Fujifilm Holdings Corp. failed to persuade a Manhattan state judge to dissolve an order barring its planned merger with Xerox Corp., cutting off a possible option for keeping the deal alive.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2018

Google to invest $550 million in China e-commerce giant JD.com as it battles rivals

Google will invest $550 million in Chinese e-commerce powerhouse JD.com, part of the U.S. internet giant's efforts to expand its presence in fast-growing Asian markets and battle rivals including Amazon.com.
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2018

China's Huawei rebuts Canberra's security concerns amid Sino-Australian tensions

Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies refuted Australian claims it poses a security risk, calling the criticism "ill-informed" in an open letter on Monday that threatens to inflame already heightened Sino-Canberra tensions.
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Trump says India and Pakistan have agreed to 'immediate ceasefire'
A man stands amid debris on the roof of a damaged house, following Pakistan's military operation against India, in Rehari, Jammu, on Saturday.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
Suspect in Tokyo Metro stabbing chose station to highlight ‘educational abuse’
Yoshitaka Toda is escorted out of a police station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Friday to be sent to prosecutors.
Japan stuck at starting line in tariff talks with U.S. as U.K. inks deals
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s top tariff negotiator, speaks to the press on Friday. Japan and the United States are still discussing what to negotiate.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

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
By Hanako Lowry

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