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BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2017

Small Japanese credit union outperforms mega-banks by lending to geisha and local startups

Kikuno Kashima, a Tokyo geisha, couldn't get a bank loan to open a club for her patrons and select guests until a tiny credit union agreed to lend her the money. Now she's part of a lending model that's doling out cash to startup companies and yielding surprisingly high profits in the process.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2017

What electric vehicles portend for the future

The widespread use of electric vehicles would be good for the environment, but could be bad news for millions of workers in the automotive industry.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 24, 2017

Megyn Kelly fires back at O'Reilly's claim that no one accused him of sexual harassment during 20 years at Fox

Bill O'Reilly, forced out at Fox News over allegations of sexual harassment, has said no one ever filed a complaint about his behavior with human resources or the legal department in the 20 years he was at the network.
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LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 22, 2017

Fun with zombies, kaiju and Mario in your living room

Hungry for a new PSVR experience?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 22, 2017

We can't keep waiting for gender equality

Isn't it time for Japanese corporations to wake up and smell the coffee, instead of the tea made by their female employees?
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 21, 2017

Lack of automation let Kobe Steel manually manipulate inspection certificate process, official says

Some Kobe Steel Ltd. plants lack systems that automatically input product inspection data from measuring devices to produce inspection certificates, it was learned Saturday.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 20, 2017

Laundry-folding robot maker will represent Japan at startup competition

A Tokyo-based startup recognized for its laundry-folding robot has gained entry to an international competition for venture firms, and hopes to represent Japan as a country of innovation.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 19, 2017

DeepMind's superpowerful AI sets its sights on drug discovery

DeepMind, the London-based artificial intelligence company owned by Alphabet Inc., is planning to let its software learn how to fold proteins, an important problem for drug discovery.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2017

Japan Inc. wants ruling bloc to prevail in election win but with smaller majority: poll

Japanese companies overwhelmingly want Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition to stay in power in this Sunday's national election but about two-thirds want it to lose seats, a Reuters poll found.
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2017

CNN first to get FAA waiver to fly drones over crowds

CNN received a waiver allowing routine drone flights above crowds, a milestone for the industry seeking greater use of the remote-controlled devices for everything from insurance inspections to covering news.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 18, 2017

Airbus stake in Bombardier C Series jet seen putting Boeing in catch-up mode

Airbus SE's acquisition of a majority stake in Bombardier Inc.'s C Series plane threatens to leave Boeing Co. trailing in a looming race to develop a new generation of more advanced short-haul jets.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 17, 2017

Sony unveils family-friendly robot aimed at spurring communication

Sony Mobile Communications Inc. announced Tuesday it will begin selling a new communications robot targeted at families next month, furthering its foray into the trending robot market.
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 16, 2017

Edano taking center stage as CDP gains momentum

Yukio Edano, founder and president of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, is taking the spotlight ahead of the general election.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2017

Toyota, Mazda may seek $1 billion incentive package from U.S. states for joint plant

Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. are pressing for an incentive package of at least $1 billion from U.S. states trying to land their $1.6 billion joint car factory, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2017

Internet bad boy Takafumi Horie and Wagyumafia bet the farm on intensely marbled steaks

Corporate enfant terrible, Takafumi Horie, built one of Japan's most successful internet businesses, stood for the Diet, went to prison and started a space company that aims to put the country's first privately funded rocket into orbit. Now he has a new frontier: cattle.
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BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Oct 16, 2017

Ippudo ramen chain credits its global success to localized tastes

Toshiyuki Kiyomiya likes to compare ramen to a carefully arranged universe in a bowl.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2017

A Nobel for humility in field of economics

Instead of trying to design a new theory-of-everything to explain anomalies, Richard Thaler borrowed or created situation-specific theories.

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb