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COMPANIES

BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2013
Pirates wielding grenades spur easing of gun ban
Pirates wielding rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47s have prompted Japan to ease a ban on civilians carrying guns, allowing guards on locally registered oil tankers to be armed for the first time.
EDITORIALS
Nov 24, 2013
Monitor power industry reform
Close monitoring in necessary to ensure that reform of the power industry does not get derailed by vested interests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 18, 2013
Japan Inc. doubles profit on quick cost-cutting moves
Companies that made tough decisions about exiting businesses, closing factories and revamping management led to a doubling of corporate earnings last quarter, now at the highest level since 2007.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2013
Nuclear industry amalgamation mulled
The government is discussing a radical overhaul of the nuclear power sector that would combine the nation's 50 operating reactors into a single company to rebuild an industry that's been effectively halted by the Fukushima disaster.
EDITORIALS
Oct 20, 2013
Firms hiring more foreign students
Japanese companies surveyed are increasingly looking to hire foreign students from China, South Korea and other Asian countries despite the less-than-rosy political relationships.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 23, 2013
Tokyo hopes to recover its luster with special zones for foreign businesses
To bolster Tokyo's dwindling profile in Asia, the metropolitan government has launched the Special Zone for Asian Headquarters project to persuade more than 500 foreign companies to set up shop here by 2016.
EDITORIALS
Sep 7, 2013
Crackdown on 'black' companies
At long last, the labor ministry has begun a crackdown on the abusive employment practices of so-called black companies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 13, 2013
'Black' business tales cast shadow on candidate
Elections for the House of Councillors will be held a week from today. The election is being billed as historic in that candidates are permitted to appeal to voters via the Internet.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 25, 2013
Unpaid overtime excesses hit young
Some companies are compelling their younger employees to work more than 100 hours of uncompensated overtime a month to maximize their profits.
EDITORIALS
Jun 2, 2013
Database for female executives
The government wrongly assumes that creating a database of successful women for companies searching for executives will somehow benefit all female workers.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2013
Prodding big food firms into the field of ethics
Consumers should take it upon themselves to become better informed about what they eat and drink and to let ethics influence purchasing choices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 27, 2012
Higher electric bills on horizon to pay for solar
To jumpstart solar energy promotion, power companies have started adding higher surcharges.
Reader Mail
May 31, 2009
Necessary evil in dangerous times
The May 15 AP article "Britain overzealous in terrorism arrests" was critical of the fact that Britons of South Asian descent are more likely to be detained in antiterrorism raids than any other ethnic groups. I agree that this is unfortunate and discriminatory, but it is nevertheless necessary.
Japanese school student stabbed in Shenzhen dies
The street where a 10-year-old boy is said to have been stabbed with a knife, on Thursday in Shenzhen in southern China.
Shohei Ohtani records baseball's first 50-50 season with huge night in Miami
Shohei Ohtani connects on his 50th home run of the season during the seventh inning against the Marlins in Miami on Thursday. Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to reach 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in the same season.
The forgotten impact of 9/11 on Japan
The World Trade Center's South Tower (left) and the North Tower burn after al-Qaida terrorists flew hijacked airliners into the buildings in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. Nearly 3,000 people died in the incident, including 24 Japanese nationals. REUTERS
Nara urges respect for sacred deer after viral abuse video sparks outcry
A police officer explains with a loudspeaker the correct way of interacting with the deer on July 25 at Nara Park in the city of Nara.
Bank of Japan leaves rates unchanged as Ueda signals pause
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. Analysts polled ahead of Friday were in agreement that the BOJ would choose not to make any rate adjustments.
Yuriyan Retriever is Japan's biggest heel — and proud of it
Comedian Yuriyan Retriever takes on the role of Japan’s most hated heel, Kaoru “Dump” Matsumoto, in “The Queen of Villains.”
Top skaters and riders set to wow Japan crowd at X Games Chiba
Coco Yoshizawa competes in the women's street skateboarding final, which she went on to win, at the Paris Olympics on July 28.
‘The people I’d seen in kimono didn’t have as much melanin as I do’
American Kara Harris is on the verge of attaining a high-level certification in the world of kimono — and may possibly be the first Black woman to do so.
France-Japan military pact expected by year-end, envoy to Tokyo says
French Ambassador Philippe Setton says that, despite previous differences over whether Japan should host a NATO liaison office, Paris aims to deepen ties with Tokyo "in all security areas."
Onosato’s meteoric rise is stunning — but not surprising
Onosato shoves out Mitakeumi on Sunday in Tokyo to continue his perfect run at the Autumn Basho. At 192-centimeters-tall and 177 kilograms, Onosato may be neither the tallest nor the heaviest wrestler in the makuuchi division, but he is very close to the top in each of those two categories.

Podcast

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

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A store clerk tries to cool things down in front of their shop by spraying a hose.
Is extreme weather changing the way Japan shops?
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