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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2017

Toshiba talking with Western Digital, Foxconn about chip unit sale, sources say

Toshiba Corp. told its creditor banks it is in talks with Western Digital Corp. and Taiwan's Foxconn over the $18 billion sale of its prized chip unit in addition to its preferred bidder, banking sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2017

Hosting the Olympics won't raise Japan's economic game

As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's team details plans to revive growth and increase competitiveness, four numbers keep coming up: 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2017

Barclays on a hiring binge in Japan after cash equity exit

Barclays PLC is on a hiring spree to boost its investment banking and market operations in Japan, one year after it shut its cash equity business and cut 120 jobs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2017

Toshiba under pressure to draw up plan B as chip sale falters: sources

As plans to sell Toshiba Corp.'s memory chip unit falter, some bankers and potential investors press the board to seriously consider alternatives, including picking a new buyer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2017

GE and Canon risk fines as EU clamps down on merger violations

General Electric Co., Merck KGaA, Sigma-Aldrich Corp. and Canon Inc. are the latest companies to risk hefty penalties as the European Commission clamps down on violations of its merger approval procedures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2017

Tokyo plans new effort to ease commuter hell on rush-hour trains

Riding packed commuter trains pressed against strangers may be one of the worst parts of living in Tokyo, made worse by groping and long delays from people who commit suicide by jumping onto the tracks.
EDITORIALS
Jul 6, 2017

Apple's iPhone turns 10

The iPhone has changed the world, transforming the lives of billions of people around the world and facilitating a social and economic transition that is still underway.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2017

Peru taps 3-D tech to re-create face of mummified, tattooed high priestess who died 1,700 years ago

She died in her 20s some 1,700 years ago, and is believed to have ruled over a desert valley in ancient Peru where her elaborately tattooed body was buried with weapons and gold objects.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 3, 2017

Government mulls 'Kids Week' holiday to prompt overworked Japan to take paid leave

The government is considering plans to create a holiday called "Kids Week," in an ongoing effort to change the country's workaholic culture and allow more time for families.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2017

Japanese husbands' pocket money seen shrinking as mothers gain more respect from kids

Salarymen have taken a pummeling in recent years — with pay stagnating and rising numbers of working women and mothers eroding their once-dominant position as the family's breadwinner.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jul 2, 2017

'Most wanted' in Japanese design

The Interior Lifestyle Tokyo trade fair, an annual event held in June at Tokyo Big Sight, always showcases an impressive number of Japanese participants. This year, On Design picks its favorites from the fair's 'Wanted' special exhibition of designers looking for collaborators or overseas distributors.
EDITORIALS
Jul 1, 2017

Bad decision on passive smoking

The government should be ashamed of knuckling under to the tobacco industry and deciding not to crack down on smoking in public places.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 30, 2017

Ex-Tepco execs plead innocent as 3/11 nuclear negligence trial kicks off

Three former Tokyo Electric execs go on trial over the triple core meltdown in Fukushima, claiming they could not foresee that giant tsunami would overwhelm the plant.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2017

Left-leaning party to govern Canada's British Columbia for the first time in 16 years

British Columbia's Liberal government was defeated on Thursday in a no-confidence vote, as expected, paving the way for the left-leaning New Democrats to rule the Western Canadian province for the first time in 16 years. Seven weeks after a knife-edge election, New Democrat legislators, backed by the...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2017

Trump rebrands predecessor's policy to push U.S. 'energy dominance' as exporter

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday launched what he called a "golden era" of energy policy seeking to assert power abroad through a boost in natural gas, coal and petroleum exports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2017

U.S. set to unveil enhanced airline security steps to avoid laptop ban

U.S. Homeland Security officials on Wednesday will unveil enhanced security measures for foreign flights arriving in the United States but not an immediate expansion of an in-cabin ban on laptops and other large electronic devices because they might carry bombs, sources briefed on the matter said.
Man falls to his death from Osaka condo, killing cyclist below
Osaka's Kita Ward. Two men died Monday morning in the ward after a man fell from a high-rise condominium and struck a passing cyclist below, according to local police.
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
Japan confirms hard-line position ahead of possible tariff talks in Washington
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, at a news conference on Tuesday. He said that when Japan states it wants the tariffs reviewed, it means Tokyo wants them removed.
Amid rice shortage, farm minister comes under fire for saying he gets plenty
Agriculture minister Taku Eto has come under fire for saying at the weekend that he receives so much rice from his supporters that he has enough to sell it.
Ishiba rebuffs tax cut demands with Greek debt comparison
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
The race for more time: Japanese runner decided to freeze eggs for her future
Tomomi Bitoh, seen crossing the finish line in Antarctica, on the first stop of the World Marathon Challenge, is one of the very few Japanese athletes to speak publicly about her experience with egg freezing.
Agnes b. Japan CEO hopes to evolve the brand with focus on sustainability
Laurent Patouillet, the CEO and president of Agnes b. Japan, says the focus of its business is to remain independent, and evolve and adapt.
Flaunt your seasonal greens with Japan’s traditional pureed soup
With the weather warming up, there's no better time to make a bowl of chilled "surinagashi-jiru" (pureed soup).
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.
For Formula E, ‘sustainability is at the heart’
Founded with a mission of promoting electric vehicles, Formula E has always placed sustainability at the forefront of its raison d’etre.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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
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