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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2021

China breaks the global model of venture capital investing

Now, China's crackdown on its ride-hailing giant Didi Global Inc. raises an uncomfortable question for the venture capital funds: Does their globe-trotting model work?
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2021

Mass ransomware hack used IT software flaws, researchers say

The new details provided the latest sign of the skill and aggressiveness of the Russia-linked group believed responsible for the incidents, researchers said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2021

Japan's homeless among those struggling to access COVID-19 vaccines

Pregnant women at their parents' home to give birth, students away from home and company employees living apart from their families may all need to contact local authorities to access shots.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2021

Big Tech is gearing up for a massive fight with Modi’s India

India is growing more assertive in its efforts to control online communications, challenging Twitter and Facebook's practices and threatening to set a precedent that could extend worldwide.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2021

In Japan, anti-vaccine movement threatens to make widespread hesitancy worse

“Zero-risk worship” in Japan has made experts concerned about the impact that a fringe community of outspoken vaccine opponents could have on the public.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2021

Face masks were a booming business. Until they weren’t.

Face masks were the most ubiquitous visual symbol of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they're fading from sight as more and more people get vaccinated.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2021

Methane menace: Aerial survey spots 'super-emitter' landfills

The survey found 'super-emitter' landfills accounted for 43% the measured emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2021

A vaccine the world badly needs looks better than ever

The vaccine is also more stable and easily stored than mRNA vaccines, which will be helpful in broad distribution.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2021

Novavax COVID-19 shot highly effective against variants in trial

The company plans to apply for regulatory clearance globally, with much of the first available doses going to low- and middle-income countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2021

Airlines plan to plow billions into flying taxis

Flying taxis have moved a step closer to becoming a fixture buzzing across the world’s urban skyscapes after startups in the U.K. and Brazil made commercial breakthroughs and a closely watched effort was unveiled in Los Angeles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2021

As El Salvador makes bitcoins tender, traders mull where that leaves the dollar

Some observers wonder whether a bigger movement is afoot: replacing a conventional currency on a national scale and then beyond.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 12, 2021

Magazines shed some light on the successes and failures of the vaccination rollout in Japan

With the rollout in vaccinations for those age 65 and over finally underway, magazines in Japan have taken up the topic from a variety of perspectives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2021

Exxon's activist director says she’s no climate radical

One of the newest faces at Exxon Mobil wants to make sure she's not misunderstood as she's propelled to sudden fame in a battle between climate activists and the oil industry.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2021

Biden sets out plan to share 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses with the world

Concern has been growing about the huge disparity in vaccination rates between developing countries and advanced economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2021

Japanese banks’ ¥300 trillion dilemma puts focus back on riskier bets

Deposits at the nation's top three banks alone grew by u00a541 trillion in the year ending in March.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 2, 2021

Japan’s much-maligned vaccine campaign quietly gathers speed

The seven-day average of doses given has quadrupled in just two weeks, with about a quarter of the nearly 14 million shots given coming in the past week alone.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants 2021
May 29, 2021

L’evo: Destination dining that’s worth the journey

Chef Eiji Taniguchi's “avant-garde regional” cuisine showcases the best of Toyama Prefecture's seasonal ingredients and local artisans.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 29, 2021

Keizo Shimamoto is taking true ‘craft ramen’ nationwide

The chef may have garnered fame for his ramen burger, but he's now on a mission to revolutionize ramen quality in the United States, starting with the noodles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 28, 2021

Chip crisis forces carmakers to rethink just-in-time ordering

The shortcomings of that system were made starkly clear this year as the automakers confronted a dearth of the chips they need to build advanced functions into their vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 27, 2021

SoftBank’s top eight executives made $64 million after record profits

Simon Segars, who heads the company's chip unit Arm Ltd., topped the list with a $17 million paycheck in the year ended March 31.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 27, 2021

World faces longer supply shortage as China’s factories squeezed

Higher input prices and a weak recovery in domestic consumer demand meant Chinese manufacturing investment from January to April was 0.4% below the same period in 2019.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2021

Old-school tycoons of Hong Kong are losing to China’s moguls

The past few years have seen a remarkable shift in fortunes between China's tech-savvy moguls and their old-school Hong Kong counterparts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 24, 2021

World’s semiconductor supply is in danger unless Taiwan gets vaccines

Taiwan's predicament illustrates its strategic yet vulnerable position at the confluence of U.S.-China tensions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 23, 2021

Oil drillers and bitcoin miners bond over natural gas

The global bitcoin industry's overall carbon dioxide emissions have risen to 60 million tons, equal to the exhaust from about 9 million cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
May 17, 2021

The world economy is suddenly running low on everything

A year ago, as the pandemic ravaged country after country, consumers were the ones panic-buying. Today, on the rebound, it's companies furiously stocking up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 17, 2021

Toshiba opens strategic review, giving $1.4 billion to investors

The move comes after weeks of takeover discussions sparked by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners' $21 billion acquisition bid.
BUSINESS
May 14, 2021

CEOs criticize Japan’s slow vaccine push, saying growth at risk

While Japan has fared better during the pandemic compared with its Western peers, executives fear that the pace of inoculations will have an impact on potential recovery.
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.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.
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.
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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