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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2015

Sony's ¥440 billion fundraising opens way to finance unit buyout

Sony Corp.'s first share sale in 26 years is fueling speculation the company may buy full control of Sony Financial Holdings Inc., a move that could save taxes and help the parent meet performance targets.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 30, 2015

Komatsu CEO says sluggish construction sales show worsening China slump

Komatsu Ltd.'s customers in China are reluctant to buy construction equipment because they are unsure when building projects will start, underscoring the challenges the Japanese supplier and its peers face in a market that is cooling more than expected.
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BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2015

Mitsubishi eyes India revival as next driver of commodity cycle

If you're looking to bet on commodities, take a breather.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2015

Slowboat to China: No quick fix for luxury yacht firm Ferretti

When Chinese industrial conglomerate Weichai Group snapped up cash-strapped Italian luxury yacht builder Ferretti in 2012, the deal looked like a match made in heaven.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2015

Cameron tells EU new terms needed

British Prime Minister David Cameron told European Union leaders Thursday he needs a new deal to keep Britain as a member, opening a struggle over the bloc's future at a summit preoccupied with keeping Greece from crashing out.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 23, 2015

Grouses bringing Nash back for fourth season

Veteran bench boss Bob Nash, who has led the Toyama Grouses to sustained success since 2012, is returning to lead the bj-league club for the 2015-16 campaign.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 21, 2015

China extends reach into Hong Kong to thwart democrats

Hong Kong's democrats have won their battle to veto a Beijing-backed electoral reform package, but they now face an increasingly organized campaign by pro-Chinese government movements in the longer war over the democratic future of the former British colony.
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WORLD
Jun 20, 2015

Moment of truth nears for nuclear waste time bomb

More than half a century after the world's first commercial nuclear plant went into operation in the United States, the industry may finally be nearing a way to store radioactive waste underground permanently.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2015

LOT Polish Airlines to start Warsaw-Tokyo flights in January

Poland's national LOT Polish Airlines announced Friday that it will launch direct flights between Warsaw and Tokyo next January, the first such route connecting Japan and Central Europe.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 18, 2015

Hong Kong vetoes China-backed electoral reform proposal

Hong Kong's legislature on Thursday vetoed a China-vetted electoral reform package that had been criticized by opposition prodemocracy lawmakers and activists as undemocratic, potentially easing the prospect of fresh mass protests.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 16, 2015

Consumer groups skeptical of health claims from new food labels

The first batch of products with new "functional food" labels will hit stores nationwide this week, amid controversy over regulatory policy that critics say is too lax.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2015

Hong Kong arrests bomb-making suspects ahead of electoral reform vote

Hong Kong police arrested nine people and seized suspected explosives, authorities said Monday as the city went on high alert ahead of a crucial vote on a China-backed electoral reform package that sparked widespread protests last year.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2015

David Cameron and the European Union's Waterloo

Even if it does retain its EU membership, the U.K. will continue to move steadily away from Europe. And with more attractive commercial opportunities elsewhere, most European countries will follow suit.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2015

Reeling from recalls, Honda again opts for insider as new CEO

Honda Motor Co. is turning to an insider who has spent his entire career at the company to navigate its exit from a global auto safety crisis, after seven people died in its cars.
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MULTIMEDIA
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 12, 2015

Tokyo companies begin work on Transformer-like robot

Two Tokyo-based firms said Friday they have begun developing a transformable robot that can be operated from inside, both as a humanoid robot and a vehicle.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 9, 2015

Kuroda's former ally Ito sees little downside now for yen

It's hard to imagine the yen declining much further from its current lows, said a former deputy to Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda when he was in charge of the nation's currency policy.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2015

Over 50 lawmakers from Cameron's party will join EU exit campaign: British paper

More than 50 lawmakers from David Cameron's Conservative Party are to join a campaign backing Britain's exit from the European Union unless the British prime minister achieves radical changes in the bloc, according to the Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2015

You say you want an automotive revolution?

Though new technologies, ideas and companies are challenging the entire automotive paradigm and upsetting almost a century of stable evolution, the industry's ability to adapt should not be underestimated.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2015

Cameron's work is cut out

David Cameron, if he is unlucky and plays his hands badly, could end up as the prime minister who led Britain out of the EU and who was responsible for the demise of the union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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