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EDITORIALS
Dec 4, 2015
IMF's vote of confidence in RMB
The renminbi has joined the basket of currencies with special drawing rights, but it is a long way away from becoming a true reserve currency.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2015
Panel clears Obuchi over career-damaging scandal
A panel investigating former trade and industry minister Yuko Obuchi's alleged misuse of political funds ruled Monday she had no legal responsibility for the scandal that led to her resignation last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2015
Japan urges China to tackle structural challenges as economic uncertainty grows
Finance Minister Taro Aso urges Beijing to address key economic issues during a meeting of Group of 20 finance chiefs.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Aug 23, 2015
Chinese slowdown casts long shadow over Tokyo stocks
China's economic health has long been shrouded in mystery — something investors did not seem to mind during boom times — but that now makes them nervous.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 20, 2015
Shiga residents slam lawmaker who resigned from LDP amid money scandal
Lower House member Takaya Muto, who quit the Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday over allegations of a financial scandal, has come under fire among his constituents in Shiga Prefecture for betraying their trust, and faces an uncertain future as an independent politician.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 22, 2015
Banks did too little to police FIFA transactions, says global body
A global group of government anti-money-laundering agencies said that financial institutions have not done enough to police suspicious financial activity by officials at soccer's global governing body FIFA, and cautioned banks to step up scrutiny.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 18, 2015
BTMU to issue first yuan bond in Japan
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. next week will issue Japan's first bond denominated in China's currency, company sources said Thursday, reflecting the recent thaw in bilateral relations.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 29, 2015
China learns how to catch corrupt officials who have fled overseas
China is learning a new skill in its marquee campaign to catch economic fugitives in other countries and bring them home — the power of persuasion.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2015
Tepco tie-up aims to build better online, loyalty system for customers
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday it has tied up with media service firm Recruit Holdings Co. and a Mitsubishi Corp. affiliate that operates a loyalty-points system to boost its online service for subscribers ahead of market liberalization next April.
WORLD
May 7, 2015
Ruble conquering east Ukraine
As a wobbly cease-fire keeps eastern Ukraine's warring factions apart, Russia's ruble is conquering new territory across the breakaway republics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2015
Apple faces local battles as its prepares global payments push
Apple Inc. has made mobile payments look easy, after a decade of mostly failed experiments by banks, telecom operators and retailers to woo consumers away from cards and cash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ABENOMICS — THE BOTTOM LINE
Apr 3, 2015
Inflation eludes, stock rise helps few, but yen's fall hurts many
As the second anniversary of the BOJ's radical deflation-busting program approaches, economists question the merits of “Abenomics” and whether frothy stocks and a weaker yen deserve praise.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 12, 2015
NPA receives record 370,000 reports of 'dubious financial deals'
Police received a record 377,513 reports of "dubious financial transactions," such as money laundering, from financial institutions in 2014, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2015
China eager to learn from Japan's economic missteps
China is poring over Japanese history for economic lessons to keep its massive economy away from the recession and deflation that has blighted Japan for 20 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 8, 2015
Computers ousting human traders at TSE
The rise of high-frequency trading drew widespread attention in the United States, but the shift in Japan has gone largely unnoticed outside the financial community.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 5, 2015
Activist monk seeks Buddhism overhaul in Thailand over corruption fears
Phra Buddha Issara is a monk with a mission. From his Buddhist temple near Bangkok he is calling for a radical overhaul of Thai Buddhism, fearing millions of dollars in temple donations and a rapidly modernizing nation are corrupting monks.
WORLD
Mar 2, 2015
10% of those picked for top U.K. bank jobs pull out of vetting process
More than one in 10 people picked for the top jobs in British finance pull out during a regulatory vetting process which has become tougher since the financial crisis.
WORLD
Feb 26, 2015
Iran smuggles $1 billion in cash through Dubai, Turkey to dodge sanctions
At least $1 billion in cash has been smuggled into Iran as it seeks to avoid Western sanctions, a bigger figure than previously reported, Iranian officials and Western intelligence and diplomatic sources say.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 22, 2015
Despite modernization drive, Indian Air Force faces humiliation
The Indian Air Force risks a major capability gap opening up with China and Pakistan without new Western warplanes or if local defense contractors cannot produce what the military needs in a timely manner.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 20, 2015
Kuroda ally says weak yen shouldn't stop more stimulus if needed
Concern about weakening the yen should not prevent the Bank of Japan from easing monetary policy further if necessary, said Masahiro Kawai, a university professor who has collaborated on research with Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Golden Week crowds greeted with high temperatures as holiday period kicks off
The departure lobby for domestic flights is crowded with travelers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday, the first day of this year's Golden Week holidays.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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