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Kyunghee Park
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2022
Singapore aims to be Asia¡¯s busiest international airport
Changi Airport is readying to welcome back visitors en masse, hoping improvements made during the pandemic will cement its status as Asia¡¯s premier aviation hub.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2022
Disruption to rail routes due to war in Ukraine poses latest hitch for supply chains
Exporters and logistics firms transporting auto parts, cars, laptops and smartphones are now looking to avoid land routes that pass through Russia or the combat zone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2021
Singapore¡¯s long-awaited reopening fell flat even before omicron
It¡¯s not just the expense of travel during a pandemic but the uncertainty that¡¯s putting people off.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2021
Quarantines crushing air travel are getting longer and lonelier
Even as vaccines embolden countries to plot paths to reopening, authorities around the world are tightening the screws to stop COVID-19 mutations from slipping through quarantine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 10, 2020
COVID-19 scare on cruise ship shows perils of resuming tourism
Singapore¡¯s ill-fated attempts to enliven tourism underscore the difficulties of getting any sort of travel up and running ¡ª even in a nation with few community cases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2020
Why building an electric car is so expensive, for now
Carmakers are aiming to find new savings on technology, most critically the batteries that can make up a third of a vehicle¡¯s cost.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2020
Mass air travel two years away, says Singapore transport minister
The global aviation industry will take at least two years to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and for mass travel to return, Singapore¡¯s Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung has said, stressing the importance of developing a widely available and effective vaccine to help countries open their borders....
BUSINESS
Dec 24, 2019
¡®Nut rage¡¯ heiress Heather Cho criticizes her brother atop family biz
The South Korean business dynasty that gained notoriety with the ¡°nut-rage incident¡± is generating turbulence again.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 19, 2019
Cathay Pacific remains under scrutiny as CEO takes fall for Hong Kong protests
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is counting on the resignation of its British chief executive officer, Rupert Hogg, to move beyond the tumult that saw its employees¡¯ participation in the Hong Kong protests draw the ire of Beijing. But will it be enough?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 16, 2019
China¡¯s crackdown on Cathay Pacific bodes ill for other companies in Hong Kong
For more than half a century, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. has been Hong Kong¡¯s gateway to the world, its mix of British heritage and Asian high-altitude luxury bridging the city¡¯s colonial past with its Chinese location. But it¡¯s that unique cultural blend that has ensnared the carrier in an increasingly...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2019
Air cargo carriers caught in crossfire of Trump-China trade dispute
U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s intensifying trade war with China dented air cargo traffic even before FedEx Corp. got dragged into the brawl, as companies worldwide reconfigure their supply chains in the face of increasing tariffs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2018
At sea and in the air, China races to get products to U.S. before tariffs hit
The race is on to get Chinese goods into the U.S. before President Donald Trump¡¯s tariffs bite.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2018
Japan Airlines may set up budget carrier, vice chairwoman says
Japan Airlines Co. is examining setting up a new low cost carrier to increase capacity and take on rising competition from budget operators.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Feb 12, 2015
Skymark¡¯s $612 million airport slots represents a lifeline from bankruptcy
Skymark Airlines Inc. may have filed for bankruptcy and seen its passenger numbers dwindle. It still holds an asset worth about $612 million in annual revenue that offers a path out of bankruptcy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2015
Airlines benefit from clogged sea traffic
The U.S. military ordered yogurt and cottage cheese flown to forces in Japan and South Korea last month as a labor dispute began jamming up West Coast ports.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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