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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 29, 2023

China's Alibaba to break up empire into six units as Jack Ma returns home

The revamp comes a day after the Alibaba founder returned home from a yearlong stay abroad, a move that dovetailed with Beijing's effort to spur growth in the private sector.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2023

Putin’s bid to reassert Kremlin authority is showing cracks

Infighting spread within the security establishment as the Russian president moved on senior players thought to have supported the 24-hour mutiny by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2022

Dissecting Japan's hit consumer products of 2022

The two items that topped Nikkei Marketing Journal's annual rankings were not products per se but product attributes reflecting consumers' response to inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 22, 2022

Carlyle expands presence in Japan's auto sector as EV shift shakes supply chains

U.S. private equity firm announced this month a u00a538 billion tender offer for Totoku Electric, a manufacturer of electric wire whose products include wiring for automotive seat heaters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 17, 2022

Following U.S. on China chip export curbs would hit Japan's industry hard

The impact on chip equipment- and material-makers would be more significant than on chipmakers, as Japan's powerful global players are concentrated in those areas.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 7, 2022

Russia looks to private militia to secure a victory in eastern Ukraine

Wagner Group forces launched attacks from several directions on the city of Bakhmut, though analysts said seizing it would yield little strategic value.
CULTURE / Longform
Sep 26, 2022

Big in China, but can the party last for Japan’s artists?

Overseas artists can make a splash in China — provided they abide by the rules.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 12, 2022

How Japan's political system linked the Unification Church with lawmakers

One problem faced by Japan is that there are institutional and customary factors that allow fringe organizations to maintain access to politicians at the highest levels of government.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 27, 2022

Texans great Whitney Mercilus making easy transition into retired life

Whitney Mercilus has always spent this time of the year on the field. He was either sweating through practices in grueling heat or getting into collisions that rival car crashes while banging heads against massive linemen and trying to bring down NFL running backs like Adrian Peterson and Maurice Jones-Drew...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 17, 2022

Big Tech helps Big Oil pump more, belying climate pledges

The tech giants began courting oil companies several years ago, eager for business from a lucrative but technologically backward industry.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2022

KDDI’s network outage rekindles calls for stronger emergency systems

To prevent a situation where people are unable to use their cellphones for an extended period of time, there is an urgent need to consider a system enabling 'cross-carrier roaming.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 16, 2022

Musk says Twitter dragged feet on deal and now rushing trial

Elon Musk's lawyers say Twitter officials are unfairly pushing for a 'warp speed” trial and have asked that the case be heard next year instead.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 12, 2022

Unification Church: A global religious movement

The group, famed for its mass weddings and business connections, has now found itself in the headlines following the assassination of Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 5, 2022

Five years after vanishing, Chinese-Canadian billionaire faces trial

The case of Xiao Jianhua epitomizes the ruling Communist Party's efforts to rein in an earlier era of freewheeling capitalism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2022

Kyoto's love-hate relationship with tourists endures as yen weakens

Attitudes in the city reflect a broader uncertainty in Japan about welcoming tourist hordes amid fears they could trigger a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2022

Japan's core machinery orders post surprise double-digit growth

Monthly growth was far stronger than economists' median forecast for a 1.5% dip and followed a 7.1% jump in March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 25, 2022

China's Gen Z has the power to make or break western brands

The 270-million-strong cohort born since the mid-1990s is already flexing their power: They have the fastest spending growth out of any generation in China.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 24, 2022

Russian official calls out war in a fiery exit

The mid-level U.N. diplomat became the most prominent Russian official to resign and publicly criticize Putin's war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2022

Inside China’s 'zero-COVID' fortress, Xi admits no doubts

As the lockdown of Shanghai and outbreaks in Beijing and elsewhere batter the economy, China's leader keeps a distance from the politically charged issue.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Apr 20, 2022

Why has the yen fallen to a 20-year low?

Since the beginning of March, the value of the yen has plummeted against the dollar, the euro and the British pound. Bloomberg economy reporter Yuko Takeo joins Deep Dive to explain why.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 20, 2022

Kremlin insiders alarmed over growing toll of Putin’s war in Ukraine

Almost eight weeks after the Russian leader sent troops into Ukraine, a small but growing number of senior officials are quietly questioning his decision to go to war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2022

The elusive politics of Elon Musk

Musk, 50, who was born in South Africa and only became an American citizen in 2002, expresses views that don't fit neatly into America's binary, left-right political framework.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2022

Western companies wrestle with Russia 'half-exits'

About 80 Western companies, mostly consumer and pharmaceutical companies that argue that pulling out would significantly harm the Russian population, have retained a presence in Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 17, 2022

As costs rise in Japan, even businesses accustomed to deflation are raising prices

On top of changing ingredients or reducing portion sizes, firms have implemented unusual price hikes to goods such as cooking oil, snacks and popular instant noodle brands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 9, 2022

Japan downgrades fourth-quarter GDP on service sector weakness

The downwardly revised growth is bad news for policymakers tasked with keeping the country's fragile recovery on track.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2022

Russia could use cryptocurrency to blunt the force of U.S. sanctions

Sanctions have been a powerful tool for the U.S. because of the dollar's dominance in the global economy, but today's digital marketplace is changing that.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 23, 2022

Putin insulated Russia’s economy. Will Biden’s sanctions hold him back in Ukraine?

The Biden administration might find it has to impose the absolute harshest sanctions — ones that would inflict suffering on many ordinary citizens — or look for a noneconomic option.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2022

China’s anti-graft show is educational, with unintended lessons

The state-produced documentary was meant to celebrate the success of Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, but the series may have done the opposite.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump after the verdict was read at Manhattan criminal court in New York City, on Thursday
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 31, 2024

For Trump's false records conviction, prison is not unprecedented

Prison time is rare for people convicted in New York state of felony falsification of business records — the charge Donald Trump faced at his six-week trial.
The entrance gate of the SEG electronics market in Shenzhen, China, on June 27.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 5, 2024

With smugglers and front companies, China is skirting U.S. AI bans

The U.S. worries advanced semiconductors could help China develop superior weaponry, launch cyberattacks and make faster decisions on the battlefield.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past