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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2013

Ghosn: Mexico to be key export hub

Nissan Motor Co. is accelerating operations in Mexico to allow the production of 1 million vehicles annually within three years, putting the country on par with Japan as an export hub for the carmaker.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Nov 3, 2013

Trading house exec stakes claim for women

Japan Inc. is still dominated by men, especially its trading houses, but Itochu's bold promotion of Mitsuru Claire Chino to executive officer has put her in a position to do something about it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 31, 2013

NSA hacking into, stealing from Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide

The National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world, according to documents obtained from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and interviews with knowledgeable officials.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Oct 28, 2013

'Fired' English teacher fights cancer and HIV: readers' mail

Readers offer a range of views on the case of Briton Neil Grainger, the English teacher struggling with cancer and HIV whose contract was not renewed by his employer, Waseda International.
Japan Times
JAPAN / WEDGE
Oct 27, 2013

Sony spinoff goes global with biometric ID gadget

Turkey is working on a nationwide project to install biometric authentication systems in hospitals and pharmacies nationwide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 27, 2013

Scientists now creating 'app-style' life-forms

For scientist Jack Newman, creating a new life-form has become as simple as this: He types out a DNA sequence on his laptop, and clicks "send." And nearby in the laboratory, robotic arms start to mix together some compounds to produce the desired cells.
Japan Times
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Oct 20, 2013

Whether Tepco fails or not, it's taxpayers' tab

The final tab from the meltdowns at Tepco's Fukushima No. 1 plant will be huge, and the public will end up paying it, either through taxes or utility bills.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 18, 2013

Profit quest leads big pharma down wrong road

As prescription drug sales in the U.S. stagnate, the drug industry is relying more on markets in China and African countries. But expansion often is tainted by unsavory business practices.
LIFE / Digital / JAPAN WEB WATCH
Oct 15, 2013

Japan's social-networking pioneer turns matchmaker

There was a time when the only social network that mattered in Japan was Mixi, but these days, after years of stagnation, it is hardly heard of in daily conversation — being replaced in popularity by rivals such as Gree, Mobage, Twitter, Facebook and most recently Line.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 13, 2013

How to say what you really want someone to do

Today, we will introduce the proper use of (verb)uff0bu3066u307bu3057u3044, which is used for informal requests or wishes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2013

Hydrogen prototype takes to the road in race toward fuel cells

Toyota Motor Corp. has long held out hydrogen as the ultimate alternative to gasoline for powering automobiles. Soon, consumers will be able to kick the tires of its fuel-cell car and those of other automakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2013

Japanese convenience store chain going healthy

Lawson Inc., Japan's second-largest convenience store chain, said Tuesday it will strengthen its health-related business as part of a midterm strategy to tap into the growing number of health-conscious customers in the aging society.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2013

IT startup barters its way into niche

At around noon on a recent weekday, the Roppongi branch of Shamrock by Abbot Choice, a Tokyo-based Irish-style pub chain, had a bustling lunchtime crowd.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2013

Business partnerships in the fight against poverty

The private sector must be a critical partner if we are to sustainably lift people out of poverty. It is small- and medium-size enterprises that consistently drive job creation and economic growth.
EDITORIALS
Sep 28, 2013

Where's the sense of duty?

Amid reports of track repairs left untended for up to a year, one wonders whether employees of JR Hokkaido have a clear sense of duty to protect the lives of passengers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2013

S.T. Dupont logs doubled sales on revamped lineup

French hand-made luxury goods maker S.T. Dupont's president said Thursday that sales in Japan have doubled over the past three years after the company reduced its product lineup to mainly pens and lighters.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Sep 23, 2013

Matahara: turning the clock back on women's rights

Both statutory and case law are crystal clear on the illegality of firings due to pregnancy. But the law is one thing; practice is quite another.
WORLD
Sep 21, 2013

BlackBerry on brink after huge loss

The BlackBerry, once the most coveted gadget of Washington's political and business elite, appears to be near extinction after its parent company on Friday announced nearly $1 billion in losses for the second quarter.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 20, 2013

Investor matchmaking about to get easier in U.S.

Only a year after its launch, Anton Gelman's young technology company secured its first round of investment in January and he is already laying the groundwork for a second, much larger injection of capital.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 19, 2013

You are where you eat: McDonald's Japan sets prices by region

McDonald's has found that it won't lose customers if it raises prices.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 16, 2013

Fukushima and the right to responsible government

A responsibility-shirking government is ultimately the people's problem — and responsibility — just as much as the nuclear disaster and all the nation's other problems are, argues Colin P.A. Jones.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2013

MMC on verge of ¥200 billion public share offering

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is nearing a decision to raise as much as ¥200 billion via a public offering of new shares as it seeks to reduce preferred stock held by other group companies, two sources with direct knowledge of the plan said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Sep 7, 2013

Ballet prodigy gets a big lift from mom

Sixteen-year old ballerina Miko Fogarty may be an American teen prodigy, but despite hailing from that land steeped in stardom culture, she seems to have none of the usual celebrity trappings — or to be particularly interested in them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2013

Can the ailing Emerald Isle roar back as the Celtic Tiger?

Much of Ireland has been riveted this summer by recordings of phone conversations from 2008 that revealed not only shocking levels of greed and bad breeding among some of the country's top bankers, but a deliberate effort to snooker the government into bailing out the country's banks by concealing the...
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 26, 2013

Fast Retailing planning Hong Kong exchange listing in 2014: sources

Fast Retailing Co. the operator of the Uniqlo clothing stores, plans to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange early next year, three people with knowledge of the matter said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2013

PlayStation 4 to get jump in U.S.

Sony Corp. will start selling the PlayStation 4 in North America on Nov. 15, moving to obtain an early advantage in the largest video game market against Microsoft Corp.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2013

Officials search for fortune of Chun Doo-hwan, South Korea's last dictator

South Korea's last dictator lives in an L-shaped mansion protected by 5-meter stone walls and a plainclothes security team. He almost never goes outside, his longtime lawyer says, given the scrutiny he would face. Highlighting the extent of change in the nation he once ruled, Chun Doo-hwan is whiling...
Japan and U.S. both claim win in surprise 11th-hour tariff deal
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan chief tariff negotiator, in Tokyo
Disappointing start to Nagoya tournament turns into fascinating final stretch
Ichiyamamoto (left) defeats Gonoyama to secure a winning record at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, at IG Arena on Monday.
Ignore the election hype, foreign residents are here to stay
Sohei Kamiya, founder of the Sanseito, which campaigned on a “Japanese first” message and tough immigration rhetoric, speaks at a rally in Gunma Prefecture on July 6.
Big unanswered questions follow Japan's big, beautiful deal with the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday in Washington, the day after he agreed to an 11th-hour trade deal with Japan.
Ishiba denies reports he will resign next month, leaving his fate unclear
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba looks on after meeting with the Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
Induction of Ichiro has Cooperstown fretfully preparing
Ichiro Suzuki will soon become the first Japanese player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.

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