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EDITORIALS
May 12, 2015

Protecting small liquor shops

The LDP should tread carefully in its effort to tighten liquor sales regulations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2015

Nomura, RBS conducted 'enormous' deception over risky financial product: U.S. judge

Nomura Holdings Inc. and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. may face $500 million in damages for what a judge called an "enormous" deception in the sale of defective mortgage-backed securities, a ruling that may spur other banks to settle similar claims tied to the 2008 financial crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 6, 2015

China's cybersecurity push sparks a 'gold rush' in tech products

Zhang Long made his fortune selling pu'er fermented tea and handcrafted furniture from the mountains of his native Yunnan province in southwest China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPO MILANO 2015
May 3, 2015

Kinki University leads way in aquaculture evolution

Tuna has been popular, especially as sushi, among the Japanese for many centuries. But as the popularity of Japanese food has continued to rise throughout the world, the supply of tuna is now considered to be reaching the point of depletion. This is especially true for northern bluefin tuna, which has...
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
May 1, 2015

Kuroda shifts to defense in BOJ's struggle to reach inflation target

For the first time, Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said his original two-year time frame for reaching 2 percent inflation will not be reached. But it did not prompt him to step on the stimulus accelerator.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 30, 2015

Sony posts loss but says it has turned the corner

Sony Corp. posted a group net loss of ¥125.9 billion for fiscal 2014 but vowed to achieve a turnaround in years ahead.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 24, 2015

From Vine to Billboard, Shawn Mendes lands chart-topping album

Teen singer Shawn Mendes, who grew a devoted fan base as a Vine star on social media, landed at No. 1 on the U.S. weekly Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, ousting the "Furious 7" soundtrack from the top spot.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 20, 2015

Nissan bets connected car will resonate with young Chinese

Nissan Motor Co. introduced a sedan developed for younger consumers in China as part of plans to lower the average age of its buyers in the world's largest car market.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 19, 2015

Toyota delivers a blow to Abe's 'reshoring' plan

Toyota's move to build new factories overseas deals a blow to the government's hope that the weak yen would encourage manufacturers to move production back to Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Apr 18, 2015

At last, Japan gets it

The Japanese entertainment industry is finally growing up, says Shin Unozawa, and he should know. Unozawa joined Bandai Entertainment back in 1981, and serves as chair of the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA), co-hosts of the Tokyo Game Show.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 16, 2015

McDonald's Japan closing stores amid loss forecast

McDonald's Corp.'s Japan business forecast wider losses this year, announcing store closures and job cuts after sales suffered from food scandals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 15, 2015

Toyota backs Prius in next-gen auto wars

When Scott Fisher bought his 2006 Prius, there weren't many other choices that gave him use of the carpool lanes on his drive to work in New York. That changed last year when the Long Island lawyer traded in his car for a Honda Accord Hybrid.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2015

Indonesian lawmakers propose bill to ban alcohol consumption

Two Islamic parties have proposed laws to ban all alcohol consumption and bring jail terms of up to two years for offenders in Indonesia, home to the world's largest Muslim population, the Jakarta Post reported Tuesday.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Apr 12, 2015

Bridging corruption and legitimacy: amakudari

Amakudari reaches into almost every aspect of civil and economic life, quietly taking its cut in the form of higher prices, obscure but lucrative monopolies and seemingly bizarre regulations.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2015

Innovation helps Tohoku's tsunami-hit farmers bounce back

Even before a tsunami swamped fields east of Sendai in March 2011, Chikako Sasaki and her husband, a rice farmer, had dreamed of starting a business selling food made from their own produce.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2015

In bid to 'split ASEAN,' China pours money, arms into Cambodian military

When Defense Minister Tea Banh addressed graduates last month at Cambodia's prestigious Army Institute, he directed his thanks to the guests who made it all possible: a group of crisply dressed officers from China's People's Liberation Army.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 5, 2015

Despite signs of recovery, Japanese manufacturers resist Abe's call to spend

Growth expectations dented by a lack of structural reform are preventing most Japanese firms from investing in new equipment despite the BOJ-engineered rally in earnings and stocks.
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 2015

Corporate leadership rejuvenation

Hopefully the move to buck the seniority system and appoint younger presidents will help breathe fresh air into the staid corporate culture of major Japanese firms.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 31, 2015

Fujifilm to acquire U.S. biotech company

Fujifilm Co. said Monday it will buy a U.S.-based developer of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to strengthen its position in the field of regenerative medicine field, especially new drug development.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 30, 2015

Industrial output takes larger drop

Japan’s industrial production fell more than forecast in February, adding to pressure from a drop in consumer spending and faltering inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2015

Toyota adopts new business model with cost-saving platform shift

Toyota Motor Corp. will shift half of all vehicles it makes to new cost-saving platforms by 2020, following a similar move by rival Volkswagen AG.
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.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
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.
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.
Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi
Self-Defense Forces personnel collect apparent parts of an Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training jet from a reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefeture, on Thursday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff a day earlier.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.
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.
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.
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.

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