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Japan Times
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Dec 19, 2015

Shearman details life behind sporting lens

Mark Shearman has achieved extraordinary success as a sports photographer, specializing in track and field. He has a remarkable portfolio — containing images of Olympic legends such as Edwin Moses and Carl Lewis, Usain Bolt and Sebastian Coe — that few can ever hope of compiling. But, he admits without...
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Dec 19, 2015

Curtain finally falls on the 'Toru Hashimoto Show'

"Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 17, 2015

Subs, politics, China ties swirl as Australian leader visits Japan

The top item on the agenda is expected to be reaching an agreement with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on closer defense cooperation.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 17, 2015

Yamaha CEO sees room to exceed targets on emerging markets

Yamaha Motor Co. may beat its profit forecasts if emerging markets hold up better than expected, according to Chief Executive Officer Hiroyuki Yanagi, speaking ahead of Wednesday's interest rate hike in the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 16, 2015

As jobs-for-life fade, mobility key as workers face a survival reality check

Shuhei Takebe graduated from a prestigious university in Japan. It qualified him to become a day laborer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2015

Online broker chases Japan's day traders to close gap with peers

Monex Group Inc. is seeking more business from Japan's growing ranks of day traders in a bid to catch up with other online brokerages.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 12, 2015

No tolerance at the inns for China's shoppers

Last August, Nikkei Business magazine reported the travails of a businessman from a regional city on a sales trip to Tokyo. His company's accommodation allowance covered a maximum of ¥8,000 per night, but he couldn't find a centrally located hotel room for under ¥20,000.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 12, 2015

Investors see big returns as Airbnb takes off in Japan

While many see Airbnb as a possible fix for two seious problems in Japan — the shortage of hotel rooms and a steady increase in vacant buildings — others see an investment opportunity.
EDITORIALS
Dec 11, 2015

Much-needed minimum wage hike

The Abe administration is on the right track in trying to raise the minimum wage — not only would it be of benefit to the working poor, but consumer spending would also grow.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 8, 2015

Once a fixture, climate skeptics say they are being stifled at Paris summit

To be a climate change skeptic in Paris this week means facing heavy odds.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Dec 6, 2015

Beware Japan's old problems posing in new packaging

When government announcements describe 'new' problems and propose solutions, they should be taken with a side-order of salt.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Dec 6, 2015

Entrepreneur envisions world where elderly care is fulfilling work for young people

Amid the government's fight with the issue of Japan's aging society, and concerns over whether it can truly cope with the problems involved — including worker shortages in the nursing care sector — one young entrepreneur may have found the key.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2015

Russia boasts satellite proof of Turkey's ties to Islamic State oil trade, claims Erdogan benefiting

Russia's defense ministry said on Wednesday it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from the illegal smuggling of oil from Islamic State-held territory in Syria and Iraq.
EDITORIALS
Nov 29, 2015

Macri's moment has come

With Argentina's legislature still controlled by the Peronists, new President Mauricio Macri faces an uphill battle to implement the reforms necessary to turn the country's economy around.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 27, 2015

The future of conveyor-belt sushi

In October, U.K. sushi chain Yo! Sushi opened a new kaiten (conveyor belt) restaurant in a Florida mall. It is the third branch the chain has established in the United States this year, and more branches are slated to open in 2016. It is a reminder that this automated approach to dining continues to...
EDITORIALS
Nov 24, 2015

Can privatization turn KIA around?

The sale of the rights to run Kansai International Airport to a private consortium could serve as a role model for other money-losing public-infrastructure operations if efficiency and profitability improves.
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Nov 24, 2015

SAS debuts new cabins; all-female Ethiopian crew; KLM redesigns interiors

SAS debuts new cabins
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2015

Marriott's $12.2 billion Starwood buy signals innkeeper shakeup amid Airbnb blitz

Marriott International Inc.'s agreement to buy Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. in a $12.2 billion deal, creating the world's largest lodging company, signals more consolidation to come as hotel operators find being bigger is better to compete with each other and such upstarts as Airbnb Inc....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2015

Market for luxury jets seen slipping for first time since 2009

Global long-term spending on private jets is starting to slow for the first time since 2009 as slumping commodity prices sap demand in emerging markets, according to an industry forecast.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Nov 13, 2015

ANA sends 'Star Wars' fans into hyperdrive

Guests got a sneak peek of All Nippon Airways' "Star Wars"-themed Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft and were able to take photos of the business class section during a special fan event at Singapore's Changi Airport on Thursday, Nov. 12. The aircraft was opened to the media for its first Asian stop...
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 12, 2015

Putin's daughter and Russia's second-generation elite

Since Vladimir Putin began cementing his grip on Russia in the 1990s, many of his friends have grown famously rich.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2015

Takata air bag crisis hands Autoliv chance to go big in Japan

Swedish car safety equipment maker Autoliv could capitalize on the crisis engulfing its rival Takata Corp. by finally extending its global leadership to the one major auto hub it has been unable to dominate — Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2015

Putin's Fortress Russia takes an economic toll

Hit by Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, Vladimir Putin has adopted an isolationist policy that is crippling the Russian economy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 6, 2015

The ethical butcher of Paris brings his beef to Tokyo

Being a butcher is hardly a glamorous job in any country — unless you are Hugo Desnoyer. No ordinary meat merchant, his business in Paris counts numerous Michelin-starred chefs among its customers, including Pierre Gagnaire, Alain Passard and Pascal Barbot.
Nissan to solicit early retirements while eyeing plant closures in Japan
Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, may be closed as part of the struggling carmaker's streamlining efforts.
Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, in first outside China
The Lynas Rare Earths processing plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Police arrest Chinese man in Saitama hit-and-run case
Police questioned a man who turned himself in as he closely resembled the driver recorded on the dashcam of another vehicle that happened to pass by the scene of a hit-and-run incident in Saitama Prefecture.
Wholesalers may be behind elevated retail rice prices
Wholesalers added ¥7,593 on average to their selling prices for stockpiled rice, far more than the ¥2,206 to ¥4,689 added for the 2022 rice.
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.
Agnes b. Japan CEO hopes to evolve the brand with focus on sustainability
Laurent Patouillet, the CEO and president of Agnes b. Japan, says the focus of its business is to remain independent, and evolve and adapt.
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
Kyoto's gaming landscape is dominated by Nintendo's headquarters, but a contingent of foreign-born indie developers is also working in the gaming giant's shadow.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
By Alex K.T. Martin

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