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Ritsuko Ando
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2021
Ugandan team member arriving in Tokyo had delta coronavirus variant
The case adds to concern that the games ¡ª less than a month away ¡ª may trigger a new wave of infections.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 11, 2020
Change of tune: Â鶹´«Ã½ music fans move from CDs to streaming services
The decline in CD sales signals the streaming market¡¯s growth potential.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2020
Death knell sounds for Japanese department stores
The shops, which have struggled to modernize and adapt to new shopping styles, have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2020
Â鶹´«Ã½ fussy food shoppers finally go online amid pandemic
Although the nation¡¯s e-commerce development lags behind that of its peers, COVID-19 has prompted a rise in buyers ordering from home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2020
Robust sales in China keep Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing on top amid pandemic
With much of Asia having subdued the spread of COVID-19, Fast Retailing is seeing trade return to its Uniqlo stores.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2019
Diaper rush: Conquering a $9 billion incontinence market no one wants to talk about
The time may not be far off when more adults need diapers than babies as the population grows older, potentially a huge opportunity for manufacturers of incontinence products ¡ª if they can lift the stigma that has long constrained sales.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 16, 2019
Japan paternity leave suit spotlights workers¡¯ rights
A male employee is suing sportswear maker Asics Corp. for alleged mistreatment after taking paternity leave, a case that has cast a spotlight on gender equality and workers¡¯ rights in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2019
Documents show Ghosn¡¯s Renault lieutenant drew extra salary via holding; board unaware of payment
One of Renault boss Carlos Ghosn¡¯s senior executives received an additional six-figure salary unknown to the carmaker¡¯s board via the Dutch joint venture overseeing its alliance with Nissan, according to sources and documents seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2018
Already in decline, Â鶹´«Ã½ pachinko industry now braces for gambling-addiction regulations
Like many pachinko parlors throughout Japan, Naomi Suzuki¡¯s establishment on the outskirts of the city of Fukushima was once full of energy, with the din of bouncing steel balls and garish lights flashing to indicate winnings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2015
Sony, Panasonic cling to TVs, betting on halo effect of premium sets
Â鶹´«Ã½ once-mighty electronics-makers have lost billions of dollars from TVs, but Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. won¡¯t quit, saying retreating from the world¡¯s living rooms would close the door to more promising businesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2015
Sony still faces tough hurdles despite CFO¡¯s successes
Despite Kenichiro Yoshida¡¯s successes as Sony CFO, the company is still facing tough hurdles.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2014
Tsunami-hit Miyagi mulls casino to hasten recovery
Business and political leaders in the northeast bet on a casino as the brightest hope to speed reconstruction in a region battered by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2014
Women fight maternity harassment in the shadow of ¡®Abenomics¡¯
When Sayaka Osakabe returned to work after a second miscarriage, one of the first questions her boss asked was whether she was having sex again.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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