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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2014

Former Google exec primed to lead SoftBank's Hollywood invasion

SoftBank Corp.'s investment in a Hollywood movie studio represents the coming out party for two new players in the U.S. entertainment industry — the Japanese telecommunications company and Nikesh Arora, the former Google Inc. executive running a new media and Internet company.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2014

Trip tips: Denver for the recreational marijuana consumer

Droves of pot tourists have flocked to Denver to sample its legal marijuana since Colorado became the first state in the country to allow recreational weed sales to adults. If you're thinking of joining the visitors heading to the "Mile High" city this year, here are a few things to keep in mind:
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2014

Stores see profit in prayer as they cater to foreign tourists

From free Wi-Fi to prayer rooms, Japan's retailers are devising creative ways to encourage foreign tourists to spend.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 1, 2014

Million Dollar Arm: 'Even Disney can't completely botch a baseball tale'

There's something about baseball that truly gels with movies. My secret conviction is that it's impossible to make a really terrible baseball movie. Even Disney can't botch it up completely, which is why their new true-to-life baseball tale "Million Dollar Arm" will wind up making you cry and glad to...
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2014

Osaka bans street touts in Umeda, Dotonbori districts

A new ordinance banning street touts who lure customers into restaurants and bars, often by promising them discounts and then charging exorbitant sums of money, went into effect in designated areas of the city of Osaka on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2014

'Abenomics' colors Japan's art market after years of pallid returns

Just a decade ago, a lithograph by artist Yayoi Kusama would sell for several hundred dollars at best. But now her pieces, some just the size of a magazine, can fetch as much as $74,000.
CULTURE / Music / STRANGE BOUTIQUE
Sep 30, 2014

Live houses need to rethink their product if they want to attract customers

In these times of declining music sales it has become a truism that the live arena is where bands and artists can make their money. Certainly that seems to have factored into the decision by U2 and Apple to give the Irish band's new album to iTunes users for free — whether they wanted it or not.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Sep 26, 2014

New markets may save Japan's manga exports

The North American manga business took a beating last decade. After peaking around 2005-06, the lethal storm of oversaturated shelves, a collapsing U.S. financial industry and the bankruptcy of major American bookstore chain, Borders, left publishers and distributors in a panic. Downsizing, restructuring...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2014

Transit hotel to serve layover passengers at Haneda

Passengers changing flights at Tokyo's Haneda airport will get a new option for layovers when their body clock demands nothing but a place to crash.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 25, 2014

Turkish Airlines becomes top sponsor

In a move that could have a profound impact on the professional basketball landscape in Japan, Turkish Airlines has agreed to become the title sponsor for the bj-league.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2014

Americans feeling roughed up as incomes lag

Americans have a peculiar prosperity. Their economy is escaping the confines of the Great Recession, but people don't feel reassured. They've lost confidence in the future.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 22, 2014

Mitsubishi offers to buy Norwegian fishery Cermaq for $1.4 billion

Mitsubishi Corp. proposed to buy Norwegian fishery Cermaq ASA for 8.88 billion kroner ($1.4 billion) to expand its foods business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 22, 2014

Weak yen puts Japan at risk of recession, says ex-BOJ deputy

Japan is in danger of falling into a recession as the yen's decline reduces the purchasing power of households and squeezes corporate profits, according to a former deputy governor of the Bank of Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 22, 2014

Posen warns Nikkei could crash if Abe blinks on second stage of tax hike

On the wall of economist Adam Posen's Washington office hangs a framed poster of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film classic, "Seven Samurai."
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Sep 21, 2014

Rather than boon for Japan, U.S. shale oil is still rip-off

Japan's national wealth is draining away as its trading companies keeping paying premium prices for the oil on offer from the U.S. and the Middle East.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2014

Alibaba surges 38% on massive demand in market debut

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. .'s shares soared 38 percent in their first day of trading on Friday as investors jumped at the chance for a piece of what is likely to rank as the largest IPO in history, in a massive bet on China's burgeoning middle class.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 19, 2014

Lookalike carriers struggle to shine in Japan's saturated cellphone market

With the latest Apple iPhone model hitting Japanese stores on Friday, the nation's three major carriers are wracking their brains over how to get a lead in the market despite a plethora of similar products.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2014

All systems go for second stage of tax hike: Tanigaki

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Sadakazu Tanigaki said Friday the second stage of the consumption tax rate hike should proceed as planned next year, but said the ruling party is closely monitoring the economic situation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2014

Alibaba IPO prices at top of range, raising $21.8 billion

Alibaba Group Holding priced its initial public offering at $68 a share, the top end of the expected range, raising $21.8 billion on Thursday, in the latest sign of strong investor appetite for the Chinese e-commerce juggernaut.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 19, 2014

Independence-minded Scots spur signs of life in currency trading

Secession-minded Scots and diverging interest-rate outlooks have benefited at least one part of financial markets. They have eased the recent drought in currency trading with some platforms witnessing record volumes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / EXECUTIVE DECISIONS
Sep 18, 2014

MetLife banks on trust to succeed in Japan

As Japan's life insurance market matures, many companies are looking overseas for opportunities to expand.

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