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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 20, 2020

MUFG Bank to invest ¥80 billion in ride-hailing service Grab

MUFG Bank will form a capital and business alliance with Singapore-based ride-hailing service Grab, with the view to collaborating on retail financial services, sources have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 20, 2020

As COVID-19 spreads, Takeda CEO urges more industry investment in vaccines

The spread of novel coronavirus infections is starting to make one thing clear: More vaccine investment is needed, the CEO of Asia's biggest drugmaker said.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2020

CDP accuses Abe of lying about paper trail from cherry party dinner

Opposition lawmakers claim there have been contradictions in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's answers to parliamentary questions about a controversial dinner event, related to a publicly funded cherry blossom-viewing party that has become the focus of a political scandal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2020

Who can beat Donald Trump?

U.S. President Donald Trump is such an alarming figure that many Democratic voters so far appear willing to overlook in Michael Bloomberg what they would never forgive otherwise. And that, perhaps, is the clearest sign yet that American democracy is in crisis.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2020

Macao casinos to resume operations Thursday after suspension over virus fear

Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, will allow casinos to resume operations Thursday after authorities imposed a two-week suspension to keep the coronavirus in check, according to public broadcaster TDM.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2020

U.K. to spend $1.6 billion on world's best climate supercomputer

The U.K. said it will spend £1.2 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) on developing the most powerful weather and climate supercomputer in the world.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Feb 15, 2020

Free-range eggs from Tottori help crack regional revitalization

A queue of people snakes alongside a shiny glass cafe, with many resigned to a two-hour wait. Their goal: some simple yet famously fluffy pancakes. This could be a typical scene from the trendy Harajuku neighborhood in Tokyo. Except this cafe is surrounded by hills of luscious green, hidden in the small...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Feb 15, 2020

Alvin Cheung: Coffee and keyboards — a perfect combo

Alvin Cheung talks about the caffeine-charged world of entrepreneurism, design and 'coffee terroir.'
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Feb 15, 2020

COVID-19 tests Osaka's ability to reach East Asia

Since Kansai International Airport opened in 1994, business and political leaders in Osaka have touted the region as the gateway to Asia. Often showing little interest in other parts of the world, they would tell each other in conference rooms, cocktail parties, symposiums and seminars that China and...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2020

'Parasite' Oscars say a lot about South Korea

The nation's carefully planned economic rise has been matched by its cultural reach.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2020

Australia's 'black summer' offers glimmer of hope on climate policy

Australia's deadly wildfires have opened up a small window of opportunity for the country to break a decadelong impasse on climate policy, as some politicians and big business push for major change.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2020

Activist urges Japanese clothing firm Sanyo Shokai to sell itself

A U.S. activist investor has called on Japanese clothing company Sanyo Shokai Ltd. to sell itself, saying a new owner would help turn around the firm.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 12, 2020

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals stay true to their roots in a Wild West industry

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals bring their brand of blues and folk-tinged roots rock to Japan for their first tour in 14 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020

Eyeing TV and film deals, Carlos Ghosn hires legendary agent Michael Ovitz

Few people in Hollywood are more familiar with entertainment negotiations than Ovitz, who has been one of the industry's most prominent deal-makers since the 1980s.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2020

What will happen in post-Brexit Britain?

Britain's departure from the EU may reduce its influence in the global community, but in economic terms Brexit will not be an entirely bad deal.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 10, 2020

Japanese asset manager awaits flood of money from regional banks

Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings Inc. anticipates a flood of money from yield-starved regional banks that need help reinvesting cash after redeeming government bonds.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 8, 2020

What's Japan's next food trend? It might finally be pulled pork

Barbecue pulled pork might not have taken off in Japan just yet, but thanks to restaurants like Fatz's The San Franciscan, which aserve up the real slow-smoked deal, that might be about to change.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2020

Marriott has no plans to offer private lodging service in Japan

Marriott International Inc. has no plans to operate a private lodging service in Japan for the time being due to strict regulations, Rajeev Menon, a senior official of the U.S. hotel chain, said in a recent interview.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / U.S. Pacific Northwest report 2020
Feb 7, 2020

Greater Seattle: Still on the radar for growth

Starting with fur trading in 1791, the Greater Seattle region has done business with Japan for more than 200 years. And the area continues to offer partnership opportunities to Japanese companies.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / U.S. Pacific Northwest report 2020
Feb 7, 2020

