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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2017

Japan's top three brokerages to pare grad hiring as households shun stocks

The nation's top three brokerages are cutting back on graduate hires as household investors continue to shun the stock market, squeezing their retail business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 8, 2017

'Nekonomics' does its bit to keep Japan's economy purring

In our last column we talked about the economic effectiveness (keizai kōka) of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Keizai kōka is often used as an indication of how much money a given scheme or phenomenon adds to a particular economy. As we pointed out, the number only takes into consideration the positive effects...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2017

Seven & I Holdings inks deal with Sunoco to expand U.S. market share

Seven & I Holdings Co., the world's largest convenience store operator, agreed to acquire Sunoco LP retail shops and gasoline businesses for $3.3 billion (about ¥365.9 billion) in a record deal for the Japanese company as it seeks to expand in the U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2017

China may shelve controversial Myitsone dam in exchange for other interests in Myanmar

China has shifted its position in a lengthy dispute with Myanmar over the building of a $3.6 billion dam, seven sources said, signaling its willingness to abandon the project in exchange for other economic and strategic opportunities in Myanmar.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 5, 2017

YouTube unveils India mobile app for spotty internet signals

Alphabet Inc.'s Google said Tuesday it would roll out a mobile YouTube application designed for India, boosting the search company's presence in a burgeoning market with spotty internet access.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2017

Slot machine-maker Konami says Japan casinos will need Vegas-style oversight

Konami Holdings Corp., which supplies slot machines to some of the world's biggest casinos, will participate in Japan's gaming industry if the regulations are as strict as those in Las Vegas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 2, 2017

'Chaebol' reform issue tops South Korean presidential race — again

South Korea's family-run conglomerates are facing calls for a shake-up in their governance from a leading candidate in May's presidential election, following the ouster and arrest of former President Park Geun-hye in a burgeoning influence-peddling scandal.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 1, 2017

Easter in Japan shows signs of life as businesses tap the final festival frontier

Easter is one of the few major calendar events in the West that goes largely unnoticed here — until now, anyway.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 1, 2017

Subliminal ads fast-tracked for maglev trains in Japan

A team of researchers at Shizuoka University is hitching a ride on Japan's bullet train technology, aiming to transmit targeted advertising at high speeds.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2017

Starving for talent, Yoshinoya offers to pay college tuition for student workers

Beef bowl chain Yoshinoya promises to foot the tuition of 10 student employees if they promise to work at the fast-food restaurant for four years after graduation.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 31, 2017

Toyota lets AI loose on hunt for cheaper fuel cells

Toyota Motor Corp. is betting the keys to longer-range electric cars and cheaper fuel cells may lie in machines that act like humans.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 31, 2017

Flynn offers to testify in FBI, Congress probe of Russia meddling if he gets immunity

Former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn has told investigators that he's willing to be interviewed as part of inquiries into alleged contacts between the Trump administration and the Russian government in return for immunity from prosecution.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 29, 2017

The psychological perils of a Japanese homestay

All the homestays I have done in my life — three of them — were psychologically traumatic in uniquely torturous ways.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2017

U.S. congressional vote to repeal broadband privacy rules sparks interest in VPNs

A decision by Congress on Tuesday to repeal rules limiting how internet service providers can use customer data has generated renewed interest in the internet technology of virtual private networks (VPNs).
LIFE / Language
Mar 27, 2017

Yamato Transport considers hiking prices

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LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 27, 2017

Let's discuss Henn na Hotel coming to Kanto

Major travel agency H.I.S. Co. celebrates the opening of its second robot-staffed Henn na Hotel.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 26, 2017

The confessions of a Japanese-to-Hungarian translator

Over some Hungarian wine, a translator who does not wish to be identified spills the beans on the juicier bits of her job.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2017

Cherry blossom fever boosts companies' bottom lines

Every spring people across Japan are enraptured as the cherry trees explode into bloom, clothing the country in pink. The blossoms last for only a few short weeks, but in that time the fleeting flowers make for good business.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 23, 2017

Japanese researchers, firms part of global effort to develop spray-on solar panels

Imagine a future when solar cells can be sprayed or printed onto the windows of skyscrapers or atop sport utility vehicles — and at prices potentially far cheaper than today's silicon-based panels.
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2017

Malaysia intercepted, returned Thailand-bound arms-related shipment to North Korea in 2011

Malaysia intercepted and returned a shipment of North Korean military communications equipment sent to Thailand in 2011, the country's police chief said on Monday, amid growing scrutiny of the Southeast Asian nation's dealings with North Korea.
Demystifying the manufacturing success of China
China’s massive scale, strong education system and competitive local governance have enabled it to reach the technological frontier and dominate high-tech manufacturing despite its low per capita gross domestic product.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Japanese manufacturers moving headquarters out of central Tokyo
A building in Kawasaki housing Toshiba's new headquarters
Is sumo becoming a victim of its own popularity?
A training session at Shikoroyama stable in June 2016. Sumo training sessions are increasingly simulated or the preserve of group tours.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

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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