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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 12, 2022

Yahoo tells Japan employees they can work anywhere and commute by plane when necessary

According to President Kentaro Kawabe, 90% of the company's employees are now working remotely, and their performance has held steady or improved at home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 12, 2022

World’s worst-performing bank lent billions to China Evergrande

Battered by mounting losses on loans to developers including China Evergrande Group, China Minsheng Banking Corp. saw their stocks tumble 31% in the 12 months through last week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 12, 2022

Biogen stung as U.S. limits coverage of Alzheimer’s therapy

Private insurers in the U.S. have mostly declined to cover Aduhelm, saying they need more proof of its efficacy and that benefits outweigh risks like brain swelling.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2022

Global supply chains brace for impact as omicron reaches China

Beijing's u2018COVID zero' strategy meant factories stayed open, but if tougher restrictions are needed there will be knock-on effects at Chinese ports and factories.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2022

Omicron may infect half of Europeans within weeks, WHO says

The fast-spreading variant represents a 'west-to-east tidal wave sweeping across the region,” said Hans Kluge, the regional director of the WHO for Europe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 11, 2022

Tokyo pushes to reform its $6.5 trillion stock market. Analysts aren’t impressed.

Japan Exchange Group Inc. said 1,841 constituents would make up the new 'prime” section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, but some analysts see it as little more than window-dressing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2022

Tesla price cut helped fuel doubling of foreign EV sales in Japan in 2021

Japan has been relatively slow to embrace EVs, partly due to a lack of charging stations, parking space and sufficient subsidies as the vehicles tend to be more expensive than gasoline cars.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 11, 2022

Pfizer starts making vaccine that targets both omicron and the original COVID virus

While research continues, Pfizer will evaluate the new hybrid shot against one specific to omicron and determine which should move forward by March, the firm's CEO has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2022

Harmful soot unchecked as Big Oil battles EPA over testing

The delay in addressing so-called condensable fine particulate matter emissions means the pollutant is being released by scores of facilities across the U.S. unchecked.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 8, 2022

Hong Kong faces worst of both worlds as omicron ruins 'COVID zero'

Hong Kong, the once-vibrant gateway to China, sacrificed its status as an international hub to 'COVID zero.” But as omicron spreads, the city finds itself at a tipping point.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2022

Going to space makes you 'obsessed with Earth,' billionaire Yusaku Maezawa says

The 46-year-old fashion magnate and art collector in December became the first space tourist on the International Space Station in over a decade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 7, 2022

South Korean conservatives' plan to regain power starts to unravel

People Power Party candidate Yoon Suk-yeol's campaign has been beset by infighting as he struggles to quiet ethical controversies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 6, 2022

Rapid COVID-19 tests are reselling for triple the retail price in U.S.

A spike in U.S. coronavirus cases has resulted in skyrocketing demand for at-home kits — and an unregulated private market selling them.
JAPAN / Explainer
Jan 6, 2022

The ins and outs of Japan's COVID-19 booster shot rollout

Japan recommends people receive a different shot for their third doses to the one they received in the initial rollout, but what's the rationale behind that strategy?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2022

Bad news for London and New York: Finance hubs are becoming obsolete

COVID-19 has shown just how little location now matters for many jobs and businesses in finance and gave executives confidence that more operations could be managed remotely.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2022

Sony unveils PlayStation VR2 headset and new immersive Horizon game

Sony's next-generation wired gaming goggles, which plug into the PlayStation 5 home console, will feature OLED panels with increased resolution from the first generation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2022

Plan to demolish 39 towers in Hainan pose latest threat to Evergrande's fortunes

The order is among the most extreme in a spate of government actions to seize the firm's property and land holdings, underscoring risks to its most-prized assets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 4, 2022

Subtle word choice in China's IPO rules revives hope for Hong Kong

Speculation is growing that authorities may make it easier for companies to list in Hong Kong than in other offshore financial hubs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2022

Investors learning little from trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes

The startup world had been watching in suspense, but it was largely for the spectacle of it all.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 3, 2022

Tesla smashes quarterly delivery record with 308,600 cars

The record quarter underscores the 'green tidal wave taking hold” for Tesla and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk heading into 2022, one analyst has said.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 3, 2022

Japan's energy dilemma: How to achieve security alongside decarbonization

Tokyo, in its bid to go green, needs to depend on nuclear energy for the time being to achieve its aims, and now is the time for the government to face this issue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2021

China punishes people trying to flee COVID-19 controls in Xian

Local police have had to track down people attempting to duck the tight controls, with quarantine and other, unspecified, penalties being handed out.
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2021

Heavy snow snarls travel in Japan during year-end holidays

Scores of flights were canceled, warnings were issued of possible highway closures and trains delayed by the storm on Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2021

Hong Kong’s media crackdown portends tough 2022 for free press

Governments appear poised for more steps to silence critical media coverage in the year ahead.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
One month on, Osaka Expo urged to boost heat and crowd control measures
A gate to the Osaka Expo site is crowded with visitors on Monday.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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