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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2016

A tricky Edward Snowden moment for China

The Panama Papers have cast an unwelcome spotlight on the financial affairs of China's elite.
WORLD
Apr 7, 2016

White House declines to support encryption legislation: sources

The White House is declining to offer public support for draft legislation that would empower judges to require technology companies such as Apple Inc. to help law enforcement crack encrypted data, sources familiar with the discussions said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 7, 2016

Exoskeleton suit mimics life's creaks, weaknesses at 85 to boost awareness

With the push of a button, a perfectly healthy 34-year-old museum-goer named Ugo Dumont was transformed into a confused 85-year-old man with cataracts, glaucoma and a ringing in his ears known as tinnitus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2016

MUFG's trust bank to boost assets administered overseas by 30%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.'s trust banking arm plans to increase the assets it administers overseas for institutional investors by about 30 percent to $400 billion over the next two years to boost fee income, the unit's new president said.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2016

Takeover of Sharp advances Hon Hai's clean-energy ambitions

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.'s rescue of Sharp Corp. promises to bolster the Taiwanese electronics maker's ambitions for a bigger role in clean energy in some of the world's most polluting countries while also providing a firmer footing in Japan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 4, 2016

Abenomics failure explained

It's taken two Nobel laureates to point out how Abe has squandered a rare opportunity to shake up Japan Inc.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 4, 2016

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi eyes U.S. regional banks, new CEO says

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.'s main lending unit is eyeing further acquisitions in the U.S. and Asia as part of its long-standing aspirations to become one of the world's leading commercial banks, the unit's new president said.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 4, 2016

Japan Inc. inflation expectations decline as confidence wanes

Japanese companies have cut their inflation forecasts for the next five years, indicating that even after adopting a negative-rate policy, the Bank of Japan is struggling to persuade businesses that sustained price gains will take hold.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2016

For Hon Hai, turning around Sharp will be tougher than takeover

Terry Gou has pledged to keep Sharp intact, respect its independence and try to preserve jobs. He will have a hard time keeping those agreements.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 4, 2016

Aspiring females aim sights at solving pilot crisis dogging Asian airlines

Sophia Kuo says she still hears the whispers as she walks through international airports in her EVA Airways Corp. pilot's uniform: “ 'Wow, we have female pilots.' 'How does she fly an airplane?' 'She must be really smart!' ”
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 3, 2016

Reusable Blue Origin rocket makes third successful vertical landing

Jeff Bezos' space transportation company, Blue Origin, successfully launched and landed for the third time a suborbital rocket capable of carrying six passengers, taking another step on its path in developing reusable boosters, the company said on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 2, 2016

Hon Hai seals deal with Sharp

A foreign company is taking over one of Japan's leading electronics makers after Sharp Corp. and Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. sealed an agreement Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2016

Japan firms begin challenge of boosting women in the workplace

As Japan on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of a law to ban discrimination against women in the workplace, a new law went into effect forcing companies for the first time to create concrete plans and publicly document their efforts on the issue.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 1, 2016

Ministry of Finance the loser in battle for dominance under Abe

The ministry awakens to a new reality after three years of government under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 1, 2016

Ex-missionary hedge fund boss has faith sun will shine on Fukushima and its investors

The region hit by the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl has a new backer.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Apr 1, 2016

Personnel announcement

The Japan Times, Ltd. announces that Toshiaki Ogasawara, chairman and publisher of The Japan Times, will step down from his post and current Vice Chairwoman Yukiko Ogasawara will become chairwoman.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 30, 2016

Hitachi, Sagawa Express agree to buy stakes in distribution businesses

Hitachi Ltd. and Sagawa Express Co. agreed Wednesday to buy stakes in each other's distribution businesses as competition among Japanese logistics companies intensifies.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 25, 2016

Japan inflation at about zero for 10th month; BOJ goal remains distant

Prices in Japan did not rise in February, reinforcing just how far the nation remains from reaching the Bank of Japan's 2 percent inflation goal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 25, 2016

Commodity rout cuts ¥970 billion from Japan's major trading houses

The nation's biggest trading companies, stalwarts of the economy, expect to book combined writedowns of at least ¥970 billion ($8.6 billion) as ill-timed investments in commodities ranging from shale gas to copper mines erode profitability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 25, 2016

U.S. officials confident they can crack California killer's iPhone but say encryption debate not over

U.S. officials said on Thursday that they are hopeful they will be able to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters without help from Apple Inc., but said the national debate over privacy and encryption must still be resolved.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 24, 2016

Aichi-based Sun's Israeli unit helping FBI crack iPhone: report

Israel's Cellebrite, a provider of mobile forensic software, is helping the Federal Bureau of Investigation's attempt to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Longform

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