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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2020

Tepco plans ¥2 trillion green power push by 2030

The spending plans are among the most ambitious from Japanese utilities, which lag global peers in shifting away from fossil fuels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2020

Robust sales in China keep Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing on top amid pandemic

With much of Asia having subdued the spread of COVID-19, Fast Retailing is seeing trade return to its Uniqlo stores.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2020

In George Floyd’s city, inequalities are everywhere

Black communities — and businesses — are at a steep disadvantage in Minneapolis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2020

Nomura to rethink office space as new CEO seeks deeper cuts

Nomura Holdings Inc.’s use of office space is part of a sweeping review ordered up by its new chief executive as the brokerage looks to shave costs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2020

Amazon in talks to buy $2 billion stake in Indian telco Bharti Airtel: sources

The planned investment, if completed, would mean Amazon acquiring a roughly 5 percent stake based on the current market value of the company.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 5, 2020

India’s China standoff shows risks of getting too close to Trump

Indian and Chinese forces are facing off by a glacial lake in the Himalayas that traverses their fluid frontier. The standoff at 14,000 feet (4,270 meters) is the most visible theater of conflict between the world’s two most populous nations, but it’s far from the only source of friction.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jun 5, 2020

Okinawa project supports essential workers with free rental cars and accommodation

A project in Okinawa is aiming to help workers at risk of COVID-19 infection by offering hotel rooms and cars to help them continue with daily life
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2020

Cheap holidays target locals across tourism-reliant Southeast Asia

With cash flow drying up at Thailand’s popular beach resort of Phuket, hotels are racing to restart tourism — starting with local travelers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2020

Japan's COVID-19 recovery plan frustrates struggling restaurants

The nation's u00a5230 trillion stimulus is falling short of sufficient support for small businesses.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2020

Will U.S. protests spread coronavirus? Experts say it’s too soon to tell

The demonstrations are a new challenge in efforts to test and trace new infections, a key step to swatting down new clusters of cases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2020

Using their noodle: Cup ramen-maker Nissin seizes on pandemic momentum with new products

Social distancing measures have created new habits that will outlast the outbreak, according to the company's chief executive officer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2020

Automating factories creates $100 billion Japan corporate giant

Keyence is famed for its dizzying profitability with an operating profit margin of more than 50 percent, among the country's highest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2020

Karaoke masks and silent roller coasters coming to Japan in coronavirus era

Singing your heart out at karaoke boxes may never feel the same in Japan in the coronavirus era.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2020

This year may mark fastest start to Atlantic hurricane season since 1851

A tropical depression has formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico, near the Yucatan Peninsula, and will likely grow into Tropical Storm Cristobal by Tuesday, marking the fastest start to the Atlantic hurricane season since 1851.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 2, 2020

Scientists hunt pandemic hot spots in race to test vaccines

The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic may be waning. For vaccine developers, that could be a problem.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 1, 2020

Japanese manga artist George Akiyama dies at 77

Manga artist George Akiyama, known as the author of the "Haguregumo" manga series, died on May 12, major publisher Shogakukan Inc. announced Monday. He was 77.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2020

Apple to reopen flagship Tokyo stores as Japan eases virus curbs

All 10 of Apple's stores in Japan will be open by midweek, after the company tentatively resumed sales at two of them a week ago.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 31, 2020

With fact checks, Twitter takes on a new kind of task

Social media platforms have been under fierce scrutiny over how they police rapidly spreading false information and other types of abusive content.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 29, 2020

Twitter says Trump Minneapolis post broke rules by glorifying violence

Twitter Inc., which this week earned U.S. President Donald Trump’s ire by posting fact-check notices next to some of his tweets, has put up a rule-violation notice on one of his most recent missives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 29, 2020

Japan bankruptcies seen rising to seven-year high amid pandemic

A global economic slowdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic is causing companies to go out of business around the world.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 28, 2020

Twitter’s fact-checking of Trump sets difficult precedent

Twitter has little experience carrying out the task at scale and doesn't have an internal team of dedicated fact-checkers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2020

Boeing restarts 737 Max factory, taking a step toward jet’s comeback

Boeing Co. has restarted production of its beleaguered 737 Max jetliner, ending a four-month shutdown, as the planemaker works with regulators to end a global grounding that has hurt sales and damaged its reputation.
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
Closing the gap between what you learn and what you say in Japanese
A few tweaks to the conversations you learn in your Japanese class will help you sound like a native when you step out the door.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?
By Tomoko Otake

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