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BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jul 31, 2020

Suspended resort plan forces Hokkaido city to rethink tourism strategy

The plan was to construct luxury hotels and condominiums for affluent foreign visitors on a plot of about 1,000 hectares.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2020

Taisho emerges as lead bidder for Takeda $3 billion consumer unit

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. has emerged as the leading contender to acquire Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.’s Japanese consumer health care business, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2020

No more 'lost decades' for women's empowerment

How many years must we wait until Japan becomes an ordinary country?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2020

Najib’s stunning guilty verdict proves some things do change

The conviction of Malaysia's former prime minister truly is unprecedented.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 29, 2020

Conviction of Malaysia's Najib Razak bolsters current leader's hopes of staying on

The court decision could bolster Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's political capital at a time when his administration controls a razor-thin majority in parliament.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2020

McDonald’s to sell chunk of Japan business and speed closures in U.S.

McDonald's said it will cut its ownership in McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan to at least 35 percent from 49 percent.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2020

Canon suffers first quarterly loss amid pandemic

Canon Inc. on Tuesday reported a group net loss of ¥8.8 billion for April to June due to the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, suffering the first red figure on a quarterly basis since it started earnings disclosure in 2001.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2020

How Tesla defined a new era for the global auto industry

The firm's practices are at odds with traditional automakers' methods, but are proving popular when measured by sales figures.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 27, 2020

The U.S. has more COVID-19 testing than most. So why is it falling so short?

As infection rates spike nationwide, many labs aren't running anywhere near capacity because of supply-chain bottlenecks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2020

Pandemic forces digital change on Japanese companies

The coronavirus pandemic may be a drag on economies across the globe, but in Japan it’s bringing long-overdue changes in work habits and tools.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 25, 2020

India's Reliance now world’s second-largest energy company

Reliance shares have jumped 43 percent this year versus a 39 percent drop in Exxon shares as refiners struggle with a plunge in fuel demand.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jul 25, 2020

Vegan bakeries are on the rise in Tokyo

A new generation of vegan bakeries and major chains with vegan menus have popped up around Japan's capital.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 25, 2020

Hong Kong did not see this coronavirus wave coming

The city is struggling to cope with a latest spike in cases of COVID-19.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2020

Unilever’s ice cream deliveries show anything can be sold online

Just-in-time gains a new meaning when you’re rushing online orders of frozen treats like almond-coated Magnum ice cream bars to consumers before they melt.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2020

Chinese Consulate fight shows Trump’s hard-liners are in charge

U.S. President Donald Trump spent the first three years of his presidency balancing the demands of hard-liners who wanted a crackdown on China against his own desire to pursue a trade deal and cultivate a stronger relationship with Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 23, 2020

Saying China on ‘correct side of history,’ Xi urges innovation to bolster struggling economy

As the coronavirus outbreak and U.S. efforts to restrict technology access take their toll, the leader is now embracing globalization.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2020

Another internet border has just gone up

Europe blocked the highway for sending data from the region to the U.S. Conduits remain, but it'll be much easier for tech behemoths to adapt than small startups.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2020

Carlyle eyeing large-scale acquisitions in Japan

Carlyle Group Inc. is eyeing large-scale business acquisitions, on top of investment in midsize firms, in Japan, planning to spend hundreds of billions of yen on each target, it was learned Tuesday.
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.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Struggling Nissan considers closing two plants in Kanagawa
Automaker Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.
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.
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.

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Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
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