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Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 20, 2016

Business ticks on for artisan clockmakers as wind-up timepieces find renewed favor

The number of people looking to repair old wind-up clocks is on the rise nationwide.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2016

Captive's beheading highlights lucrative kidnap business in southern Philippines

When the deadline for his ransom passed this week, Canadian John Ridsdel was beheaded by his captors, the Abu Sayyaf group, whose network in the Philippines is gaining in strength thanks to vast sums earned from kidnappings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 1, 2016

Japan business sentiment plunges to lowest in three years, may worsen

Business sentiment at big manufacturers deteriorates to the lowest in nearly three years and is expected to worsen.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2016

Happiness is serious business in the UAE

Happiness is neither a transitory moment of delight nor a constant condition. It is a state of being beyond satisfaction, a flourishing and ambient joy.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2016

An end to 'business as usual'

Pyongyang's latest nuclear test should prompt both China and the U.S. to reexamine their policies toward North Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 15, 2016

Indian-American could replace Scalia worked on controversial cases for business

One possible contender to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court is an Indian-American appeals court judge, Sri Srinivasan, who has pro-business credentials and a stellar resume. If he were nominated his background may make it more politically challenging for Republicans as they plan...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2015

Okinawa business sentiment surpasses bubble-era levels amid strong tourism

Here is a place in Japan where business sentiment is higher than it was in the era of the bubble economy in the late 1980s — Okinawa, the string of islands known for crystal-clear waters and white-sand beaches.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 25, 2015

Paris attack architect returned near Bataclan amid shootout, planned to blow self up in business district

The ringleader of the Paris attacks returned to the scene of the shootings and was near the Bataclan concert hall while police were still trying to oust the gunmen who killed 89 people there, the Paris prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 15, 2015

Trump's art of the deal: Dispute your bills

Donald Trump has a message for anyone who agrees to do a job for him: If I don't like your work or I think you're trying to rip me off, don't expect to be paid in full.
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2015

Abe launches new TPP-mitigation office to assuage farmers, small business owners

In a gesture to rural supporters, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe opens a new office to field concerns from fearful farmers and business owners about the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
BUSINESS / 'SUMMER DAVOS' SPECIAL 2015
Sep 9, 2015

Young Global Leaders are the vanguard in business, politics and society

In March, the World Economic Forum announced this year's Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGLs), the most exceptional leaders 40 years of age and younger, who are believed to be the architects of future society.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2015

New business code seen spurring stock buybacks

Prime minister Shinzo Abe has engineered a way the nation's companies can dump ¥34.1 trillion ($273 billion) of stock, and share prices will keep rising.
JAPAN / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 7, 2015

More flights, more cities; memories of France; business-class promotion

More flights, more cities
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2015

Abe, Portugal's Passos Coelho agree to bolster business ties

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told visiting Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho on Friday that shoring up ties with a country that plays central role in Portuguese-speaking nations around the world is in line with what he calls "diplomacy that takes a panoramic perspective of the world map."
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
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.
Japanese students struggle with description-type tests
The average correct answer rate for description-type questions in the Japanese-language section of the fiscal 2025 national achievement test for third-year junior high school students was as low as 25.6%, according to the education ministry.
Severe Tropical Storm Krosa approaches eastern Japan
Severe Tropical Storm Krosa is expected to pass east of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture on Saturday morning.
Japan's jobs-to-applicant ratio falls to 1.22 in June
Japan's seasonally adjusted effective job-to-applicant ratio dipped to 1.22 in June, down 0.02 point from the previous month, according to the labor ministry.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
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.

Podcast

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

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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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