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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 29, 2015

Ashley Madison courted buyers before attack

The owner of the adultery website Ashley Madison was already struggling to sell itself or raise funds for at least three years before the publication of details about its members, according to internal documents and emails that were released by hackers as part of their assault on the company in recent...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2015

Diet passes bill aimed at boosting women in the workplace

The Diet passed a bill Friday aiming to promote the role of women in the workplace, along with greater female participation in the economy at a time when the country's population is expected to shrink further.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2015

Tokyo native looks to put innovation, not money, into creative sports open to all

While Japan looks forward to hosting the world's biggest and glitziest sports event five years from now, a Tokyo man is promoting a series of innovative, quirky sports that are played simply for the fun of it.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2015

Kinokuniya to buy up first editions of new Murakami book

The major bookstore chain said there are two main motives behind the announcement: to get a competitive edge over online bookstores and to energize smaller book shops.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2015

METI hopes 'Wonder 500' will catch on overseas

The industry ministry Thursday unveiled 500 undiscovered fine goods from rural areas that they will target for overseas promotion.
WORLD
Aug 27, 2015

FAA starts probe after Allegiant jet aborts out-of-control takeoff

U.S. air-safety investigators are looking into a mechanical failure that caused the nose of an Allegiant Airlines jet to rise off the ground prematurely before takeoff, defying the crew's attempts to push it down.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 26, 2015

China slide turns Wall Street rally into rout; Dow down 10.5% in five sessions

A rally on Wall Street evaporated on Tuesday and stocks ended with deep losses as concerns about China's economy outweighed lower valuations that some earlier saw as bargains.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 25, 2015

Part-time traders join pros in mass exodus from Japan stocks

Whether part-time or professional, Japan's stock investors are heading for the exits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 25, 2015

Japan Electric carmaker GLM closes round of funding with ¥1.7 billion

GLM Inc., a Kyoto-based maker of electric sports cars, closed a new funding round that raised about ¥1.7 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / EXECUTIVE DECISIONS
Aug 24, 2015

First non-Japanese chief of Tomy believes innovation is key to reviving toymaker's fortunes

Tomy Co.'s new CEO said the company plans to introduce innovation that changes the way people play with toys and will improve the branding of its iconic products, such as its Licca-chan dolls, as part of a global expansion strategy.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 24, 2015

Let's discuss attitudes toward work

In an unstable time for young people looking at their future careers, a survey reveals that they maintain a rather cool attitude toward employment.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Aug 22, 2015

Kaoru Mende's bright ideas on darkness

'Whenever I see the alcove of a tastefully built Japanese room, I marvel at our comprehension of the secrets of shadows, our sensitive use of shadow and light," wrote the prominent modern novelist Junichiro Tanizaki in his 1933 essay on Japanese aesthetics, "In Praise of Shadows."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2015

Toyota to buy 13 million air-bag inflators from Takata rival

Toyota Motor Corp., in a bid to reduce its risk from potentially lethal air-bag inflators supplied by Takata Corp., will buy millions of them from smaller parts-maker Nippon Kayaku Co., people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 21, 2015

Economists cut Japan growth view again, widening gap with BOJ

Economists from Nomura Holdings Inc. to BNP Paribas SA lowered their forecasts for the economy this week, making the central bank's growth outlook for this year look increasingly optimistic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 20, 2015

'Female Viagra' seen more a pacesetter than moneymaker

The first U.S. treatment for low sexual desire in women, dubbed "female Viagra," is more likely to help build a market for better future rival drugs than achieve the sales seen for Pfizer Inc's famous little blue pill for men, industry experts said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2015

Toyota to unveil first Prius revamp since 2009 next month

Toyota Motor Corp. will reveal the first redesign of the Prius in almost seven years in Las Vegas next month, wagering that new looks can revive demand for its top- selling hybrid.
WORLD
Aug 20, 2015

Probe finds ELT fire aboard 787 at Heathrow would have been hard to fight aloft

A fire on an empty Boeing Co. Dreamliner at London's Heathrow Airport would have posed a serious risk to the Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise jet had it occurred during a flight, the official probe into the incident said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2015

SoftBank beefs up Sprint stake with second purchase this month

SoftBank Group increased its stake in Sprint Corp. a second time this month, acquiring ¥7.51 billion($73 million) of stock in the unprofitable U.S. wireless operator.
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2015

Widening recalls may lead to shortage of replacement air bags in Japan

Japan may face a shortfall in supply of replacement air bags as automakers recall 9.8 million vehicles in the country to swap out potentially defective devices made by Takata Corp., according to the transport ministry.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 19, 2015

Female sex pill gets FDA nod but with safety restrictions, alcohol-use warning

Washington/New York
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 18, 2015

Japan needs to break its addiction to exports

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs to recognize, as China already has, that Asia's old export model of economic growth no longer works.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 14, 2015

Almost 30% of young people don't want to work for a company, survey finds

A survey revealed Thursday that some young people in Japan maintain an unenthusiastic and rather cool attitude toward employment.

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