Moses Lake Industries: Steeped in family values

Nestled in the mountains east of Greater Seattle, Moses Lake Industries has retained all the charms of small–town America, giving visitors a sense of peace and simplicity. Yet, it soon becomes clear that the city is not your average small town. It is well connected to major interstates with top institutes...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 6, 2020

BOJ policymaker Takako Masai cautiously optimistic on global outlook despite coronavirus

Bank of Japan board member Takako Masai has said the global economy is on track for a rebound around mid-year as manufacturing activity picks up, signaling that risks such as the coronavirus outbreak do not warrant an immediate expansion of stimulus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2020

SpaceJet, the first Japan-built airliner in 50 years, delayed for sixth time

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. has delayed the debut of its regional jet for the sixth time, raising questions about whether years of investment in the SpaceJet were worth the effort.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2020

Is the world growing softer or just becoming wiser?

It is becoming slowly recognized that violence backfires and that soft methods, rather than harsh and confrontational measures and battle plans, now stand the best chance of stabilizing societies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2020

Nomura pushes ahead with China hiring, says virus outbreak may slow plans

Nomura Holdings Inc. is moving forward with plans to hire wealth managers for its new China operation, though the outbreak of the new coronavirus threatens to slow the expansion, according to an executive overseeing the project.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2020

MUFG just posted first quarterly loss in a decade

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. has posted its first quarterly loss in a decade and cut its annual profit forecast after booking a hefty charge on its stake in an Indonesian bank.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2020

At least 400,000 Chinese travelers expected to cancel trips to Japan by end of March

In another demonstration of the effect the virus is having on tourism, Japanese department store operators saw duty free sales slump during the key Lunar New Year holiday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2020

Japan's Nidec betting on electric cars and acquisitions to triple sales: sources

Nidec Corp. plans to more than triple its revenue over the next five years by focusing on electric vehicle powertrains and buying specialists in motor technologies, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 3, 2020

Japanese society warms to asylum-seekers despite the government's cold shoulder

Hilmneh Tegegn came to Japan from Ethiopia 11 years ago seeking refugee status here and seemed to do everything right. After more than a decade of waiting, he finally got a visa — to the United States.
Luxury Tokyo penthouse sold for over $65 million in new record
Sales of luxury properties in Tokyo, like Azabudai Hills’ Aman Residences, have pushed up average real estate prices in the capital.
Bags of rice at half price will hit stores by early June, Koizumi says
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi visits a supermarket to check the prices of rice on Friday in Koto.
U.S. Marine arrested for Okinawa hit-and-run that injured four
Members of the Okinawa Prefectural Police and the U.S. military conduct a joint patrol in the city of Okinawa in April. Prefectural police arrested a U.S. Marine for an alleged hit-and-run case on Sunday.
Ukraine's key allies no longer limiting range of weapons, Germany's Merz says
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz takes part in a discussion during the opening of the 'Re:publica 25' digital conference in Berlin on Tuesday.
Even Nippon Steel is unsure about what a ‘partnership’ with U.S. Steel means
A United States Steel plant in River Rouge, Michigan. The guessing game continues as to what a "partnership" between Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel, as announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, actually entails.
Even Nippon Steel is unsure about what a ‘partnership’ with U.S. Steel means
A United States Steel plant in River Rouge, Michigan. The guessing game continues as to what a "partnership" between Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel, as announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, actually entails.
Eagle nest discovery sparks opposition to megasolar project
The white-tailed eagle's wintering grounds include Hokkaido, northern Honshu, the Russian coast, the southern Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands.
Fighters already showing last season's playoff run was no fluke
Fighters starter Hiromi Ito pitches against the Hawks in Fukuoka on April 29.
A moving meditation: Finding serenity in tea ceremony across space and time
Drawn to tea ceremony while volunteering at a Japanese garden in Phoenix, Arizona, Michele Laudig (right) came to learn a “common language of movement and ritual” that brought her into new communities in New York City and Tokyo.
Are microplastics hurting our fertility?
A worker sorts plastic waste for recycling at Minato Resource Recycle Center in Tokyo in 2019. Japan has been criticized by environmental groups for its strategy on plastics, which is heavily reliant on recycling instead of reduction.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction equipment sits idle in a park near Shiba Toshogu shrine in Tokyo's Minato Ward. While Japan has a history of treating its trees with reverence, green coverage is said to be lacking in most of the major cities.
Do Japan's trees no longer occupy the sacred space they used to?
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