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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 19, 2021

Pacific undersea cable project sinks after U.S. warns against Chinese participation

The U.S. has said Chinese firms pose a security threat because they are required to cooperate with Beijing's intelligence and security services, an assertion rejected by China.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Jun 17, 2021

Working to achieve SDGs through strong ESG investing

In his book “A Brief History of the Future: A Brave and Controversial Look at the Twenty-First Century” (2006), Jacques Attali predicted two industries would emerge as the most influential of the 21st century — entertainment and insurance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2021

Art is sometimes in the eye of the accountant

Art as investment is a tricky business. Stocks and bonds have cash flows that can be projected and discounted to arrive at a theoretical value. Even commodities are subject to supply and demand curves. Art is altogether more nebulous.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 27, 2021

Exxon loses board seats to activist hedge fund in landmark climate vote

The success by hedge fund Engine No. 1 in its showdown with Exxon shocked an energy industry struggling to address growing investor concerns about global warming.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 24, 2021

Huarong drama: Inside the race to avert disaster at China’s biggest ‘bad bank’

The company's fate will test China's vast, debt-ridden financial system, the technocrats working to fix it, and the foreign banks and investors caught in the middle.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 1, 2021

Hate speech can’t be met with indifference and ignorance

When the head of DHC began making anti-Korean comments, many news outlets decided it was just better not to talk about it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 29, 2021

As rivals made fortunes, Exxon retreated from oil trading amid pandemic

'They were careful with capital during a period of time when they maybe shouldn't have,' one trader who left Exxon in the last year said of its management.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 27, 2021

Yuki Kawamura hopes to emulate idol Isiah Thomas with Asics deal

The 19-year-old Tokai University point guard is the latest to join Asic's roster of advisors, which includes Japan stars Ryusei Shinoyama and Ramu Tokashiki.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2021

Billionaire founder of Nidec hands reins to ex-Nissan star

Shigenobu Nagamori is stepping down almost half a century after founding his pioneering motor maker on the family farm.
While DeepSeek's low-cost AI has attracted businesses, security experts warn that patching these vulnerabilities can be expensive and still less secure than Silicon Valley's more expensive models.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2025

The DeepSeek AI revolution has a security problem

The AI model that shocked Silicon Valley by doing more with less might be doing too little on safety. That could hurt its business prospects.
The city government of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, used corporate donations to create a volunteer tour, during which participants help farmers harvest apples and enjoy sightseeing in the city.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 20, 2025

Corporate hometown donations gain traction in Japan

Some local governments have been found to provide de facto rewards to donor companies, violating the system's rules and raising concerns about improper practices.
Daiwa Securities has stationed "inheritance consultants" at its headquarters and all branch offices to advise clients on inheritance tax planning and the importance of having a will.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Feb 25, 2025

Japan's traditional brokers shift focus to inheritance business

As the population ages, a growing number of individuals are concerned about end-of-life planning.
Daiwa House employees take part in a barrier-free workshop as part of its hiring system for people with disabilities.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2025

Daiwa House to boost disability employment

Daiwa House aims to increase the whole group's disability employment rate to 2.7% in the coming fiscal year.
The roll-out of accent translation is part of a bigger push by Teleperformance to invest up to €100 million ($104 million) in AI partnerships this year.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 1, 2025

Teleperformance uses AI to ‘neutralize’ Indian accents among staff

The roll-out of accent translation is part of a bigger push by Teleperformance to invest up to €100 million ($104 million) in AI partnerships this year.
This still image taken from a Feb. 24 video released by Firefly Aerospace shows Firefly's Blue Ghost lander on its third lunar orbit, showing the far side of the moon.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2025

In first, private U.S. spaceship lands upright on moon

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 touched down shortly after 3:34 am U.S. Eastern Time on the moon's northeastern near side.
Destroyed homes after the Palisades Fire near Los Angeles on Jan. 30
WORLD / Society
Mar 3, 2025

Fire danger in LA is all around, but signals to residents are mixed

There is a disparity between what data on the issue is freely available and the fuller data that private companies can pay to access.
A Toyota bZ4X battery electric vehicle on display at the company's showroom in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, in June 2024
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 12, 2025

Toyota sees potential risk to deal brokered with Tesla in Europe

Toyota and other carmakers that were planning to pool with Tesla for this year may need much less help than envisioned back in January.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with C.C. Wei, chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., at a news conference in Washington on March 3.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 19, 2025

Tariff threats spur TSMC’s Taiwan peers to seek U.S. expansion

Taiwanese electronic firms' migration of manufacturing to the U.S. has accelerated from previous years as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens more trade barriers.
Alex Miller, CEO of Alimentation Couche-Tard, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo last week.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 20, 2025

Couche-Tard seeks to reassure investors on Seven & I approach

The parent company of the Circle K chain has been pursuing Seven & I for months, bidding almost $50 billion for it, but has been rebuffed.
Lyft envisions a hybrid future where human drivers will complement autonomous vehicle fleets, especially during periods of peak demand.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 21, 2025

Lyft to offer driverless ride-hails ‘as soon as this summer’

The company sees its human drivers transitioning to other work such as fleet management as autonomous rides become more ubiquitous.
Han Jong-hee, co-chief executive officer of Samsung Electronics, in Suwon, South Korea, on March 19
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 25, 2025

Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies of cardiac arrest

Han, who joined Samsung Electronics nearly 40 years ago, built his career in the TV business. He became vice chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics in 2022.
Nissan is set to roll out a number of new and refreshed models in fiscal 2025 and 2026 as it seeks to halt its financial free fall.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2025

Nissan’s next CEO says it needs partners and he’s open to Honda

Ivan Espinosa, who currently serves as Nissan’s chief planning officer, takes the helm at a critical time for the company.
OpenAI is close to finalizing a $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank Group, sources say.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2025

OpenAI close to finalizing $40 billion SoftBank-led funding

The artificial intelligence developer’s funding round would be the largest of all time, according to data compiled by research firm PitchBook.
Tesla has been boasting this week about its U.S. credentials, saying in a post on X that its models "are the most American-made cars.”
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2025

Musk’s Tesla one of the only winners from Trump’s car tariffs

The U.S. president insists that there’s no conflict of interest despite the Tesla chief executive’s prominent role in his administration.
The packaging materials that Chateraise refused to receive from its subcontractor on Thursday in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2025

Japan FTC warns Chateraise over subcontract law breaches

The regulatory watchdog also urged the company, based in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, to take action to prevent a recurrence of such a problem.
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 30, 2025

Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps

At a Tokyo Fail Club gathering, speakers share candid talks about ventures gone wrong, bankruptcy and depression, touting a message of persistence in the face of adversity.
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, speaks during an event at the company’s campus.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 31, 2025

'Something is rotten': Apple's AI strategy faces doubts

Theories vary on why Apple is having trouble seizing the AI moment.
Ryuji Matsumoto pats one of the sheep at his farm in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Apr 14, 2025

The man behind Fukushima town's 'Strawberry Sheep'

Ryuji Matsumoto, 54, incorporates dried strawberries into the feed for his sheep, which gives their meat a certain sweetness.
A drone view shows a coffee plantation in Guaxupe, Brazil, on Feb. 17.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 1, 2025

Brazil's coffee farmers turn to costly irrigation to quench global demand for the brew

Most farms in the western part of Bahia — a new frontier for coffee growing in Brazil — are now irrigated.

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