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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2023
Europe takes tougher stance toward China in boost to U.S. policy
Countries such as Germany and Italy are following the Netherlands’ example and studying export and investment controls adopted by the U.S.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 26, 2023
Buffett and other billionaires say Tokyo is worth revisiting
Interest in Japan from some of the U.S.’ richest investors is reviving talk of the nation's capital as a financial center. It’s a good start.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2023
Netflix to invest $2.5 billion in South Korean content
South Korea has cemented its status as a global cultural powerhouse in recent years, thanks in part to the explosive success of the hit Netflix series 'Squid Game.'
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 25, 2023
Japan renews efforts to push shift from savings to investments
The focus will be on whether the planned expansion of a tax-exempt investment program can inspire the largely conservative public to pivot away from bank deposits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 25, 2023
Bankers chase startups in Japan as funding dries up elsewhere
Lenders including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and Mizuho Bank are planning to increase the staff they allocate to startup businesses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2023
Will the banking busts hurt clean tech?
Rather than impeding the clean-energy race, the collapse of the U.S. start-up community's go-to bank offers lessons for managing the public-private minuet that net-zero transition requires.
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2023
G7 to seek quality investment for economic security
The Group of Seven countries are considering working together to promote quality direct investment that would lead to the creation of jobs in emerging and developing economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2023
Credit Suisse AT1 bond writeoff hands $1 billion loss to Japan investors
It’s 'regrettable” that the fallout from Credit Suisse’s woes affected investors in Japan, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 20, 2023
Man Group shares Warren Buffett’s renewed optimism for Japanese stocks
Stocks in Japan are primed to outpace global peers this year as improving corporate-governance standards and the central bank’s potential policy normalization burnish the nation’s appeal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 20, 2023
Goldman Japan fund joins growing bullish chorus on chip stocks
Chip stocks have gained this year as interest in ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence services has brightened sentiment for high-end semiconductor producers
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 20, 2023
Ajinomoto may build new factory for crucial film used in electronic chips
The company may invest more than its planned ¥25 billion if necessary, and will make a decision on any new factory within a few years, its CEO has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2023
Ending deforestation likely to cost at least $130 billion a year
Putting an end to deforestation would be a major step to preserving nature and limiting the increase in global temperatures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 18, 2023
TSE finally ramps up market reform one year after questionable restructuring
The Tokyo Stock Exchange finally appears to be ramping up its efforts to revamp the market, one year after its consolidation of market segments left investors feeling frustrated.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 18, 2023
Japan insurer to sell all currency-hedged foreign debt as costs rise
The strategy, among the first to be disclosed by Japanese life insurers this fiscal year, may foreshadow a renewed wave of selling by some of the biggest investors in global bond markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 18, 2023
Overseas share of Japan hotel investments at highest level since 2014
Observers say a combination of low rates, the weak yen and market stability has made Japanese real estate attractive for global investors amid pervasive economic uncertainty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2023
Asian startups are rising to the financing challenge
Once the world’s hottest stock because of its single-minded pursuit of growth, Singapore’s Sea is slashing costs as it seeks safety in profitability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2023
Xi pivot fails to stop exodus by big investors in China tech
Two pioneering financiers of China’s private sector — including SoftBank — have signaled in recent days their intentions to continue pulling back from marquee investments in the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2023
In Brazil, 'bioeconomy' initiatives offer hope of a less destructive future
Amazon forest has an economic value four times higher than if turned into cattle pasture, if benefits such as its contribution to rainfall, clean air and a stable climate are considered.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 13, 2023
SoftBank aims to sell majority of its stake in Alibaba, report says
SoftBank has sold more than $7 billion (¥931.6 billion) in Alibaba shares this year through prepaid forward contracts, after selling $29 billion last year, according to the Financial Times.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2023
Whatever happened to the metaverse?
Following a great deal of hype last year, companies now seem to be reining back their investments in the metaverse.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
Tropical Storm Peipah brings heavy rain to parts of western Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings of landslides and other disasters due to heavy rainfall in several areas.
Trump signs order reducing tariffs on Japanese autos
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, shake hands.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Japan alerting consumers to cash-on-delivery problems
In fiscal 2024 through March this year, the National Consumers Affairs Center received inquiries and gave advice on problems associated with cash-on-delivery services.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

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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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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