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COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 22, 2021

Private sector key to the success of Japan's digital agency

In order to breathe life into the agency, it is necessary to break away from longstanding bureaucratic practices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2021

SoftBank-backed Karrot becomes $2.7 billion South Korean unicorn

Asia's fourth-largest economy is breaking away from family-controlled conglomerates and minting self-made billionaires faster than ever.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 13, 2021

Worst COVID-19 crisis yet risks erasing Australia’s pandemic gains

The situation is putting Australia — which had driven locally acquired cases to zero just a few months ago — in the worst of both worlds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2021

How sustainable are the world's sovereign wealth funds?

The world's biggest funds are making only patchy progress in adapting investment plans to account for environmental, social and governance factors.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Greece report 2021
Aug 9, 2021

Tsibanoulis & Partners law firm: Expert guide, strong advocate

Although the country has long surmounted a protracted economic recession and is expanding its privatization program, Greece still suffers from an image problem. Perhaps still traumatized by the huge fallout from the 2008 financial crisis, some foreign investors remain hesitant to take advantage of the...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2021

Shocked investors scour Xi’s old speeches to find next crackdown target

China's abrupt education overhaul has prompted even seasoned investors to reassess how they interpret statements from Xi Jinping and top officials.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2021

Surprising stocks see windfall as Japan tops Olympic medal table

The nation's haul of 11 gold medals is lifting everything from real estate stocks to the shares of seafood vendors with the most tenuous of links to the medalists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 20, 2021

Flush with unicorns, India’s tech moment arrives

Last week marked a watershed for technology startups in India, as a record bout of fundraising shifted attention to the world's second-most populous market.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 18, 2021

China says next Hong Kong leader must tackle housing crisis

China said Hong Kong's future leader needs to tackle the city's housing crisis in the latest sign that the city's expensive residential real estate market is a priority for Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2021

Wall Street outpaces main street in post-pandemic recovery

The lack of consumer lending growth isn't exactly a negative sign for the American economy. But it points to how slow it can be to turn around a $20 trillion tanker of an economy.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 13, 2021

Female duo envision brighter future for women in football in Japan

A small number of women working in football are playing significant roles since returning to their school teams after graduation.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 10, 2021

Olympic fan's bid to set world record spoiled by decision to ban spectators

Kazunori Takishima bought 100 Tokyo 2020 tickets, saving and planning for years in hopes of attending the most Olympic events ever.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 10, 2021

Afghan pilots assassinated by Taliban as U.S. withdraws

Afghan Air Force Maj. Dastagir Zamaray had grown so fearful of Taliban assassinations of off-duty forces in Kabul that he decided to sell his home to move to a safer pocket of Afghanistan's sprawling capital.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2021

SoftBank preps $5 billion for Latin America investments

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is stepping up his investments in technology companies after a number of high-profile debuts in recent months.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 7, 2021

About that ancient Japanese curse that looms over the Tokyo Olympics…

The “phantom” 1940 Olympics, a haunted tunnel and scandals that rocked Tokyo 2020 — are the games cursed by the ghosts of Japan's feudal lords?
Japan Times
LIFE / Longform
Jul 6, 2021

In search of Japan's lost wolves: Primal howl

In the first installation of a five-part series, we track a four-legged enigma that some believe might still be roaming the nation's mountains and forests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 6, 2021

Youngest Nikkei 225 CEO seeks to ‘simplify hiring’ in COVID-19 era

Hisayuki Idekoba says Recruit's 'ground-up type of culture,' where employees are judged on their ability to deliver results rather than time spent in the office, has been an asset.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2021

Heat domes are a red-hot warning on climate costs

The true cost of global warming should include weather problems that we haven't even thought about yet — 'unknown unknowns,” in the parlance of the late Donald Rumsfeld.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2021

Shohei Ohtani's baseball skills help his sponsors outperform the market

As the U.S. takes note of Ohtani's prodigious ability, some market watchers in Japan are eyeing a third skill — the ability to boost share prices.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Jun 28, 2021

Basics of bonsai: How miniature trees from Asia have transcended frontiers

Originating in India before spreading to China and Japan, bonsai art forms can now be found all over the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 21, 2021

China’s falling unemployment masks a lack of jobs for the young

Anecdotal reports suggest a mismatch between jobs and skills in the economy, which could prevent the jobless rate from falling much further.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2021

Wall Street is dealing like it’s 2007

At this rate, the value of private equity purchases in 2021 will surpass the total for all of 2020 in just a few weeks, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2021

No-confidence motion against Suga's Cabinet voted down at Japan's Diet

The motion was submitted after the ruling coalition rejected opposition calls for the current regular Diet session to be extended.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2021

Elon Musk's China nemesis William Li survived once, but he has a fight ahead

On the road to recovery, Li's Nio delivered more than 20,000 vehicles, all of them SUVs, in the first quarter at an average price of $68,000.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2021

Samsung boss could be set free by one of his biggest critics, Moon Jae-in

The dramatic reversal reflects South Korea's claustrophobic politics, where government leaders and big business are so dependent on each other that favoritism can trump the law.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2021

Japan’s biggest bank to bet ¥1 trillion on riskier asset push

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. expects to begin buying credit, equities and alternative assets in the second half of this year that will likely focus on U.S. securities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2021

China’s three-child policy won’t help

But a below-replacement fertility rate is only one part of China's demographic problem. A second issue is the sheer size of its older population.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2021

What is a global minimum tax and what will it mean?

The deal aims to end what U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has called a '30-year race to the bottom on corporate tax rates' as countries compete to lure multinationals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2021

Trump starts public re-emergence with focus on his grievances

Donald Trump began his public re-emergence with a rambling speech in which he aired longstanding grievances and highlighted his actions as U.S. president.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
One month on, Osaka Expo urged to boost heat and crowd control measures
A gate to the Osaka Expo site is crowded with visitors on Monday.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Podcast

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

Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?
By Tomoko Otake

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