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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 13, 2021

Global energy crunch ties China's hands ahead of COP26 climate conference

Two speeches from China's top leaders, delivered days apart, have revealed that Beijing plans to continue supporting fossil fuels even as it invests in renewable energy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 13, 2021

Apple's China balancing act more precarious as Xi cracks down on tech

Last month China's top court effectively granted consumers the right to sue Apple for alleged abuse of market power, threatening the delicate balance the firm has cultivated in the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2021

With 'Captain Kirk' aboard, Blue Origin to return to 'space, the final frontier'

The launch represents another crucial test of Blue Origin's technology as the company competes against billionaire-backed rivals.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Texas report 2021
Oct 13, 2021

Dallas: A second home for Japanese business

As COVID-19 disrupted supply chains around the world, businesses rushed to decentralize their operations and set up regional hubs, a strategy that was commonplace among Japanese companies even before the pandemic.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Texas report 2021
Oct 13, 2021

ClearBlade — Leading digital transformation with ‘IoT’

Since launching its Internet of Things platform in 2013, ClearBlade has become a strategic partner for major businesses searching to digitize their operational processes and also anticipate future problems, whatever they may be.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Texas report 2021
Oct 13, 2021

Brooks: Home to Nissei America Inc.

Located in the San Antonio, Texas region, Brooks has attracted various international companies due to its proximity to the U.S. border with Mexico, thus making it economical and easier to access the Central and South American markets.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Oct 12, 2021

Japan reignites World Cup campaign with win over Australia

A late own goal put the Samurai Blue ahead at Saitama Stadium, securing a much-needed three points for embattled head coach Hajime Moriyasu.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2021

Power prices in Japan hit nine-month highs amid global energy crunch

For Japan, which imports all but a tiny amount of its energy needs, higher oil, gas and coal prices are bringing back inflation, with wholesale prices at 13-year highs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2021

Japan confronts rising inequality after Abenomics

Rather than curing societies financial ills, the former prime minister's economic plan has left a divide in its wake.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 12, 2021

How the LDP keeps winning

It's precisely because of the LDP and Komeito's massive vote-generating machine that the ruling coalition has an edge over the opposition in the coming election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 12, 2021

Kishida doubles down on economic security

The new government in Tokyo must fight the temptation to use “economic security” to justify protectionism or other expressions of economic nationalism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2021

Hong Kong risks global status as Singapore opens up to world

The divergence is raising questions about Hong Kong's future as a regional hub, particularly among an expat business community.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2021

Plunging currency and dollar drought worsen Myanmar economic crisis

The plunging kyat is already taking its toll on the economy, with some businesses shutting down because they are unable to cope with rising costs of imports and raw materials.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2021

Chevron adopts operational net zero ‘aspiration’ by 2050

While the move came in response to social and investor pressure, the campaigner that filed a more substantial investor proposal slammed the oil giant's response as 'disappointing tokenism.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2021

'Containergeddon': Supply crisis drives Walmart and rivals to hire their own ships

U.S. retailers' traditional lifeline from Asia is freezing up due to a resurgence of COVID-19 in countries like Vietnam and Indonesia plus a power-supply crunch in China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 12, 2021

China’s response to U.S. trade talks shows gap between two rivals

On the trade deal signed last year, the two sides have opposing views on whether China is living up to its end of the bargain.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 12, 2021

Raiders coach Jon Gruden resigns after penning homophobic and misogynistic emails

NFL officials found Gruden had casually and frequently unleashed toxic language for over seven years, denigrating people around the game and mocking momentous changes for the league.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 12, 2021

Europe’s region of rogues looks to be on more shaky ground

Central Europe has seen the abrupt resignation of one leader, a shock election defeat for another and tens of thousands of anti-government protesters flocking to the streets.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 12, 2021

A surprise sports hero broadens Italy’s image of itself

Lamont Marcell Jacobs, the son of a Black American father and white Italian mother, has broadened the public imagination of what Italian athletes, and Italians, can look like.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Longform
Oct 11, 2021

Japan’s convenience stores look to the future

Domestic franchises are struggling to remain relevant as consumer habits change and global competition intensifies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Oct 11, 2021

Japanese real estate targeted by Chinese and Hong Kongers

As more people from overseas buy up land in Japan, authorities express frustration at potentially not being able to trace landowners when the need arises.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 11, 2021

Opposition presses Kishida on COVID-19 and economic policy in Diet questioning

With an eye on the upcoming Lower House election, CDP leader Yukio Edano mixed his attacks on the new prime minister with counterproposals of his own.

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear