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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2018

Canned chūhai drinks thrive on salaryman buzz

"When life gives us lemons, we make -196˚ C Strong Zero Double Lemon!"
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2018

Kobe Steel posts first profit in three years despite data fraud scandal

Kobe Steel Ltd., Japan's third-biggest steel-maker, on Friday posted its first annual profit in three years, even after admitting to falsifying quality data, a scandal that affected hundreds of customers and hurt the country's reputation for manufacturing prowess.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2018

As kids spend more time indoors, their vision suffers

One factor associated with higher rates of myopia turns out to be education. The rise is especially stark in Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 24, 2018

Japanese firms see big future for small-scale industrial robots

A two-armed robot in a Chiba factory carefully stacks rice balls in a box, which a worker carries off for shipment to convenience stores. At another food-packaging plant, a robot shakes pepper and powdered cheese over pasta that a person has just arranged in a container.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2018

America's new threat is an axis of autocracy

Russia and China had a vicious split in the 1960s; now they are in a budding bromance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 20, 2018

Nissan-Renault alliance needs to brainstorm a sustainable future for his eventual exit, Ghosn says

The alliance between Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. needs to come up with a sustainable plan for a future when Carlos Ghosn is no longer around as chairman to guide the partnership, the top executive said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 10, 2018

Internet piracy taking major bite out of Japan's famed manga culture

Japan's renowned manga culture is facing a crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 6, 2018

Why global speculators love the yen

The yen's extremely high sensitivity to global events is a serious problem for Japan.
Reader Mail
Mar 30, 2018

Lawson makes a lot of money from cigarettes

The headline for the March 23 story on Lawson stores introducing Sadanobu Takamasu — "Lawson chief bets on health, tech as future of convenience" — was inaccurate. Lawson's business, with its inexcusable reliance on tobacco products to secure a bountiful bottom line, is a pure bet against health....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Mar 28, 2018

Apple takes on Google in education with cheaper iPad and new software

Apple Inc. is going head-to-head with Google in education, a market the iPhone-maker helped pioneer but has let languish.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2018

Pawnshop Sou launches IPO to tap Japan's luxury item boom

The resale of Hermes bags, brand-name jewelry and other luxury items is a thriving industry in Japan, with one critical bottleneck: Building inventory is tough.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Mar 22, 2018

Lawson chief bets on health, tech as future of convenience

Back in 2014, Sadanobu Takemasu was asked by his boss to go to Lawson, the convenience store chain known for its white milk can logo on a blue signboard.
EDITORIALS
Mar 19, 2018

Measures against secondhand smoke insufficient

A proposed amendment to the law promoting public health that is supposed to curb secondhand smoking in public places has far too many loopholes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 17, 2018

'Exhausted' Toys R Us suppliers weigh options as huge retailer shuts

When Toys R Us secured a $3.1 billion bankruptcy loan in September, toy makers were reassured they would be paid for goods delivered to the company as it tried to emerge from Chapter 11.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 11, 2018

It's not just the exhibits that are expensive at art fairs

The month of March inaugurates the spring art fair season, a combination of commerce, parties and culture that attendees love to pretend to hate. Even though the fairs are explicitly designed for galleries to sell art, dealers complain about them whenever they get a chance. For everyone else, the phenomenon...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2018

The ongoing electric vehicle war

The battle for industry supremacy has just begun.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2018

U.S. Interior chief halts second federal oil lease sale after local outcry

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Monday announced he has postponed a second federal oil and gas lease sale planned for March in less than a week in response to local opposition to the possibility of drilling near national parks and monuments.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2018

Reeling from Trump's free-flowing gun meeting, Republicans mull next steps

Republican senators in the U.S. Congress signaled on Thursday that they were hesitant to embrace a call from President Donald Trump for sweeping changes to gun laws, including measures more typically backed by Democrats.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2018

Twitter rides video ads and local innovations to surge in Japan profit

Riding a wave of new users, improved advertising options and an embrace of video content by users and advertisers alike, Twitter Inc.'s revenue has leaped in Japan, helping lead the company to its first quarterly profit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2018

Macron vows to protect French farmland from foreign buyers amid uproar over Chinese deals

France will clamp down on farmland purchases by foreign buyers, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, responding to a controversy over deals attributed to a Chinese firm.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Feb 21, 2018

The false promise of missile defense

Excessive spending on missile defense could be detrimental to other defense programs, leading to a weakening of the nation's overall defense capabilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Feb 18, 2018

Fukushima fruit exports to Southeast Asia peachy as contamination fears dissipate

Among peaches Japan exported to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia last year, those produced in Fukushima Prefecture led the way, retaining their No. 1 status for two years in a row.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Feb 12, 2018

Celebrating Coming-of-Age Day a month late in Yokohama

Harenohi of Yokohama suddenly halted all operations last month, leaving many new adults unable to wear formal attire for their Coming-of-Age ceremonies. An event was held on Feb. 4 in Yokohama to bless those who were affected.
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.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
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.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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