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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2017

Japan's regional banks, facing demographic challenges, turn to deal-making for revenue

The grim outlook for smaller regional banks, who are suffering as the rural population shrinks rapidly, is prompting some to dive into a new, potentially lucrative line of business that until now was largely taboo: mergers and acquisitions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Nov 5, 2017

Yoshiharu Hoshino: Inn innovator's winning formula born from bubble's crash

Yoshiharu Hoshino describes his experience taking over the reins of his century-old family business in 1991 as a "hard landing."
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2017

Hawks finally prevail after epic Japan Series

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks wrapped up the 2017 Japan Series at Yafuoku Dome on Saturday by capturing their eighth overall title — fourth in the last seven years — after defeating the Yokohama BayStars in a hard-fought Game 6.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Nov 5, 2017

Art and culture seen as a way to deepen mutual ties

Offer Laurent Pic, the new French ambassador to Japan, a role in a traditional noh play and he would likely accept it. “Why not?” the ambassador said in an interview with The Japan Times.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Nov 5, 2017

At the polls, a sweep for Abe and a rubber stamp for Japan's Supreme Court judges

Perhaps unwittingly, Japanese voters just gave their silent nod to the seven most recent appointees to the nation's top court.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2017

Inequality is a matter of life and death

Although people are living longer almost everywhere, life expectancy figures in the United States tell a more complicated story.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Nov 4, 2017

Gundam towers over a transforming Tokyo

Every day, the towering full-scale Unicorn Gundam statue in Tokyo's Odaiba waterfront district undergoes a transformation, eliciting shouts of joy from visitors young and old, many trying to snap good photos with their smartphones.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2017

In Tokyo, Ivanka Trump praises Abe’s ‘womenomics’ efforts

Ivanka Trump gets a $50 million pledge from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for her women's entrepreneur initiative ahead of her father's visit to Japan.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Nov 3, 2017

November 4, 2017

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2017

America's Asian allies in the age of Donald Trump

America's allies must take proactive steps to steer the U.S. back to the right path.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 3, 2017

Venezuela to restructure foreign debt, raising the possibility of massive default

Venezuela on Thursday announced plans to restructure its burgeoning foreign debt, a move that may lead to a default by the cash-strapped OPEC nation whose collapsing socialist economy has left its population struggling to find food and medicine.
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2017

Women and minorities take more seats in U.S. boardrooms, study says

White men still overwhelm the boardroom but, for the first time, women and minorities together accounted for half of the new independent directors appointed by corporate America this year, a recruitment firm said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2017

Tesla still in production 'hell' as factory issues delay Model 3: Musk

Tesla Inc. still hasn't figured out how to overcome manufacturing challenges that threaten its viability as an automaker, with glitches on the battery line pushing out production targets for the Model 3 sedan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 1, 2017

Fake news isn't the only way to skew perceptions

Biased news, which may delivered even by traditional news organizations, can be very damaging, not least for political leaders.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2017

Manafort gave wildly varying estimates of his wealth to banks

When Paul Manafort wanted to borrow money in the past five years he gave lenders wildly varying estimates of his wealth, ranging from $19 million to $136 million, according to special counsel Robert Mueller.
MULTIMEDIA
Nov 1, 2017

[VIDEO] Tokyo Motor Show 2017

CULTURE / Music
Oct 31, 2017

Kenshi Yonezu hopes for more fireworks on new album 'Bootleg'

For Hatsune Miku's 10th birthday, Kenshi Yonezu wrote the turquoise-haired anime darling an apocalyptic song. "Suna no Wakusei" (English title: "Dune") finds Yonezu, under the alias Hachi, programming the avatar for singing-synthesizer software Vocaloid to sing about a "desert planet" where life has...
CULTURE / Art
Oct 31, 2017

What makes a National Treasure?

Together, Japan's National Treasures provide a cacophonous ode to the nation and its heritage for its historical, cultural, geographical and stylistic dissonances. Yet, this is the first time in 41 years that 210 such works (or sets) have been displayed en masse.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2017

Why economic growth is no longer enough

Gains in capital productivity are not being translated into higher median incomes — a breach of the social contract on which liberal economies rest.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2017

Dennis Sarfate feels collapse in 2016 motivated Hawks this season

Dennis Sarfate showed up early to practice on his day off.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2017

China versus the Washington Consensus

China's continued economic success calls into question longstanding assumptions about the optimal balance of state and market mechanisms in driving economic development.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2017

Heading for a NAFTA showdown?

U.S President Donald Trump's war over the North American Free Trade Agreement is heating up.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2017

Hawks win Game 2 of Japan Series after contentious call

All anyone could do was wait. A decision that could have a big impact on the complexion of the Japan Series hung in the balance, as the umpiring crew checked replay after replay in the bottom of the seventh inning at Yafuoku Dome.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Oct 29, 2017

A return to Resolute: Exploring the wintry climes of northern Canada

We sailed from Greenland, across Baffin Bay, on Aug. 4, 2017. The sea was calm, and largely free of ice floes, although still dotted here and there with icebergs. The following day we reached the small community of Pond Inlet, more than 600 kilometers above the Arctic Circle in the north of Baffin Island....
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2017

Hawks erupt for seven runs in fifth inning, pound BayStars in Game 1

The day before this Japan Series was scheduled to start, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate said his team had the best starting rotation, best lineup and best bullpen in the league.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

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