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Shirley Zhao
Visitors watch a water fountain show outside the Wynn Macao casino resort in December 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2026
Macao casinos hit by slump as China crackdown rattles market
The slump ends 16 straight months of growth and comes as Beijing steps up efforts to stem capital outflow.
The Mitsukoshi department store in the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Â鶹´«Ã½ largest department store operator, saw jewelry and watches continue to lead domestic sales, according to a company spokesperson.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 24, 2026
Japanese shoppers drive up jewelry sales to a record
Strong domestic demand for jewelry has helped lift the outlook for Â鶹´«Ã½ luxury market as a whole, as the sector faces headwinds including a slowdown in inbound tourism.
A container ship at the Fairview Container Terminal in the Port of Prince Rupert in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, on July 15, 2025
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 11, 2026
China¡¯s Cosco halts Panama port operations as tensions rise
China previously asked its shipping companies to consider rerouting cargo through ports outside of Panama if it didn¡¯t result in a significant extra cost.
A Louis Vuitton store in Seoul. South Koreans¡¯ enduring love for luxury, coupled with a resilient economy and surging consumer confidence, has made the market a bright spot for top industry names.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 25, 2025
LVMH bets on South Korea to spur growth amid U.S. and China uncertainty
The group¡¯s two largest fashion labels, Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior, are both looking to expand their flagship stores in Seoul.
A view of the Balboa Port in Panama City on March 4
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2025
CK Hutchison to invite China investor to join port deal
State-owned China Cosco Shipping?was negotiating a powerful role for itself as a condition to join the consortium, it was reported last week.
Chinese officials have shared articles on social media accusing Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing's (center) CK Hutchison Holdings of acting "in concert with U.S. hegemony¡± over its $22.8 billion sale of 43 ports around the world, including two in the Panama Canal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 1, 2025
Xi showdown with Li Ka-shing threatens China¡¯s pro-business push
Derailing the deal could give credence to claims that CK Hutchison is ultimately controlled by Beijing ¡ª a perception with implications for private Chinese firms worldwide.
Shoppers outside a Sephora store in Vancouver on Aug. 15
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 22, 2024
LVMH¡¯s Sephora cuts around 10% of staff in China as its woes deepen
While Sephora has expanded to some 300 stores since entering China in 2005, the country is increasingly difficult for higher-end retailers to navigate.
People cross a street in the Mong Kok district in Hong Kong in 2011.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 17, 2024
Hong Kong loses global lead for life expectancy, trailing Japan
Women in Hong Kong were expected to live for 86.8 years on average in 2022, compared with 87.1 for their Japanese counterparts, according to the latest statistics.
Hong Kong and China Gas, part of billionaire Lee Shau Kee¡¯s business empire, is accelerating an expansion of biofuel firm EcoCeres in foreign markets.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2023
Hong Kong tycoon¡¯s energy empire ramps up green jet fuel push
EcoCeres, one of Asia¡¯s largest producers of green jet fuel, is exploring the possibility of expanding into new markets like the U.S. and the Middle East.
A woman carries food to customers at a Japanese restaurant in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2023
Hong Kong turns to tycoons to get party scene back on track
The government is urging major property groups to help boost the nighttime economy via drink coupons, free events and later shopping hours.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2022
Hong Kong ends curbs on arrivals and scraps contact tracing app
COVID-19 curbs have hobbled the city¡¯s economy and hurt its outlook as a financial hub.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 25, 2022
China¡¯s daily COVID tally tops 30,000 for first time as curbs spread
Amid the rise in cases, officials are having to reconcile twin imperatives of being less disruptive with their restrictions while also continuing to suppress the virus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2022
Casino suppliers quit Macao for resurgent Singapore and Philippines
With demand in Macao waning, Light & Wonder, a leading provider of products used in casinos, is relocating its expatriate staff to the Philippines, which has become its top market in Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2022
Netflix¡¯s plan to fix its subscription crisis starts in Asia
The Asia Pacific region accounts for 15% of Netflix¡¯s 221.6 million global subscribers and is forecast to be the biggest driver of further expansion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2022
Chinese firms are dominating key parts of Hong Kong¡¯s economy
Chinese state-controlled firms are increasingly dominating Hong Kong, taking market share away from the local tycoons and British trading houses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2022
Hong Kong bars and patrons find ways around new COVID test rule
There was widespread disbelief that the new approach was likely to have an impact on the case counts, which have increased nearly fourfold to more than 1,000 a day since May.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2022
Ukraine invasion fallout hitting already-battered supply chains
Oil is now topping $110 a barrel, while European natural gas hit an all-time high this week. Wheat soared past $11 a bushel to the highest level in 14 years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 21, 2022
Thousands flee to mainland China as Hong Kong outbreak widens
Departures via land routes tripled to 24,697 in the first 17 days of February from a year earlier, according to Immigration Department data.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 18, 2022
Hospitals under siege show Hong Kong squandered COVID edge
Experts say officials failed to prepare for the virus¡¯s inevitable infiltration during previous periods of calm.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 11, 2022
Hong Kong risks everything with ¡®impossible¡¯ COVID zero goal
While many countries are winding down pandemic restrictions, Hong Kong is imposing its toughest measures since the virus emerged over two years ago.
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.
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.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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