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Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 28, 2017

Nagoya group looks to turn disposable diaper waste into fuel

Three men whose companies are involved in the manufacture and sales of disposable diapers — the use of which is expected to increase with the aging population — have started an association in Nagoya to research ways to turn them into fuel.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 26, 2017

Japan's female politicians showing the way forward on maternity harassment

Since July 12, when Lower House lawmaker Takako Suzuki announced she was pregnant with her first child, the news media has been full of stories about "maternity harassment."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 23, 2017

Japan Tobacco targets emerging markets with fewer health controls as rivals go high-tech

While most tobacco companies have embraced smokeless products to survive ever-tightening controls, the Japanese maker of Winston and Camel cigarettes is pressing ahead with a more low-tech strategy: Selling smokes to emerging markets.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 19, 2017

Gachapon: Tracing the evolution of Japan's colorful toy capsules

Where else but Japan could you buy a miniature version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" figure crouching over a squat toilet, horror-struck? It's one of thousands of ingeniously designed trinkets you can buy for a pittance from toy machines across the nation. They're subversive, beautifully crafted and...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 17, 2017

New Nokia 8 phone targets video-streaming fans with split screen, surround sound

HMD Global, the Finnish start-up looking to reinvigorate the Nokia phone brand, unveiled the Nokia 8 on Wednesday, hoping to cash in on rising consumer demand for high-quality audio and video features.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2017

Aichi's mobile supermarkets keeps seniors stocked with groceries, checks in on aging customers

Mobile supermarkets are beginning to pop up in urban areas, including Nagoya.
Japan Times
JAPAN / OKINAWA BEAT
Aug 11, 2017

Okinawa positions itself as hub for used rental-car exports

Okinawa plans to export more used cars, making use of vehicles retired from the prefecture's prospering car rental businesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2017

Lockheed Martin stock surges as North Korea threat triggers brisk interest in missile defenses

Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon's No. 1 weapons supplier, said on Tuesday its customers want to defend themselves against possible incoming missile attacks and are increasingly asking about missile defense systems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2017

In alliance-happy auto industry, go-it-alone Honda the odd carmaker out

Honda Motor Co.'s go-it-alone strategy looks increasingly risky as the alliance-happy auto industry scales up to cope with the soaring investment needed for self-driving vehicles, electrified powertrains, connected-car technologies and artificial intelligence.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2017

Toyota, Mazda agree on $1.6 billion tie-up, will cooperate on EVs

In a bid to accelerate joint production in the United States and develop electric vehicles in a world moving away from fossil fuels, Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. agreed Friday to form a capital alliance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2017

German court rules in favor of diesel ban in Mercedes' hometown as fallout over VW scandal continues

German carmakers, fighting for a future for diesel technology in Europe, faced a setback after a Stuttgart court ruled in favor of a complaint seeking to ban all diesel cars from entering the home city of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2017

Takatoshi Ito, who sold Kuroda on inflation targets, now contender for top job

During countless shared lunches and impromptu meetings, Takatoshi Ito made a detailed and persuasive case that sold Haruhiko Kuroda on the inflation targeting regime he's pursued relentlessly as governor of the central bank. That was back in 1999, when Kuroda ran Japan's currency policy at the Finance...
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 24, 2017

Introducing the adverb 'hotondo'

How do you say, 'We managed to sell most of our stock' in Japanese?
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Jul 16, 2017

Date goes whole hog into boar leather business in Fukushima

Wild boar leather is said to breathe well and resist chafing. It is used in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, to make products like babies' first walking shoes because it is soft and fits well.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2017

Pill-popping is a business worth watching for Japan's drugmakers

To eke out growth in one of the developed world's most sluggish pharmaceutical markets, Japanese drugmakers are turning to the pill-popping behavior of their customers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2017

Barclays on a hiring binge in Japan after cash equity exit

Barclays PLC is on a hiring spree to boost its investment banking and market operations in Japan, one year after it shut its cash equity business and cut 120 jobs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2017

GE and Canon risk fines as EU clamps down on merger violations

General Electric Co., Merck KGaA, Sigma-Aldrich Corp. and Canon Inc. are the latest companies to risk hefty penalties as the European Commission clamps down on violations of its merger approval procedures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2017

Japan Tobacco caught dozing in promising 'heat-not-burn' market

Smoker Takumi Itou is an example of how much Japan Tobacco Inc. needs to catch up, as international rivals gain ground in the battle to offer the next generation of smoking alternatives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2017

Nomura looks to bolster compliance after breaching Japanese law, sources say

Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to bolster internal controls after finding that it breached securities laws in its handling of nonpublic information about a company it took public last year, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 24, 2017

Entrepreneur seeks to wean Hong Kongers off eating meat

David Yeung believes that meat is the new tobacco. But the longtime vegetarian and practicing Buddhist won't try to get you to stop eating meat. He just wants you to consider eating less of it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2017

Record labels face lower revenues from streaming as Apple moves to renegotiate ties

Apple Inc. is seeking to reduce record labels' share of revenue from streaming as part of negotiations to revise the iPhone maker's overall relationship with the music industry, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2017

Boeing bests Airbus in Paris Air Show orders for first time since 2012

Boeing Co. secured twice as much in order value at the Paris Air Show as rival Airbus SE, marking the U.S. plane maker's first victory in five years at the aviation industry's annual showcase.
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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