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JAPAN
Nov 8, 2008

H&M new darling of Tokyo fashion scene

Hennes & Mauritz, which drew long lines with its first Japan store, is hoping to repeat that success by opening a second shop Saturday with collaborative designs from fashion icon Rei Kawakubo.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2008

JAL profit forecast tumbles 44%

Japan Airlines Corp., Asia's largest carrier by sales, cut its full-year operating profit forecast 44 percent as higher fuel surcharges for overseas travel and a slowdown in the global economy reduce demand.
COMMENTARY
Nov 3, 2008

Different playbooks aimed at balancing Asia's powers

NEW DELHI — The Japan-India security agreement signed recently marks a significant milestone in building Asian power equilibrium. A constellation of Asian states linked by strategic cooperation and with shared common interests is becoming critical to instituting stability at a time when major shifts...
BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2008

Mazda to maintain alliance with Ford, company president says

Mazda Motor Co. will maintain its alliance with Ford Motor Co., which owns one-third of Mazda's stake, despite the ongoing realignment in the U.S. auto industry, Mazda President and CEO Hisakazu Imaki said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2008

Toyota China plant

Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will build a new factory in China as demand for its autos there jumped 30 percent in the first nine months of this year.
BUSINESS / GERMAN JOURNALIST SYMPOSIUM
Oct 27, 2008

Growth depends on companies' ability to adapt

Germany and Japan face some common challenges as they try to maintain growth amid the global financial crisis, veteran journalists from German media organizations told a recent symposium in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2008

Automakers to lower production in Britain

LONDON (Kyodo) Japanese automakers operating in Britain have announced production cuts due to the slowing European economy, but Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. have so far announced no workforce reductions.
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2008

Sony Ericsson Mobile reports quarterly loss

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ltd., the mobile phone venture of Sony Corp. and Ericsson AB, reported its first quarterly loss in five years on costs to cut jobs and a loss of market share to rivals, including Apple Inc.
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2008

Steps set to keep TSE stable

The government announced a package of measures Tuesday to stabilize the volatile stock market, including suspending sales of government-held shares.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2008

Takashimaya, H2O plan merger within three years

Takashimaya Co., Japan's third-biggest department store chain, plans to merge within three years with smaller H2O Retailing Corp., which operates the Hankyu and Hanshin department stores.
EDITORIALS
Oct 9, 2008

Danger to the real economy

The financial crisis that originated in the United States shows no sign of abating despite congressional passage last week of a $700 billion financial rescue package. There is a danger that it could further damage the real economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2008

Nomura to lose 60% of Lehman Japan equity employees

Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's largest investment bank, will lose roughly 60 percent of the Japanese equity employees acquired when it purchased the Asia-Pacific business of bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., three sources said.
EDITORIALS
Oct 7, 2008

A year after privatization

Oct. 1 marked the first anniversary of the privatization of the nation's postal service. In April 2003, the Postal Service Agency became Japan Post, a public corporation. Then, in January 2006, Japan Post created Japan Post Corp., a stock company.
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2008

Mitsui Mining downgrades forecasts

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., co-owner of Japan's biggest copper smelter, forecast a second year of profit declines on falling metal prices and higher energy costs.
EDITORIALS
Oct 5, 2008

U.S. bailout is a start

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a revised bill to rescue ailing financial institutions following the Senate's approval Thursday. (The House had defeated the original bill Monday.) U.S. President George W. Bush quickly signed the bill into law. It allows the U.S. government to spend...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 4, 2008

Music firm goes to seed for a rockin' good future

Last year, all too aware that sales of CDs were dropping, Douglas Allsopp of Buffalo Records went along to the annual fair of promotional goods at Tokyo's Big Sight to look for a possible additional venture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 27, 2008

Primary surplus not top priority: Nakagawa

Achieving a primary surplus by fiscal 2011 is not the most important goal for Prime Minister Taro Aso's administration, finance and financial services minister Shoichi Nakagawa said in an interview Friday.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2008

Kowa, Teva to form generic drug venture

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., the world's biggest maker of generic drugs, and Kowa Co. have agreed to form a joint venture to gain a share of the growing market for cheaper medicines in Japan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Podcast

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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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