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BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Nov 13, 2018
Successful Japanese communications entrepreneur sets sights on renewable energy race
If it wasn't for Sachio Semmoto, the landscape of Japan's communications industry would look different today.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2018
Twenty years in the making: The backstory behind the new Toyota-SoftBank joint venture
Appearing together at news conference on Thursday in Tokyo, Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda and SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son recounted an episode 20 years prior that put the two at loggerheads over a proposed business venture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2018
China's HNA Group slims down after asset sales but debt concerns remain
Though HNA Group Co. has managed to reduce one of China's biggest debt piles by selling off dozens of assets, the embattled Chinese conglomerate will probably need to get much slimmer before regaining the trust of investors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2018
Saudi sovereign fund appoints former Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris as special adviser
In its highest-profile appointment of any global manufacturing executive, Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund has named Andrew Liveris, the former chairman and chief executive of Dow Chemical, as a special adviser.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Aug 24, 2018
Mizuho's new leader Tatsufumi Sakai gears up to reform struggling mega-bank
When Tatsufumi Sakai was named chief executive and president of Mizuho Financial Group this year, many bankers and investors were surprised.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 17, 2018
China's HNA said in talks to sell New York's 850 Third Ave. to B&L: sources
Debt-ridden Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co. is in talks to sell Manhattan's 850 Third Ave. — a building under scrutiny by the U.S. government because of its proximity to Trump Tower — to a New York-based real estate company, according to sources.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 12, 2018
Otsuka Kagu in tie-up talks with Taiwanese group
Struggling furniture retailer Otsuka Kagu Ltd. is negotiating a tie-up with Taiwan's Abico Group in hopes of achieving a turnaround, informed sources have said.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2018
Goldman Sachs starts child care service in Japan for employees' sick children
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has introduced a child care program in Japan that specializes in looking after employees' sick children, stepping up efforts to retain more female workers and improve diversity.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2018
HNA in talks to sell over $2 billion Avolon stake to Orix: sources
HNA Group Co., a Chinese conglomerate unwinding a global acquisition spree, is in advanced talks to sell a minority stake in jet lessor Avolon Holdings Ltd. to Orix Corp., sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 3, 2018
A day in the life of Kurdish asylum-seekers in Tokyo
Tokyo offers an almost limitless variety of awe-inspiring tours but one recent addition guided visitors on a truly unique journey — into the settlements of Kurdish asylum-seekers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 27, 2018
Mizuho's trust banking sector sets sights on $11 trillion held by Japan's well-heeled elderly
Mizuho Financial Group Inc.'s trust banking arm has its sights set on exactly where the wealth is in Japan: the $11 trillion held by the nation's elderly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2018
Together with Indian startup Paytm, SoftBank plans to create mobile payment service in Japan by year-end
SoftBank Group Corp. plans to announce within days that it will start a mobile digital payments service in Japan by the end of 2018, as billionaire founder Masayoshi Son seeks to expand in the sector, people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 11, 2018
Chinese newspapers contrast SCO security summit success with G-7 disarray
State-run Chinese newspapers Monday crowed about a weekend meeting of a regional security bloc hosted by China, painting it as a harmonious, anti-protectionist counterpoint to the Group of Seven summit in Canada that was marred by acrimony.
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Escalation fears rise in Japan following Chinese moves near Senkakus
A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails in front of Uotsuri island, one of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands. Concerns are growing in Tokyo after a Chinese government helicopter violated Japan's airspace around the uninhabited islets.
Ishiba vows Japan will stand its ground, demanding U.S. lift auto tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a Lower House committee meeting on Friday.
As prices soar, Zen-Noh ships just 32% of government-stockpiled rice
A customer walks past a display of rice, with a sign apologizing to shoppers they must be limited to one bag each due to market conditions, at a branch of Japanese discount retailer Don Quijote in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on April 21.
Emperor emeritus diagnosed with silent myocardial ischemia
Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 91, rides in a car with Empress Emerita Michiko, 90, after he was discharged from the University of Tokyo Hospital on Saturday following an examination for suspected myocardial ischemia.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.

Podcast

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

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
By Hanako Lowry

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