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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2019
Mike Pompeo looking forward to completed U.S.-Japan trade deal at U.N. General Assembly
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he was looking forward to a completed U.S.-Japan trade agreement at the United Nations General Assembly in New York later this month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 9, 2019
How Japan can win in the ongoing AI war
It is time to reshape the conversation about the country's 21st century technologies away from niche technologies and toward a narrative of global leadership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2019
Sony unveils 40th anniversary Walkman with retro screensaver, but no Japan release planned yet
Sony Corp. unveiled Thursday a 40th anniversary Walkman featuring a case and a screensaver that give it the appearance of the original cassette tape music player.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2019
U.S. and Japan rush to finish trade deal by Trump's tight deadline
The U.S. and Japan are still thrashing out details of a trade deal that President Donald Trump wants to sign this month, including the crucial issue of whether he'll refrain from imposing higher tariffs on imported cars, according to people familiar with the matter.
WORLD / Society
Sep 6, 2019
Women hold 1 in 5 top science and tech jobs, study finds
Women hold 1 in 5 top jobs in science, technology, maths and engineering globally, which slows down innovation, a study of research institutions said on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 5, 2019
Elite Ushio lights the way to next-gen computer chips in Japan
Chipmakers have spent two decades pouring investment into a revolutionary new technique to push the limits of physics and cram more transistors onto slices of silicon. Now that technology is on the cusp of going mainstream, thanks to a secretive Japanese company that's mastered the skill of manipulating...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 5, 2019
5G stocks among rare winners in Japan's sluggish market
Even with an ongoing trade war between the world's two biggest economies, and a weak domestic market, some Japanese investors suggest going long on next-generation technology stocks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 30, 2019
Japan's curbs on high-tech materials exports to South Korea could backfire in long run
Japan's curbs on exports of high-tech materials to South Korea could backfire in the long run, eroding its dominance over a key link in the global chip supply chain, suppliers and experts have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2019
Huawei under probe by U.S. prosecutors over new allegations of tech theft, WSJ reports
U.S. prosecutors are investigating new instances of alleged technology theft by Chinese telecommunication equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 27, 2019
'Sports tech' startups gain pace with less than a year to go before Tokyo Games
"Sports tech" startups that use information technology to provide new ways to watch sports events and advise athletes on training are gaining attention ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2019
South Korean tourists shun Japan over trade row
The number of South Korean tourists visiting Japan fell last month to its lowest in nearly a year as visitors canceled travel plans amid deteriorating relations between the neighbors, Japanese government data showed on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2019
JSR wins permit to resume exports to South Korea: source
JSR Corp., one of the Japanese materials makers hit by government restrictions on exports to South Korea, has received a permit to resume shipments, according to a person familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 21, 2019
NTT Docomo reopens reservations for Huawei smartphones
Mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo Inc. on Wednesday restarted accepting orders for a new smartphone model made by Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2019
U.S. antitrust chief working with states on probe into power of big tech firms
The U.S. Department of Justice is working with state attorneys general to investigate the market power of technology companies, the department's antitrust chief, Makan Delrahim, said on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2019
Despite toned down rhetoric, no compromise likely as Taro Kono gets set to meet with South Korean counterpart in China
South Korea and Japan have toned down the rhetoric but show little sign of compromise in a bitter political and economic dispute as their foreign ministers prepare to meet in China this week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 20, 2019
How an obscure rubber company in Japan became a linchpin of the tech industry
When Japan decided to pick a fight with South Korea last month, it dug deep into the supply chain to impose sanctions on three obscure materials made by a handful of Japanese companies few have ever heard of.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2019
What will you be wearing when 2030 rolls around?
Silicon Valley needs to transform our closets the way it transformed our desktops.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2019
Fujitsu to introduce system to better reward highly skilled workers
Fujitsu Ltd. plans to introduce a system this fiscal year that better rewards highly skilled workers, Takahito Tokita, president of the electronics firm, said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2019
Japan OKs first shipment of high-tech chemical to South Korea under tightened controls
Trade minister Hiroshige Seko rejected criticism of the recent decision to scrub South Korea from the so-called whitelist of countries cleared for preferential export screenings.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2019
Tourists to Japan are fueling a boom in personal translation devices
Takehiko Fujita wouldn't be able to do his job selling eye drops and pain relievers without his pocket translator.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
ChatGPT nickname and Trump tariffs nominated for Japan’s buzzword of 2025
Women hold toys depicting Myaku-Myaku, the official character for the 2025 Osaka Expo, during a media day ahead of the event's public opening day in Osaka in April.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.

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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
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