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BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2019

Consortium to enter talks with Japan land ministry on privately operating seven Hokkaido airports

A consortium of companies is to enter exclusive talks with the land ministry over operating New Chitose and six other airports in Hokkaido, the ministry said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 2, 2019

Hosting the Group of 20 summit did Japan no favors

By chairing a summit dominated by political hot potato centerpieces Japan has diminished its global leadership capacity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2019

U.S. firm Applied Materials agrees to buy Japan's Kokusai Electric to bolster memory chip business

U.S. chip gear maker Applied Materials Inc. agreed Monday to buy Japanese peer Kokusai Electric for $2.2 billion from KKR & Co. as it bets on rising demand for memory chips used in data centers, 5G phones and AI-powered devices.
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Jun 29, 2019

Sani Brown, Koike, Kiryu qualify for 200-meter final; athletes nab national titles in other events

Asian Games men's 200-meter gold medalist Yuki Koike, 100-meter national record holder Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and Yoshihide Kiryu calmly qualified for the gold-medal race on Saturday evening at the 103rd Japan National Championships.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2019

Japan securities regulator seeking to fine Nissan more than ¥2 billion, says source

Japan's securities regulator will seek a fine on Nissan Motor Co. of more than ¥2 billion ($19 million) for allegedly underreporting the pay of the company's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Jun 27, 2019

Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, Yuki Koike advance to 100-meter final at nationals

New national record holder Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, former record holder Yoshihide Kiryu and other top sprinters safely qualified for the men's 100-meter final at the Japan National Championships on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 27, 2019

MUFG on track to be Japan's first yuan clearing bank after expected Abe-Xi deal at Osaka G20

MUFG Bank is expected to become the first Japanese bank to be designated as a yuan clearing bank, sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 26, 2019

'The Journalist': Uncovering the dark side of Japan

Before Donald Trump made "fake news" the buzzword of choice for dissemblers and autocrats, Japanese netizens were already starting to question the veracity of what they read in the papers, albeit for very different reasons.
EDITORIALS
Jun 25, 2019

Regional revitalization agenda revisited

The government needs to reconsider its efforts to achieve regional revitalization.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 24, 2019

Japan to expand study on egg test during fertility treatment aimed at detecting chromosomal abnormalities

The Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSOG) has announced that it will expand the scale of clinical research on the utilization of PGT-A, or preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies, for fertility treatment.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2019

Japanese-American director of 'comfort women' documentary sued by interviewees

A group of seven Japanese intellectuals and activists has sued the director and the distributor of a documentary film that covers the political debates over "comfort women," demanding the screenings be terminated and seeking compensation totaling ¥13 million.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2019

'New' loan sharks increasing on social media, Japan panel says

The rise of illegal financing by unregistered lenders through social media, including Twitter, was a point of discussion at a Financial Services Agency panel meeting Monday.

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo