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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2017

Toyota surrenders sales crown to VW as threat of trade barrier looms

Toyota Motor Corp. has lost its crown as the world's best-selling automaker to Volkswagen AG, ending a four-year reign that saw emerging challenges ranging from the threat of U.S. trade barriers to slowing demand in China after a tax increase.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 30, 2017

Abe to discuss trade, autos with Toyota CEO this week in response to Trump moves

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to meet the head of Toyota Motor Corp. this week, two sources familiar with the matter said, as Tokyo scrambles to respond to rising pressure on trade under new U.S. President Donald Trump.
EDITORIALS
Jan 29, 2017

Beware risks in China's economy

China's economy appears rather fragile, and any problem there will most certainly be felt in Japan.
EDITORIALS
Jan 27, 2017

China as an open power

For the sake of China's future, Xi Jinping should embrace reforms rather than concentrate power in himself.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 26, 2017

Abe's Trump dilemma: Getting Japan to buy U.S. cars

As Japan races to preserve U.S. trade ties after President Donald Trump withdrew from a Pacific trade pact, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces a dilemma that has plagued Japanese leaders since the 1980s: How to convince his citizens to buy American cars?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 24, 2017

Trump White House warns Beijing over 'takeover' of South China Sea

The new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump vowed Monday that the United States would prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China Sea, something Chinese state media has warned would require Washington to "wage war."
BUSINESS / GAUGING TRUMP
Jan 24, 2017

With NAFTA under threat, Japanese automakers wary of Trump's trade stance

Business leaders around the world are closely watching the still-evolving policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, wondering how coming changes may affect their operations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 24, 2017

Japan should push back if Trump acts on 'wrong' economic policies: Abe adviser

Japan should push back if U.S. President Donald Trump bases trade and other economic policy on "wrong economics," an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Reuters in an unusually direct expression of concern about potential protectionism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 24, 2017

Treasury nominee Mnuchin keeps senators guessing about China currency stance

Treasury secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin has told senators that he will work to combat currency manipulation but did not give a clear answer on whether he currently views China as manipulating the yuan, according to a Senate Finance Committee document seen Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2017

Ex-economy chief Amari feels Trump misunderstands TPP

The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, which U.S. President Donald Trump backed his country out of on Monday, is actually the best way to achieve the fair trade in Asia that he promised American voters, former Japanese economy minister Akira Amari has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / GAUGING TRUMP
Jan 23, 2017

Under Trump, Asia 'pivot' security plank may rise from the ashes

With the ascension of Donald Trump to the White House, former U.S. President Barack Obama's "pivot" to Asia appears to have been burned to the ground. Its remains must yet cool, but what may ultimately emerge from the ashes could prove reassuring to Asian allies fearful of an American retreat amid China's...
WORLD / Politics
Jan 23, 2017

Trump to begin renegotiating NAFTA pact soon with Mexico, Canada

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he plans talks soon with the leaders of Canada and Mexico to begin renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 23, 2017

Trump poses diplomatic dilemma for May with White House invite

Being the first European leader through the door of Donald Trump's White House is an honor that Theresa May worked hard to get. But it's one that comes with a daunting set of challenges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 23, 2017

Mitsubishi chief sees opportunity if 'very smart person' Trump keeps infrastructure spending pledge

U.S. President Donald Trump's promise to create jobs by spending $1 trillion over 10 years upgrading infrastructure from airports to schools is an opportunity for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., the conglomerate's chairman said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2017

Trump, now president, pledges to put America first in nationalist speech

Donald Trump took power as the 45th president of the United States on Friday and in an inaugural address that was a populist and nationalist rallying cry he pledged to end an "American carnage" of rusted factories and crime.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2017

Global salary gaps hindering automakers' efforts to lure IT workers

Headhunter Casey Abel spent four months trying to hire a data center architect for a Japanese automaker, including five meetings with the client — one with the top executive. In the end, the IT specialist joined an e-commerce company abroad for significantly more money.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2017

The media must embrace a new mission

Trump's much-derided, frequently written off and ultimately successful candidacy has exposed the intellectual inadequacies and political perils of mono-journalism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 19, 2017

Manufacturing surge, labor crunch show U.S. economic health, Fed says

A pickup in manufacturing, "widespread" reports of labor shortages and improving business investment set the stage for the Federal Reserve's December rate hike amid signs of steady economic growth across the country, the Fed reported Wednesday in its latest Beige Book compendium of economic conditions....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jan 18, 2017

Your expat vote can make a difference to those back home with skin in the game

Voting from abroad invites us to ask what our citizenship means to us and how best to engage with a home country still familiar in concept but grown foreign in being.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2017

Businesses fear big losses with Tokyo Big Sight shutdown for 2020 Olympics

Analysts estimate that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will have a positive economic impact of some ¥20 trillion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2017

Three rules of resistance against the new regime

It's time for Americans who oppose the Trump administration to get serious.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2017
Jan 17, 2017

Global cooperation needed in uncertain times

The world in 2016 saw many events signaling the rise of protectionism and populism, ranging from Brexit to Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election and people's fear of job loss due to immigrants and artificial intelligence (AI) development.
Japan on edge but prepared for tsunami after huge Kamchatka earthquake
Police officers ask a man to evacuate from an empty beach following a tsunami warning, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Japan marks highest-ever temperature of 41.2 C in Hyogo
Japan's temperature soared to a record 41.2 degrees Celsius in Tanba, Hyogo Prefecture, on Wednesday, surpassing the previous high of 41.1 C.
Japan should take all possible measures to raise wages, white paper says
Prolonged high prices for food and other goods have pushed down consumer sentiment and real wages, according to the Annual Report on the Japanese Economy and Public Finance for fiscal 2025.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Behind the scenes at the Baseball Hall of Fame's new Yakyu/Baseball exhibit
“Yakyu / Baseball: The Transpacific Exchange of the Game” is set to remain on display in Cooperstown for at least five to 10 years — and possibly indefinitely.
Boys’ love dramas from Thailand make waves in Japan
Wakana, a Japanese fan of Thai BL, visits a temple in Thon Buri, Bangkok featured in the Thai adaptation of the Japanese series “Cherry Magic.” Her media consumption kindled an interest in Thai culture and language, and ultimately led her to relocate to Thailand. “I fell in love with the whole country,” she says.

Podcast

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

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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