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EDITORIALS
Jan 6, 2018

Economic relations with China

There are signs that economic cooperation between China and Japan, stagnant for the past several years, is being revived.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 3, 2018

'We're off to the races once again' as Wall St. begins 2018 with tech-driven gains

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday in the first session of the new year, pushing the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to record closing highs, as investors were optimistic that 2018 will bring more gains for the market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2017

End of 47-year Japan rice program signals boost for ramen wheat

The end of Japan's four decades of rice-market control could be good news for noodle lovers.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 18, 2017

Sports agency Wasserman enthusiastic about finding players spot in B. League

Diante Garrett made a big impact with Japanese hoop fans in the B. League's inaugural season last year, showing them flashy perimeter techniques and moves they had never seen before.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Nov 27, 2017

A clash brewing between the CCP and China's entrepreneurs?

China's rising private-sector corporate stars view Communist Party control as a recipe for economic disaster.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Nov 25, 2017

Nobuhiro Seki: Espousing the spirit of craftsmanship abroad

'The Japanese manufacturers need new business opportunities from overseas, but are reluctant because they can't negotiate in English or any other language,' says Seki.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 1, 2017

Japan's demographic sweet spot

Japan will emerge as the only advanced economy that achieves the ultimate goal sought by policymakers — a new middle class.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 16, 2017

Grading Abe's flailing leadership and policy drift

In his penultimate Counterpoint column, Jeff Kingston gives Shinzo Abe a report card for the prime minister's nearly five years in office.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2017

If not for yakuza laws, Japan could be cleaning up in e-sports ring

Spectators packed a Seattle arena and 5 million more went online to watch a video game tournament this summer in which winners each earned $2.2 million, about as much as tennis pro Rafael Nadal won at this year's French Open. Players came from all over the world but, as usual at these events, none was...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2017

Japan's current growth unsustainable but easing policy to stay: Kuroda

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said the recent pace of growth in the world's third-largest economy is probably unsustainable and pledged to continue with very accommodative monetary policy "for some time" as the BOJ is far from its inflation target.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2017

Toyota to swap sedans for trucks, maybe SUVs at new Mexico plant in light of Trump threat

Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it plans to build pickup trucks and possibly SUVs at a new plant in Mexico, a move that follows threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to penalize the company if it builds small cars south of the border.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2017

China's electric cars are actually pretty dirty

Electric-vehicle technology is only as clean as its sources of power.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 8, 2017

Spain meets 'washoku': Cooking along to the sizzling beat in Ibiza

There has never before been a tasting menu quite like it. The first dinner presented by wagyu beef grillmaster Kentaro Nakahara, yakitori supremo Yoshiteru Ikegawa and sushi maestro Takaaki Sugita was unprecedented in so many aspects.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 3, 2017

BOJ leadership due for change, says Abe mentor Nakahara

Haruhiko Kuroda should not serve another term as governor of the Bank of Japan because the central bank will need fresh ideas as it moves toward exiting years of unprecedented monetary easing, according to an adviser to the prime minister.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2017

Abe's infrastructure reforms hit roadblock as cities balk at effort to mend Japan's aging sewer systems

Hidden beneath its streets, Japan's aging sewer pipes spotlight a challenge that has held back reforms Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pushing to revitalize the world's third-biggest economy.
EDITORIALS
Apr 29, 2017

Lawsuits against local officials

The government is trying to limit the power of residents to use the courts to demand accountability of their municipal and prefectural leaders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 19, 2017

Zuckerberg says augmented reality strategy to start with smartphones

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg laid out his strategy for augmented reality, saying the social network will use smartphone cameras to overlay virtual items on the real world rather than waiting for AR glasses to be technically possible.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Apr 10, 2017

Robotics whiz envisions prosthetic limbs for all

A high school teacher in a black coat enters the classroom. "Good morning," he says to the students before starting his lecture, with his right hand busily scribbling something on a blackboard and his left holding a physics textbook.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 2, 2017

'Chaebol' reform issue tops South Korean presidential race — again

South Korea's family-run conglomerates are facing calls for a shake-up in their governance from a leading candidate in May's presidential election, following the ouster and arrest of former President Park Geun-hye in a burgeoning influence-peddling scandal.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2017

A U.S.-China currency deal can avert trade war

A new Plaza Accord can benefit both the U.S. and China, and deliver Trump his first foreign policy victory.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 24, 2017

Japan should push back if Trump acts on 'wrong' economic policies: Abe adviser

Japan should push back if U.S. President Donald Trump bases trade and other economic policy on "wrong economics," an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Reuters in an unusually direct expression of concern about potential protectionism.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 3, 2017

Startups using birds of prey, anti-drone guns to take out straying unmanned aerial vehicles

A boom in consumer drone sales has spawned a counter-industry of startups aiming to stop drones flying where they shouldn't, by disabling them or knocking them out of the sky.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2016

Son meets Trump, plans $50 billion U.S. investment, 50,000 jobs

Billionaire business tycoon Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday he would invest $50 billion in the United States and create 50,000 new jobs, a move President-elect Donald Trump claimed was a direct result of his election win.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2016

EU can lead on clean energy

Despite the European Union's caution on promoting renewables, Donald Trump's lack of interest is leaving the door wide open to global leadership.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 9, 2016

Trump stuck in 1980s time warp with Sony rant

Trump's cheap shots at Japan are profoundly ignorant and threaten relations with a critical U.S. ally.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2016

Japan Inc. suffers Brexit fallout as resurgent yen threatens profit outlook

Japan Inc. is already counting the cost of Brexit. The yen's extended surge after the United Kingdom voted to exit the EU has turned the outlook for a gain in annual profit to the first decline in four years.
EDITORIALS
Jun 13, 2016

A challenge to economic orthodoxy

Economists at the International Monetary Fund question are finding that neoliberalism isn't all it's cracked up to be.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami