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JAPAN
Dec 19, 2022

U.S. won’t help fund China’s chip ambitions, Rahm Emanuel says

Over the past two months, the U.S. has taken its strongest steps yet to prevent China from buying or making leading-edge semiconductors.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2022

Coal’s surge won’t stop Idemitsu selling Australian mine stake

The firm is in talks with several entities interested in acquiring its 85% stake in the Ensham mine in Queensland, said President Shunichi Kito.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2022

U.S. blacklists more Chinese tech companies, escalating trade fight

The latest restrictions are part of the recent push to limit China's access to advanced chipmaking and artificial intelligence technology.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Top 5
Dec 15, 2022

This Christmas, ditch the KFC for Tokyo’s best karaage

Just because there's no roast turkey on the Christmas dinner table doesn't mean you have to resort to fast food alternatives for your holiday meal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2022

China to set economic plans amid shift from 'zero-COVID' to growth

Economists expect President Xi Jinping and his officials to flesh out policy objectives for the coming year at the Central Economic Work Conference.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Dec 13, 2022

Suntory restores healthy forests to recharge clean natural water

“Today Birds, Tomorrow Humans.” This is the slogan created by Japanese beverage giant Suntory Holdings when it started bird conservation activities in 1973. It indicates that various environmental risks affecting wildlife will come to hurt people as well. The company initially established a bird...
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 12, 2022

Delayed pick for 2030 Winter Olympics host puts Sapporo in a bind

The IOC's announcement could further complicate the city's effort, as bid supporters and opponents face off next year — especially in April's local elections.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2022

Japan firms step up appointments of female outside directors

Businesses need to prove their ability to listen to the opinions of female outside directors, even if these are unflattering, for effective use in management, observers say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Longform
Dec 12, 2022

Smooth operator: Rahm Emanuel’s transition to life as a diplomat

The U.S. ambassador on adjusting to life in Tokyo, his direct management style and dealing with Japanese politicians.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 11, 2022

Yuki Tejima: 'Women have always had a place in the literary world, but now there’s a new generation with really strong voices'

Yuki Tejima runs the Instagram account Book Nerd Tokyo. She uses the platform to discuss books and cafes she loves — a simple formula that has proven very popular.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Dec 10, 2022

Deep in Yamagata's mountains, rural artisans pull on history's threads

A spell of financial insecurity during the Edo Period gave rise to one of Japan's strongest textile traditions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 8, 2022

These are not the most expensive cities — unless you are an expat

Lists of the world's priciest urban centers assume you're a tennis-playing, vermouth-drinking expat paid in dollars with a maid and a car.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 8, 2022

Japan’s smaller contraction masks extent of underlying weakness

Gross domestic product shrank an annualized 0.8% in the three months to the end of September from the previous period, revised figures from the Cabinet Office showed Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2022

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son quietly lifts stake to 34%, edging toward buyout

The billionaire now owns more than a third of the company he founded, after aggressive buybacks in the last two months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 6, 2022

Why Japan still leads in Southeast Asian infrastructure investment

Tokyo's position as the top investor allows it to not only counter Beijing's growing clout in the region but also promote key economic and foreign policy objectives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2022

U.N. says new biodiversity credits can succeed where carbon offsets failed

Studies on biodiversity offsetting programs in Canada, Australia and at a global level have found very few achieve their targets and most are unsuccessful.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2022

Ambitious plans to build Indonesia a brand new capital city are falling apart

With his final term running out, President Joko Widodo is struggling to finance a project that could resettle millions of people and cement his own legacy.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 3, 2022

Global conference stresses need to put women's issues at top of policy agendas

Leaders and luminaries weigh in on how to incorporate women's perspectives into government and business decision-making.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 3, 2022

Biden is staffing up for GOP probes even while downplaying risks

The White House is bracing for the onslaught by ramping up the team that will handle the probes, including bringing on a key staffer from a powerful congressional committee.
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WORLD / Society
Dec 1, 2022

Quebec plans to bar long-term immigrants who don’t speak French

The nationalist Coalition Avenir Quebec party was re-elected with a huge majority in October, partly on a platform of protecting French as the dominant language in the province.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2022

Restoring nature could depend on how countries help farmers

Around the world, government subsidies that harm nature amount to at least $1.8 trillion each year — equivalent to 2% of global GDP.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 27, 2022

‘Gangnam Style’ brought K-pop to the world, but haunted its creator

In 2012, the song took over the internet, and it helped pave the way for the global success of Korean pop. But Psy spent years trying and failing to replicate the phenomenon.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Nov 25, 2022

FTX collapse is a reminder of the simple reality of cryptocurrencies

One veteran of bankruptcies called the FTX collapse the worst he had ever seen — which included the $74 billion loss that followed the Enron debacle.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 24, 2022

Indian billionaire's mega-port hangs in the balance as a fishing community protests

The tense standoff has dragged on, with protesters saying they can congregate quickly if police move to dismantle their makeshift shelter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2022

Looking for the Qatar World Cup winner? Don’t follow the money

Even in today's winner-takes-all economy, superstars won't always come out ahead.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 23, 2022

Mazda unveils ¥1.5 trillion EV spending plan and eyes investing in battery production

The carmaker also raised its sales target for electric vehicles to up to 40% of its total global sales by 2030.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 23, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court clears way for lawmakers to get Trump's tax returns

Trump was the first president in 40 years not to release his tax returns as he sought to keep the details of his wealth and the activities secret.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2022

FTX was run as 'personal fiefdom,' company attorney says

In the highest-profile crypto blowup to date, FTX filed for protection in the United States after traders pulled $6 billion from the platform in three days.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 23, 2022

HP to cut up to 6,000 jobs over three years on declining PC demand

HP will scale back as much as 10% of its 61,000-employee global workforce over the next three years and reduce its real estate footprint.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2022

Bob Iger returns to reshape Disney as giant faces biggest decline since 70s

Iger, who led the entertainment company from 2005 to 2020, will have to tackle growing losses in streaming and fraying cable-TV viewership.

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo