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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2022

Global supply lines brace for ‘menacing’ economic storm to widen

Although global supply strains started to ease in early 2022, the situation is worsening again as headwinds strengthen from the war in Ukraine and China's COVID-19 lockdowns.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Mar 28, 2022

Sapporo struggles to increase international recognition as winter resort

The city hopes to win its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics so that it can welcome more tourists from abroad and boost its economy.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 27, 2022

Day traders in Japan bet the world is wrong about a weak yen

As the yen slumped to a six-year low against the dollar last week, retail investor net-long aggregate positions in the currency climbed to u00a5258 billion — an all-time high.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 26, 2022

China eases U.S. concern on Russian sanctions by drilling into their details

Chinese diplomats in Washington have been in contact with U.S. counterparts asking for granular details on the sanctions in an apparent bid for compliance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 26, 2022

Biden eyes long-term hydrogen breakthrough in plan to send gas to EU

The U.S. says the infrastructure needed under a plan to boost natural gas shipments to Europe will be built so that it can be converted later to distribute climate-friendly hydrogen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 25, 2022

Japanese firm that moves world’s chips counts on data explosion

Daifuku Co. is redesigning its ubiquitous overhead conveyors for factories to handle an 'exponential” surge in data usage and global chip demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 25, 2022

Japan energy giant Eneos plans to withdraw from Myanmar gas project

The move comes after Malaysia's state-run Petronas and Japan's Mitsubishi said last month they were divesting from the project.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2022

Amazon fired and disparaged him. Then he started a labor union.

Christian Smalls, an upstart labor leader hoping to unionize Amazon facilities in Staten Island, New York, has taken on an aggressive strategy against the e-commerce giant.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 25, 2022

American bidders ready for final round in battle for Chelsea ownership

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale after Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted the U.K. government to place him under far-reaching sanctions for his ties Putin.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 25, 2022

Shionogi signs supply deal with Japanese government for COVID-19 pill

The government is considering buying a million doses of the drug, pending regulatory approval.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 24, 2022

Toshiba faces unclear future after shareholders knock back two rival proposals

The result of the extraordinary general meeting appears to leave Toshiba with no immediate clear direction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 24, 2022

Top Japan refiners Eneos and Idemitsu latest to shun Russian crude oil supplies

Breaking ties is particularly challenging for Japan, which imports almost all of its fossil fuels and has already been grappling with soaring commodities prices.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2022

China Eastern jet neared speed of sound before crash, damaging black box

The exterior of the cockpit voice recorder was 'severely damaged” and analysis will take time because there is also some damage to its internal memory unit, an official said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2022

Ukraine using facial recognition to ID dead Russian soldiers, minister says

The country has declined to specify the number of bodies identified through facial recognition but has said the percentage of recognized individuals claimed by families has been 'high.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2022

Toshiba’s $4 billion elevator unit attracts interest from Midea and Otis

Shareholders are set to vote on Toshiba's plan to split into two companies and sell noncore assets including the elevator operations.
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2022

Japanese turn down heat and lights to avoid power cut after quake

The industry ministry said Tuesday evening that the country was likely to avoid blackouts after neon signs were turned off, lights dimmed and thermostats dialed down.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2022

Fatal nosedive by China Eastern jet baffles crash specialists

Few past incidents fit the extreme profile of the jet's descent Monday, in which it pointed steeply toward the ground before impact.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2022

Hong Kong should cut quarantine to one week, lawmaker says

Hong Kong reported 14,149 confirmed COVID-19 cases Sunday, the lowest daily toll in more than three weeks, signaling the outbreak is trending down from its peak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Mar 19, 2022

Inside Russia’s 96-hour cliffhanger to sidestep bond default

A lull in processing a key coupon payment heaped global attention on a part of banking rarely in the spotlight: The staid back-office mechanisms that handle trillions of dollars daily.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Mar 17, 2022

Beating Japan at its own (video) game: A smash hit from China

Genshin Impact, one of the world's hottest mobile games, has all the characteristics of a Japanese invention: giant robots and characters with huge eyes and spiky, rainbow-colored hair.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2022

Climate-driven water woes spark Colorado rush to conserve 'liquid gold'

While Colorado so far has met the water needs of its 6 million residents, it could face a roughly 30% shortfall by 2050 as the population grows while climate impacts escalate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 17, 2022

Should Americans be worried about COVID — again?

U.S. COVID-19 trends have largely trailed those in Europe and the U.K. by a few weeks, and coronavirus cases are on the rise again in most of the Europe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2022

Why so many countries want to sit out the new Cold War

Some countries' distrust of aggressive regional powers such as Russia and China is balanced by suspicions that the U.S. is a profoundly weakened and highly unstable superpower.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2022

Demand for VPNs in Russia skyrockets after Facebook and Instagram block

Instagram access in Russia was cut from Monday in response to Meta's decision last week to allow social media users in Ukraine to post messages such as 'Death to the Russian invaders.'
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2022

Nuclear restart debate reignites in Japan as fuel prices surge

A group of influential opposition lawmakers from Nippon Ishin no Kai is calling on the government to restart reactors sooner than planned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2022

Drugmakers pause trials in Russia while still sending medicine

Major pharmaceutical firms are seeking to strike a balance between international opprobrium over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the needs of sick patients.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 15, 2022

Panasonic scouting U.S. sites for new battery factory by 2024

The plant would supply Tesla Inc. and potentially other electric-vehicle manufacturers with next-generation lithium-ion batteries.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / U.S. Midwest report 2022
Mar 15, 2022

The proven resilience of the Midwest states

Stretching from the vast expanse of the Appalachian Mountains in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Midwestern states have been traditionally referred to both as the country’s bread basket and the manufacturing hub of the United States, supplying the country and the rest of the world...

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