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BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 18, 2016

Japan index compilers rush to please BOJ and excite normal investors

A man walks into a tailor, orders a custom-made suit and then says he's bound by his own rules to only buy half of it. Sell the rest to someone else, he says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Apr 17, 2016

Baby sitter option gains little traction amid parental reluctance

Nearly half of parents in Japan who responded to a recent survey by The Japan Times have considered using baby sitters but have not done so, with many citing lack of know-how on finding the right sitters as well as financial constraints.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Apr 16, 2016

Anime biz sings the praises of shows

The first time I attended AnimeJapan, the industry's annual spring showcase in Odaiba, Tokyo, it was called the Tokyo International Anime Fair. Members of the public couldn't enter during the first two days, amateur cosplay (costume play) was prohibited, and while there were some presentations, most...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2016

No end in sight to once-booming Brazil's crises

No one knows where the Latin American nation's mix of economic disappointment and political disillusion is leading.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2016

Yen bruises Hong Kong retailers that sell Japanese products

Times are tough for Hong Kong retailers. And even worse for those with links to Japan.
EDITORIALS
Apr 12, 2016

Insight into the global shell game

A trove of documents from a Panamanian law firm is rattling politics around the world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 9, 2016

Reusable SpaceX rocket booster makes breakthrough landing at sea

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on a NASA cargo run to the International Space Station on Friday, and its reusable main booster landed on an ocean platform minutes later in a dramatic spaceflight first.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 7, 2016

Toshiba to build railway parts factory in India

Toshiba Corp. will build a factory in India to make parts for trains following plans by General Electric Co. and Alstom SA to set up manufacturing facilities in the country after winning deals to build locomotives.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 7, 2016

Exoskeleton suit mimics life's creaks, weaknesses at 85 to boost awareness

With the push of a button, a perfectly healthy 34-year-old museum-goer named Ugo Dumont was transformed into a confused 85-year-old man with cataracts, glaucoma and a ringing in his ears known as tinnitus.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2016

Trail in cyber heist suggests hackers were Chinese: Philippine senator

A Philippine senator said on Wednesday that Chinese hackers were likely to have pulled off one of the world's biggest cyber heists at the Bangladesh central bank, citing the network of Chinese people involved in the routing of the stolen funds through Manila.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2016

Son-in-law of Trump is a real estate investor, newspaper owner and effective informal adviser

Before introducing Donald Trump to a dozen Republican lawmakers at the Washington law offices of Jones Day, Sen. Jeff Sessions paused to acknowledge the man he said had facilitated the closed-door talks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 5, 2016

China squelches Panama allegations, but Russia media note contents

China moved to block access to documents leaked from a Panamanian law firm after the data came to light Monday, and its state media characterized the data's release as political.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 5, 2016

Preserving Okawa Elementary School is the right thing to do

All things considered, it makes sense to preserve Okawa Elementary School as a memorial, as a warning and as a site for disaster education.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Apr 2, 2016

A tipple that's close to my heart — and life

I moved to Kurohime in northern Nagano Prefecture in 1980, and three years later I bought some land here and built the first house I had ever personally owned. That was made possible by the Nikka Whisky Distilling Co., for whom I did my very first Japanese television commercial back then. What a cushy...
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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 1, 2016

Ex-missionary hedge fund boss has faith sun will shine on Fukushima and its investors

The region hit by the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl has a new backer.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Apr 1, 2016

Personnel announcement

The Japan Times, Ltd. announces that Toshiaki Ogasawara, chairman and publisher of The Japan Times, will step down from his post and current Vice Chairwoman Yukiko Ogasawara will become chairwoman.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Mar 31, 2016

How modularization felled Japan's electronics titans

Toshiba, Sharp, Sony, Hitachi and Panasonic — these companies were the pride of Japan for decades after their electronics took the world by storm.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Mar 31, 2016

When mobsters meet hackers — the new, improved bank heist

No need for stocking masks and sawn-off shotguns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 30, 2016

Takata said to put worst-case recall costs at $24 billion

A source familiar with the matter says Takata estimates a callback of its air bag inflators would total about u00a52.7 trillion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 30, 2016

Missile-maker adapts guidance systems for self-driving cars

Mitsubishi Electric Corp., a supplier of air-to-air missiles to Japan's armed forces, is looking to adapt the technologies it originally developed for military use to help autonomous driving cars detect obstacles and avoid collisions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2016

Nissin to debut premium Cup Noodle Rich line in Japan

As more and more consumers turn to luxury products to enhance their lifestyles, Nissin Food Products Co. will start selling premium brand Cup Noodles from April.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2016

Happiness is serious business in the UAE

Happiness is neither a transitory moment of delight nor a constant condition. It is a state of being beyond satisfaction, a flourishing and ambient joy.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Mar 27, 2016

Bearded train driver, out-of-pocket teacher and CV faker: How would they fare in court?

A look at three shiny new news items from the gossip columns that take on a different sheen when examined under the piercing light of labor law.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Mar 26, 2016

New releases with a fighting spirit

'Pokemon' fights harder

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past