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Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Jul 1, 2019

The Publishing Department has become independent from The Japan Times, Ltd. to establish “The Japan Times Publishing, Ltd.”

Tokyo, July 1, 2019 - The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) and its holding company News2u Holdings, Inc. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Chairperson & Publisher: Minako Suematsu) would like to announce that the publishing business of The Japan Times,...
Japan Times
Jul 1, 2019

The Publishing Department has become independent from The Japan Times, Ltd. to establish “The Japan Times Publishing, Ltd.”

Tokyo, July 1, 2019 — The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) and its holding company News2u Holdings, Inc. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Chairperson & Publisher: Minako Suematsu) would like to announce that the publishing business of The Japan Times,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2019

Apple design chief Jony Ive, Steve Jobs' confidant, to leave tech giant and start own firm

Jonathan "Jony" Ive, a close creative collaborator with Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs whose iPhone and other designs fueled Apple's rise to a $1 trillion company, will leave later this year to form an independent design company.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 28, 2019

Model senior citizens: Older South Koreans take to the catwalk and YouTube

Boasting a beard and gray wavy hair, 65-year-old Kim Chil-doo glared into the wall, poised and confident, as he practiced his runway walk among young, pin-thin models at an academy in Seoul this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2019

Space tech and tourism growth focus of 'microcosm'

Home to a large concentration of Japan's high-tech enterprises, factories and research institutions, Ibaraki Prefecture, a northeastern prefecture in the Kanto region facing the Pacific Ocean, has its eyes firmly planted on the future.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jun 23, 2019

Navigating and advancing a unique domestic market

There's no industry quite as dynamic as the automotive industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2019

Apple warns against China tariffs, saying iPhone and contributions to U.S. would be impacted

Apple Inc. urged the Trump administration not to proceed with tariffs of as much as 25 percent on a new slate of products imported from China, saying it would reduce the company's contribution to the U.S. economy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 21, 2019

Business sentiment at Japan's large manufacturers at three-year low, poll finds

Business confidence at big manufacturers in Japan likely worsened to an almost three-year low in the April-June quarter, as the U.S.-China trade war and weakening global demand hurt the export-reliant economy, a Reuters' poll found Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2019

Airbus demands chance to bid after IAG's surprise Boeing 737 Max order

Airbus called on Thursday for a chance to compete for a blockbuster plane order by British Airways owner IAG, which stunned industry executives at this week's Paris Airshow by ordering 200 of Boeing's grounded 737 Max.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2019

Suzuki starts minicar production in Pakistan

Suzuki Motor Corp. said Monday it has started production and sales of its all-new Alto minicar in Pakistan as the automaker seeks to boost sales in the South Asian country, where there is strong demand for compact cars.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jun 16, 2019

Global ambitions defined by empathy, opportunity

Boehringer Ingelheim Japan President and Representative Director Thorsten Poehl is proof of the old adage that good things come to those that wait
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 16, 2019

Drug devised to replace chemotherapy may reshape cancer care

A class of drugs is emerging that can attack cancer cells in the body without damaging surrounding healthy ones. They have the potential to replace chemotherapy and its disruptive side effects, reshaping the future of cancer care.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 12, 2019

Surprise gain in Japan's machinery orders masks cooling investment outlook

Machinery orders unexpectedly rose for a third straight month in April, signalling solid business investment, although analysts expect an intensifying Sino-U.S. trade war and global slowdown to hurt capital spending plans in the coming quarters.
Japan Times
Philippines report 2019
Jun 12, 2019

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. reaches new milestones

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) was established in the Philippines 56 years ago. MMPC, being the most successful Mitsubishi Motors country operations in terms of market share, was able to surpass the turbulent economic challenges such as the recession in the 1980s, the 1997 Asian financial...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2019

Toyota says U.S. tariffs on Mexico could cost its suppliers $1 billion

Toyota said U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to slap tariffs on Mexican-made goods could cost its major suppliers $1 billion, highlighting growing concern in the U.S. auto sector.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 4, 2019

Japan's policy guidelines call for more stimulus next year amid concerns over global protectionism

Japan should deploy expansive fiscal stimulus "without hesitation" next year if overseas economies pose downside risks to growth, a draft of the government's annual economic policy road map showed on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2019

U.S. to sell 34 advanced surveillance drones to allies in South China Sea region

The Trump administration has moved ahead with a surveillance drone sale to four U.S. allies in the South China Sea region as acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Washington will no longer "tiptoe" around Chinese behavior in Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2019

Air cargo carriers caught in crossfire of Trump-China trade dispute

U.S. President Donald Trump's intensifying trade war with China dented air cargo traffic even before FedEx Corp. got dragged into the brawl, as companies worldwide reconfigure their supply chains in the face of increasing tariffs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2019

Carmakers see $17 billion wiped out by Trump's Mexico threat

The automotive industry is bearing the brunt of trade-war crossfire again as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to slap tariffs of as much as 25 percent on goods from Mexico, a key production hub for carmakers from Mazda Motor Corp. to General Motors Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 30, 2019

Jobs and Nissan will be safe with any Fiat Chrysler deal, Renault's Jean-Dominique Senard says

Tapped to lead a Franco-Italian carmaking giant formed by merging Renault SA and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, Jean-Dominique Senard is in Tokyo to make what may be the sales pitch of his career.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2019

Delivery by robot soon to be reality in China as startup Neolix begins mass production of 'robovans'

Forget drones. The future of deliveries may be "robovans."
EDITORIALS
May 26, 2019

Addressing the nation's food waste problem

Far too much food is wasted in Japan. This must change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 26, 2019

Japan's labor shortage and low-wage puzzle

Why does wage growth remain sluggish despite Japan's growing labor shortage?
Japan Times
May 24, 2019

Yamaha Motor Enhances Philippine based Motorcycle Production

- Responding to Future Market Expansion -

Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?