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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2020

Toyota says staffers shown mocking George Floyd's death no longer employed

Two employees, including a supervisor, were fired over a video showing the supervisor kneeling on a file binder and saying 'that will keep them down.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 11, 2020

Amazon bans, then unbans TikTok app from employee mobile devices

In the span of a few hours on Friday, Amazon.com Inc. banned and then unbanned the TikTok video-sharing app from employee mobile devices, calling the move a mistake.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2020

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son defies critics to engineer record fortune

It is the first time the 62-year-old's fortune has topped $20 billion since January 2013, when the Bloomberg Billionaires Index first started tracking his wealth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2020

Carlos Ghosn wired $860,000 to alleged escape plotters, U.S. says

According to prosecutors, the payments from Ghosn show the Taylors have the financial means to escape and should be considered flight risks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2020

SoftBank-backed DCM eyes China startups with $880 million fund

David Chao, a venture capitalist who has been on the ground floor of Asian companies worth a combined $206 billion, has raised money for a new fund with a China focus, a sign that rising U.S.-China tensions aren’t turning off foreign investors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2020

Nissan secures ¥832.6 billion to shore up position amid pandemic

Japan's No. 2 automaker is struggling to recover profitability after posting its first annual loss in 11 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 6, 2020

Japan restaurateur looks to AI-based management to stay ahead of curve in virus-battered industry

Entrepreneur sees a chance for AI-based program to thrive if industry abandons its low-margin, high-turnover business model.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2020

Japan's fussy food shoppers finally go online amid pandemic

Although the nation's e-commerce development lags behind that of its peers, COVID-19 has prompted a rise in buyers ordering from home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2020

Turkish jet suspect testifies he cooperated with Carlos Ghosn escape under duress

MNG Jet's operations manager said he heard 'screams of joy' in the background while being told the ex-Nissan boss was on board.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2020

CanSino's COVID-19 vaccine candidate approved for military use in China

China's military has received the green light to use a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by its research unit and CanSino Biologics after clinical trials proved it was safe and showed some efficacy, the company said on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 27, 2020

Pandemic spurs some in Japan to reassess employment options

As the pandemic's toll continues to grow, employees are taking to social media to vent about company management and voice their desires to move on.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 27, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg loses $7 billion as companies boycott Facebook ads

Mark Zuckerberg just became $7.2 billion poorer after a flurry of companies pulled advertising from Facebook Inc.’s network.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 27, 2020

Japanese startup creates 'connected' face mask for coronavirus new normal

As face coverings become the norm amid the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected "smart mask" that can transmit messages and translate from Japanese into eight other languages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2020

Mizuho investors reject Japan's first shareholder climate resolution

The resolution would have required Mizuho to disclose climate risks and publish a plan to ensure its investments are aligned with the Paris Agreement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 24, 2020

Japan’s struggle to reimagine the post-pandemic world

For the nation to be an inspiration, it must make better use of the momentum of the new ways of doing business that the pandemic has brought about across the globe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 22, 2020

Japan’s work culture gets a needed COVID-19 shock

Remote work may have finally persuaded the nation's corporate leaders that endless hours at the office are a waste.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 21, 2020

End of Venezuela’s oil fortune looms over Nicolas Maduro’s regime

Oil revenue, the financial lifeline of Venezuela, is quickly drying up, adding to the growing instability of Nicolas Maduro’s embattled regime.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 20, 2020

Fujitsu brings hand-washing AI to COVID-19 fight in Japan

The artificial intelligence program was developed based on thousands of hand-washing patterns that can help it detect when people aren't using soap.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Jun 20, 2020

Rethinking summer in Japan amid a pandemic

Japan struggles to deal with the cancellation of annual seasonal events that serve as a lifeblood for local communities.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 20, 2020

The long and storied history of shichimi, Japan’s 'seven flavors' spice

Walk into any izakaya in Japan and you'll always find shichimi spice on the table. But what is it, and why has it remained popular for over three centuries?
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Osaka fire kills two firefighters and leaves four injured
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in the Dotonbori district in the city of Osaka on Monday.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
Two Japanese nationals shot dead in Manila
Commuters cross the street through traffic in Manila.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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