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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2021

Texas put up millions to lure a Samsung plant and won. Will it pay off?

Research suggests projects don't always deliver, despite the eye-popping numbers in pitch decks and the politicians racing around to take credit for delivering jobs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants 2021
Nov 21, 2021

The chef keeping the culinary tradition of Edo alive in Akita

Customers don't just get a good meal at Nihonryori Takamura in Akita, they get a slice of Edo Period dining culture.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2021

Rupert Murdoch has the power if he wants Trump to move on

To get Trump and his cultists to change their stripes, Murdoch could stop allowing some of Fox's most influential anchors and broadcasters to spew poisonous talking points.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2021

Japan crypto exchange bitFlyer weighs acquisition to boost firm

It's also planning to enter the non-fungible token market to tap into the boom.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 17, 2021

Secretive Chinese committee draws up list to replace U.S. tech

China is accelerating plans to replace U.S. and foreign technology, quietly empowering an organization to vet and approve local suppliers in sensitive areas from cloud to semiconductors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 16, 2021

China faces GDP growth at 1990s levels amid Beijing’s property crackdown

President Xi Jinping seems willing to accept the lowest growth in three decades in order to reduce the country's dependence on its property sector.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2021

SoftBank can invest $5 billion to $10 billion in Indian startups in 2022

SoftBank is planning to raise the stakes in India — having invested $3 billion in 2021 — just as global firms grow more wary of bets in China with tighter regulations hurting deals there.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2021

Japan prepares for sixth wave as Kishida rolls out pandemic policy package

Proposals to be finalized Friday aim to bolster the country's hospital capacity, expand its vaccine campaign and advance treatment and testing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 5, 2021

Pfizer develops COVID-19 pill that cuts hospitalizations and deaths by 89%

The drugmaker claims 'overwhelming efficacy” and plans to submit their findings for emergency authorization as soon as possible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 3, 2021

ByteDance founder exits board as challenges mount

The world's most valuable startup is making a bigger push into enterprise software after Beijing's yearlong crackdown on the consumer internet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2021

Apple and Amazon results spark fears of an unhappy holiday season

As the economy emerges from the worst pandemic in a century, getting enough products to consumers is a daunting challenge for nearly everyone.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 22, 2021

Tesla looks to pave the way for Chinese battery makers to come to U.S.

The two biggest economies have many disputes to resolve, and China's regulatory crackdowns in tech could pose another hurdle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 19, 2021

SoftBank’s COO clashes with Masayoshi Son over Latin American spinoff

The 50-year-old Bolivian-American sees himself as a 'unicorn hunter,” often pushing for more authority and money.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2021

Why is Citi helping big tech storm Wall Street?

The puzzling part of Alphabet's expansion of Google Pay is why Citigroup is a willing participant in Silicon Valley's invasion of Wall Street's turf.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Oct 16, 2021

COVID-19 is forcing video game companies to rethink remote work

Big game companies are spread out across the globe, from Canada to Japan to France, which has forced many developers to relocate each time they are laid off or their contracts expire.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2021

China forcing fashion industry to silence concerns over 'dirty' cotton

In the 12 months since the Better Cotton Initiative published a statement on alleged forced labor in cotton-growing Xinjiang, several brands have suffered major setbacks in the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2021

Honda pledges to sell only electric cars in China after 2030

The firm said it will introduce 10 electric vehicles under its 'e:N Series” range within five years.
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
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2021

Japan’s Norinchukin Bank tiptoes back into CLO market with refinancing deal

The bank, which finances farmers and fishers, was one of the biggest buyers of collateralized loan obligations in the world before cutting back its exposure in 2019.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 2, 2021

Merck pill seen as 'huge advance,' raises hope of preventing COVID-19 deaths

An experimental antiviral pill developed by Merck & Co. could halve the chances of dying or being hospitalized for those most at risk of contracting severe COVID-19.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2021

Government may start process to sell ¥950 billion stake in Japan Post this week

The sale was expected in 2019 but became difficult after the value of Japan Post shares fell sharply following a scandal over improper sales practice at its insurance unit.
JAPAN / Explainer
Sep 23, 2021

Japan prepares booster shots amid worries over waning vaccine efficacy

Preparations have begun to administer additional shots to health care workers and older people, but debate still swirls around how extra doses should be given and when.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2021

SpaceX capsule with world's first all-civilian orbital crew splashes down off Florida

The mission marked the debut flight of Elon Musk's new space tourism business and a leap ahead of his company's competition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 17, 2021

Nomura sees shift into wealth management pay dividends

The move has been buoyed by investor demand, after central banks made bonds and some other traditional investments less profitable and pushed the price of stocks and real estate higher.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 14, 2021

Amazon hikes starting pay to $18 an hour as it hires for 125,000 more logistics jobs

Most new hires will help run 100 new logistics facilities in the United States, on top of more than 250 that opened earlier this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2021

An $11 billion distraction for China's chip ambitions

China's lack of self-sufficiency in the equipment, materials and software required to build chips will further complicate capacity expansion.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Delta routes new Airbus plane to Tokyo to sidestep Trump tariffs
Delta Air Lines signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 9. The airline is flying a new Airbus SE plane through Japan to skirt U.S. import tariffs.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
North Korea's Kim sets sights on nuclear-armed navy
An unidentified weapons system is fired from the deck of North Korea's latest destroyer, the Choe Hyon, during two days of tests on Monday and Tuesday in this undated photo released Wednesday.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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