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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 13, 2016

Onagawa is on the rebound from devastation

On March 11, 2011, the magnitude-9 Great East Japan Earthquake propelled a powerful tsunami through the port of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, claiming 827 lives — nearly 10 percent of the town's population — and destroying 70 percent of all of its buildings. It was the most severely damaged town in...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 11, 2016

INCJ sticks by rescue plan for Sharp as Foxconn talks continue

Japan's Innovation Network Corp. is confident Sharp Corp. will see its rescue plan as superior to a competing bid even as the struggling electronics maker enters talks with Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2016

INCJ said to argue its ¥1 trillion bid for Sharp tops Foxconn's

Innovation Network Corp. of Japan is making the case to Sharp Corp. that its rescue proposal for the electronics maker is worth more than an offer from Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., a sign the government fund is determined to keep fighting for victory in the takeover battle.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 8, 2016

The wrong way out for Japan

Neither negative interest rates nor further expansion of the BOJ's already huge program of quantitative easing will be sufficient to offset the strong deflationary forces that Japan now faces.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 8, 2016

Nomura, Mizuho see Takata's distressed debt at bargain price

Takata Corp. may be embroiled in the biggest vehicle recall in U.S. history as its air bags have been linked to 11 deaths, but don't count it out as an investment, say credit analysts at Mizuho Securities Co. and Nomura Holdings Inc. who are recommending investors buy its bonds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2016

Tepco looks overseas as shake-up, competition loom at home

Tokyo Electric Power Co. is seeking to expand operations abroad to diversify amid a power market shake-up at home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2016

Sumitomo swings to loss, cuts forecast as writedowns mount

Sumitomo Corp. swung to a net loss in the third quarter and cut its full-year profit target by more than half as impairments on the value of its resources investments widened amid the slump in commodity prices.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2016

China filming its own version of 'The Big Short'

The second biggest economy has $23 billion of potential junk debt. A rash of downgrades could trigger the next bout of turmoil in global markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2016

Miyazaki sturgeon farm serves up export-ready caviar

Amid the volcanic peaks and hot springs of southern Japan, something fishy is going on: caviar.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 3, 2016

Japan pulls 10-year bond sale to individuals as yield drops

The Bank of Japan's decision to set negative interest rates has doomed the government's program to sell bonds to retail investors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Feb 2, 2016

Jetstar to fly to Manila; Cathay route turns 50; More flights to PNG

Jetstar to fly to Manila
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BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Feb 1, 2016

BOJ market magician Kuroda pulls another rabbit from his hat

The Bank of Japan continues to push the boundaries of monetary policy.
WORLD
Jan 29, 2016

U.S., British spies hacked Israeli Air Force, say reports citing Snowden

The United States and Britain have monitored secret sorties and communications by Israel's air force in a hacking operation dating back to 1998, according to documents attributed to leaks by former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jan 29, 2016

January 30, 2016

CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jan 29, 2016

An age-reversing cat; behind the scenes with an idol group; CM of the week: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Second chances are the theme of the fantasy "Sumika Sumire" ("Sumi or Sumire"; TV Asahi, Fri., 11:15 p.m.), a new series based on a popular "girls comic" by Mitsuba Takanashi.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 29, 2016

Japan's 'quiet property bubble' faces end as transactions slide

The number of property transactions in the nation has tumbled, rents have been muted and inflation expectations have waned — all of which has prompted a growing number of analysts and economists to turn bearish on property prices, which have been recovering since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power...
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BUSINESS / AEC SPECIAL
Jan 29, 2016

Working to optimize relationships

Japan welcomes the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community, or AEC, as the prosperity of the Association of South East Asian Nations is expected to also benefit Japan, the world's third-largest economy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 28, 2016

BOJ's big problem? Abenomics

History's most aggressive monetary policy experiment has backfired by dulling Japan Inc's animal spirits.
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2016

Japan's student loans system seen falling short, but change underway

The government is working to lighten the burden of student loan repayments in an effort to help those who have difficulty finding work after college.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 27, 2016

SoftBank says Pepper on a roll, will staff cellphone store in Tokyo

SoftBank Corp. said Wednesday its Pepper humanoid robots will staff a cellphone store in Tokyo for a week this spring.
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BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2016

Uniqlo chief tells young entrepreneurs to be persistent and set goals

Do not underestimate your abilities, make sure to set high goals, and be persistent in striving to achieve them — these are just some of the bits of advice billionaire Tadashi Yanai gives to people who want to become successful business managers.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 25, 2016

Stop blaming China for the Nikkei's gloom

Shinzo Abe is the architect of Japan's bear market as he's squandered a rare opportunity for bold reforms.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 23, 2016

SMAP dodges bullet; Becky isn't so lucky

When media leaked intelligence on Jan. 10 that eternal boy band SMAP might be dissolving, the outpouring of fan emotion overwhelmed anything else that was happening in the show business world. One person who was probably grateful for the distraction was Rebecca Eri Ray Vaughan, the TV personality better...

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