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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 7, 2020

Mie hot spring focuses on attracting locals to ride out pandemic

The resort is now looking to individual travelers rather than groups and is exploring new demands such as the so-called workation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2020

Lost Seoul: Middle-class dreams spoiled by soaring house prices

Even with unemployment spiking as the coronavirus pandemic swept South Korea in February, Baek Seung-min asked his wife to quit her nursing job to help reach a dream they had spent a lifetime chasing: buying their own apartment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2020

Nintendo hikes Switch target again to sate coronavirus gaming boom

The new production target suggests Nintendo is likely to outperform its Switch sales forecast of 19 million units for the current fiscal year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2020

Virgin Atlantic files Chapter 15 petition to aid U.K. rescue

The firm's reservations are down 89 percent year-on-year so far in 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Aug 5, 2020

TikTok’s price is a giant question mark in an already complex deal

Analysts and bankers have pegged the value of the video-sharing app's U.S. business at anywhere from $20 billion to $50 billion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Aug 4, 2020

Microsoft’s long history in China complicates potential TikTok deal

Hawks in the Trump administration oppose any purchase of the social-media service by the tech giant, citing its contributions to 'the Great Firewall of China.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 3, 2020

7-Eleven owner to buy Marathon’s Speedway gas stations for $21 billion

Seven & I shares fell as much as 8.4 percent in early trading, the biggest intraday decline since March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 3, 2020

Japan’s economy shrinks at same pace in first quarter as capital expenditures hold up

The data that continued to show Japan was in a recession before the coronavirus pandemic took its heaviest toll.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 1, 2020

World economy’s sputtering recovery threatened by flaring coronavirus

The Asia-Pacific region has been hit hard by a resurgence in the number of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 31, 2020

Gifu factory town shocked by news of Mitsubishi SUV plant closure

According to the Sakahogi Municipal Government, the plant was partially closed around March following the COVID-19 outbreak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2020

Taisho emerges as lead bidder for Takeda $3 billion consumer unit

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. has emerged as the leading contender to acquire Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.’s Japanese consumer health care business, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2020

U.S. lawmakers accuse Big Tech of crushing rivals to boost profits

Facebook Inc.'s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon.com Inc.'s Jeff Bezos, Alphabet Inc.'s Sundar Pichai and Apple Inc.'s Tim Cook were said to have acknowledged concerning behavior.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 29, 2020

Conviction of Malaysia's Najib Razak bolsters current leader's hopes of staying on

The court decision could bolster Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's political capital at a time when his administration controls a razor-thin majority in parliament.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2020

McDonald’s to sell chunk of Japan business and speed closures in U.S.

McDonald's said it will cut its ownership in McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan to at least 35 percent from 49 percent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 28, 2020

Japan’s China engagement conundrum

Should “business as usual” continue if liberal, democratic values are threatened?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2020

Astra to pay Daiichi up to $6 billion for new cancer drug

AstraZeneca is forging ahead to become a global oncology powerhouse, even as it works on a vaccine for the coronavirus pandemic.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 28, 2020

Cushy coronavirus aid contract puts Japan ad giant Dentsu under spotlight

The ad giant has acquired the task of distributing a $20 billion package to help ailing businesses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2020

Chinese millennials drink milk to boost immunity amid pandemic

A growing debate in the country fueled by the coronavirus is about whether to have steamed buns and congee for breakfast, or milk and toast.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2020

Another internet border has just gone up

Europe blocked the highway for sending data from the region to the U.S. Conduits remain, but it'll be much easier for tech behemoths to adapt than small startups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2020

Tech firms start to leave Hong Kong after Beijing enacts security law

About half of U.S. business people say they plan to depart from the territory, according to a recent survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 21, 2020

Nomura launches drive to tempt retail customers from commission to fees

'A lot of people say we could face resistance in Japan because many may prefer transaction-based payment,” said Chie Toriumi, a senior managing director.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 18, 2020

Call of the wild: The challenges of rural migration in Japan

The surge in new COVID-19 cases in urban areas has had some residents weighing opportunities in more isolated communities. But what sort of life can they expect?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 18, 2020

Hong Kong’s yawning wealth gap grows wider amid pandemic

Hong Kong is emerging as a case study of how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting vulnerable members of society, as tens of thousands have been thrown out of work with little social safety net to support them in one of the world’s most unequal and expensive cities.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Jul 17, 2020

J. League demonstrates leadership on road to resumption

It’s been less than three weeks since J. League teams played their first “remote matches,” the phrase chosen by the Japan Top League Alliance to represent games held behind closed doors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2020

Good news: China is growing again; just don't ask how

Old drivers such as exports and infrastructure helped the recovery, but that challenges a long-sought shift toward consumers.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
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