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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 23, 2020

Japan's SBI, eyeing shake-up of regional banks, may get a Suga boost

Suga has pledged to strengthen local economies and encourage regional banks to consolidate, a shake-up that many say is long overdue.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 23, 2020

Support medical institutions and staff combating COVID-19

The pandemic's financial toll on hospitals and clinics has been staggering.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 28, 2020

The state of emergency is lifted: What's next?

The nation must now prepare for a second wave of infections.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 16, 2020

Tokyo's bumper virus emergency fund highlights yawning wealth gap

The Tokyo package offers u00a5500,000 to u00a51 million in cash for small businesses that voluntarily comply with virus countermeasures and curtail or suspend their operations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2020

Averting economic disaster is the easy part

It may be too late to avert a public health crisis, but policymakers can still implement the fiscal and monetary measures needed to prevent an economic catastrophe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 27, 2020

Trump campaign says it is suing New York Times over Russia opinion piece

President Donald Trump's re-election campaign said on Wednesday it was filing a libel suit accusing the New York Times of intentionally publishing a false opinion article that suggested Russia and the campaign had an overarching deal in the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 13, 2019

Nikkei hits 14-month high; value stocks jump on trade deal bets

The 225-issue Nikkei average sprung to a 14-month high Friday, boosted by gains in value stocks such as banks and steel-makers on hopes of a U.S.-China trade deal that would herald robust global growth.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 5, 2019

Economic priorities beyond Abenomics

Japan must move beyond Abenomics to start a new era of confidence and sustained growth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 3, 2019

How Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong's tycoon 'Superman,' went from friend of China to punching bag

In January 1993, an ambitious Chinese Communist Party boss — 39 years old, chubby cheeks and a mop of black hair — visited Hong Kong. He was seeking out the city's rich among the shimmering skyscrapers, hoping to secure investment in Fuzhou, the second-tier city he ran in mainland China. His name...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Apr 3, 2019

Re-arrest may loom for Carlos Ghosn as ousted Nissan chief tweets he will 'tell the truth'

Ghosn's choice of medium for announcing a news conference bewildered legal experts and observers: Why wasn't the news delivered through his lawyers?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2019

Brexit's corporate refugee numbers in Netherlands set to swell

Brexit is driving companies out of the U.K., and the Netherlands is raking in the corporate refugees.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2018

Online brokerage Monex to acquire cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck

Troubled exchange that was hit by a massive cybertheft earlier this year will be sold for u00a53.6 billion and become wholly owned subsidiary.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 30, 2017

Winning the battle against breast cancer

Oct. 1 marks the start of the annual Pink Ribbon campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2017

The Bank of Japan's three communications challenges

Eventually the BOJ will need to clarify its monetary policy stance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2017

China's strong second quarter GDP growth paves way for deeper reforms

China's economy expanded faster than expected in the second quarter, setting the country on course to comfortably meet its 2017 growth target and giving policymakers room to tackle big economic challenges ahead of key leadership changes later this year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 8, 2016

Japan's biggest bank may cease underwriting JGB auctions as negative rates bite

The main lending unit of MUFG says it may quit as one of the 22 primary dealers that underwrite government bond auctions.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2015

Advent of yuan diplomacy

China has been transforming from a follower of rules to a rule maker and even a rule breaker thanks to the weight of its economy.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Apr 20, 2015

Why Japan won't join the AIIB

The AIIB will enable China to use funds contributed by other countries for projects that best suit its own strategies.
WORLD
Nov 23, 2013

Japan's yakuza woes return to the silver screen

Hollywood has long fetishized Japanese gangsters, with their full-body tattoos, missing pinkies and harems of buxom groupies. Ever since Sydney Pollack's "The Yakuza" in 1974, the colorful mafiosi have provided regular fodder for directors including Ridley Scott and Quentin Tarantino.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 22, 2013

Senate's filibuster change will boost Obama's agenda

The U.S. Senate vote Thursday to lower the barriers for presidential nominations will make it easier for President Barack Obama to accomplish key second-term priorities, including tougher measures on climate change and financial regulation, that have faced intense opposition from Republicans in Congress....
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 19, 2025

Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market

After the announcement, the Nikkei 225 fell from a record high and the yen strengthened.
How China waged an infowar against U.S. interests in the Philippines
Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) Chairman Raul Lambino shakes hands with guests during a ceremony for the Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding at The Manila Hotel in Manila in June.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
Typhoon Halong to cause windstorms, heavy rain and high waves on the Izu islands
Typhoon Halong is moving north near the Izu Islands, with strong winds, high waves and heavy rain expected as it passes early on Thursday, prompting warnings from the weather agency.
Takaichi's leadership lineup favors Aso and his allies while shutting out rivals
The LDP's newly-appointed election chief Keiji Furuya (far left), general affairs council chair Haruko Arimura (second from left), vice president Taro Aso (center left), president Sanae Takaichi (center right), secretary-general Shunichi Suzuki (second from right) and policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Qilin cybercrime gang claims hack on Japan's Asahi
The Asahi Group headquarters complex in Tokyo
OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese 'AI slop'
OpenAI has rolled out a social app powered by Sora 2, its artificial intelligence video generator, which was quickly flooded with videos featuring iconic Japanese intellectual property.
Trump has his eyes on the prize — but a Nobel win looks unlikely
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the words "Nobel" written on it, as supporters and family members of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demonstrate to demand the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages, outside the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv, on Sept. 2.
‘Takaichi trade’ stalls as political reality calls for wait-and-see approach
Tokyo stocks staged a powerful rally on Monday. On Tuesday, they rallied again, then retreated.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.

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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Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
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