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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 4, 2021

Inbound capital shows Macron’s 'startup nation' on track to challenge London

The French leader's efforts inviting investors every year to the Elysee Palace, organizing tech summits in Versailles and implementing reforms are starting to pay off.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2021

Investors hedge their bets as Japan readies for first election under Kishida

Will traders be in for a trick or a treat from the Halloween vote?
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 6, 2021

How Putin’s advisers convinced him to take climate risks seriously

The shift in thinking means the Kremlin is likely to come to the COP26 climate change summit with proposals to synchronize its efforts to measure carbon emissions with those in Europe.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2021

Japan stimulus likely to continue whoever wins election, former BOJ exec says

'You would be risking a big market reaction by touching monetary policy,” said Kazuo Momma, former head of monetary policy at the central bank.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 16, 2021

China’s recovery weakens as delta outbreak adds new risks

China's slowdown has added to signs that the global recovery is faltering.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2021

Walmart and Disney impose vaccination measures on some staff

Disney says all salaried staff working in-person in the U.S. must be inoculated, and is giving affected workers 60 days to comply and making certain limited exceptions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2021

China crackdown rocks investors: ‘Everybody’s in the crosshairs’

With losses in Chinese tech and education exceeding $1 trillion, investors question where regulators might strike next.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2021

A secretive body is making questionable COVID-19 decisions in India

As the Indian Council of Medical Research has acted as a key adviser to the government, it has drawn criticism from doctors and independent scientists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2021

Nissan CEO says $1.4 billion U.K. electric vehicle hub ‘just a start’

The automaker is betting that roughly a decade of experience making EVs will give it a leg-up over rivals in the increasingly crowded segment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Jul 12, 2021

Wall Street’s $6 billion bonanza chilled by China IPO curbs

Bankers say they expect the majority of Chinese IPOs aimed for American exchanges to be suspended or diverted to other venues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2021

China's Didi crackdown is all about controlling big data

The crackdown shows how big data is quickly turning into the next major battleground in a clash of superpowers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 10, 2021

Young voter anger over housing and jobs threatens Moon's legacy in South Korea

With one year left in his single five-year term, Moon's promise for a more just, compassionate and equitable society rings hollow to many.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Longform
Jun 7, 2021

Change of direction: Opting for a midlife career change

The pandemic's impact on people's lives has caused many to rethink not only work goals and priorities, but also how work affects their quality of life.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2021

China may be the answer to Janet Yellen's 'mystery'

China is no longer easily caricatured as a place with a limitless supply of cheap labor churning out bargain-basement stuff for consumers and businesses around the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2021

Old-school tycoons of Hong Kong are losing to China’s moguls

The past few years have seen a remarkable shift in fortunes between China's tech-savvy moguls and their old-school Hong Kong counterparts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2021

The U.S. and its immigration calculus

Higher levels of immigration may help to explain why U.S. GDP growth often exceeds that of Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 16, 2021

How to be smart about taxes on Bitcoin

Lots of crypto investors might be tempted to hide their heads in the tax-planning sand, and it's easy to see why. The tax issues are complex.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2021

Europe recalibrates on China as Merkel's term nears end and trans-Atlantic tensions ease

A major investment deal reached in December between the EU and Beijing may end up being the high-water mark for ties.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 1, 2021

Sentiment among Japan's big manufacturers improves to pre-pandemic levels

The results suggested that the export-reliant economy was benefiting from a solid recovery in global demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 19, 2021

BOJ carves out more policy flexibility after three-month review

The bank also said it would offer lending incentives if it lowered its target rates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2021

Dirt-cheap flights offered as airlines rebuild battered networks

Dirt-cheap fares are popping up from airlines brave enough to expand or start out amid the COVID-19 crisis, as they try to eke out sales and get a jump on competitors that have pared back operations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2021

Rush to bitcoin? Not so fast, say keepers of corporate coffers

Many finance executives and accountants are hesitant to risk balance sheets and reputations on a highly volatile and unpredictable asset that confounds convention.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 23, 2021

Digital network building in the Pacific

Japan and Australia have leading roles to play in helping digitalize the region through the use of undersea cables.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2021

Across Asia, founders of family-owned businesses seek private equity exit

After riding the region's rise over the past decades, family firms that dominate the economic landscape are now also looking for bigger partners.
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2021

KDDI unveils cheapest 20GB mobile plan among Japan's main carriers

Although the carrier had initially resisted price cuts, the situation changed after NTT Docomo surprised the public last month with its own new low-cost plan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Dec 6, 2020

Why China is eager to promote atomic energy

Beijing is effectively using its technology to ink construction and hardware deals around the world, enhancing its global status as a nuclear power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2020

Apple suppliers’ exodus from China won’t slow down under Biden

The moves presage a larger and longer-term migration that may have ramifications for the iPhone maker as well as China's role as workshop to the world.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Nov 12, 2020

Ant's IPO gets stepped on

The $37 billion initial public offering would have been the world's largest and conferred a value of $316 billion on the Chinese financial giant.

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes