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BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 7, 2015

Weak job data ease rate hike jitters, lift Wall Street

U.S. stocks rose on Monday as expectations the Federal Reserve will push any interest rate increases further into the year offset concerns over Friday's surprisingly weak jobs report.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2015

U.S. regional ambitions seen favoring Japan in Australian submarine tender

Washington's strategic ambitions in Asia are looming large over Australia's multibillion dollar tender for new submarines, giving Japan a possible edge over competitors from Germany and France, defense and industry sources say.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2015

Too few workers in Russia and too many poor people

Independent of the current economic crisis, Russia's labor market has entered a deep, prolonged decline in its economically active population.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2015

New York motor show stealing Detroit's thunder

Detroit may be where cars are made, but New York is becoming the town to show them off.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Apr 1, 2015

New code-shares added; double Asia miles; club upgrades, additions

New code-shares added
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 31, 2015

Bulls were nearly broken up before making NBA Finals for first time

This is the ninth installment from Hall of Fame writer Sam Smith's new book "There Is No Next: NBA Legends on the Legacy of Michael Jordan."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 31, 2015

Sharp forecasts return to profit in solar business next year

Sharp Corp. said its energy solutions business will probably return to profit next fiscal year as it shifts to sales of solar panels and batteries to households in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 31, 2015

Toyota's recovery revives automaker's hometown

Takako Sugiyama isn't sure how old her two grandchildren's school is. She knows this: the building, in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, was dated when her three kids — now in their 50s — attended.
EDITORIALS
Mar 31, 2015

Trading personal data

A proposed revision to the law on protecting personal information, already submitted to the Diet, would allow businesses that hold customer data to provide the information to third parties as long as the data is processed to prevent identification of the individuals. It is intended to facilitate the...
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2015

Flush with cash from would-be pilgrims, Indonesia's Islamic banks expect lending to rise

Flush with cash transfers from the state-controlled Hajj fund, Indonesia's Islamic banks expect loan growth to triple in 2015.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2015

Otsuka Kagu president prevails in bitter family feud

Otsuka Kagu President Kumiko Otsuka wins a high-profile proxy fight against her father the founder at the furniture company's annual shareholders' meeting.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2015

It's in the grape: N.Z. vintners pioneer low-alcohol techniques

New Zealand's cooler climate is giving its winemakers an edge as they seek to exploit growing global demand for lighter, premium wines as rising temperatures push up the alcohol content of wines from rivals such as Australia and the United States.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2015

The model Lee engineered needs innovation

The only way Singapore can maintain the remarkable gains made under its late legendary founder Lee Kuan Yew is to find ways to innovate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2015

Noodle-maker revolutionizes ramen culture in the U.S.

At the huge, brightly lit factory in Teterboro, New Jersey, machines from Japan gently mix eggs and flour and turn them into sheets of yellow dough that are then cut into thin wavy ramen.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2015

Russia treading water in sea of red ink

Russia's troubled domestic front is now catching up to President Vladimir Putin and limiting his regional and global aspirations.
CULTURE / Music
Mar 24, 2015

SXSW's Japan Nite celebrates 20 lively years

For the past two decades, the Japan Nite showcase has been one of the most celebrated events at the South By Southwest (SXSW) music conference and festival, a gathering where industry types, everyday music fans and performers from all over the world descend on Texas' capital. The music component of this...
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2015

Toyota set to approve $1 billion Corolla plant in Mexico within weeks

Toyota Motor Corp. is finalizing plans for its first car plant in Mexico, which could be approved by its board as early as next month, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2015

Sony's PS4 hits China but with few games

The PlayStation 4 debuted Friday in China, but with few games and bare-bone online services as Sony navigates tight censorship rules to get a toehold in the world's biggest gaming market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 20, 2015

Why Japan's factories, jobs aren't coming back despite the weak yen

Crows circle around the tract of cleared land that was once Hoya Corp.'s Pentax camera plant in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture. All that's left is a sign directing employees to a dormitory and gymnasium, both pulled down years ago when a strong yen was driving manufacturers abroad.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 19, 2015

The Miracle of Japanese Manufacturing; Wandering Tamori; CM of the week: GLS Japan

Although Japan's talent for industrial innovation has lost some of its luster in recent years, Japanese products remain the envy of the world, and a new series, "Monozukuri Nihon no Kiseki" ("The Miracle of Japanese Manufacturing"), takes in a wide range of design to prove it — so wide, in fact, that...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 18, 2015

Sapporo Breweries looks to new brand in growing craft beer tide

Riding a recent craft beer trend, Sapporo Breweries Ltd. said Wednesday it is launching a new brand to attract more beer drinkers who consume in moderation.

Longform

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