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51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Nov 29, 2021
Yamaguchi city of Ube ratifies rights for LGBTQ couples
Experts claim that companies in rural areas must create a welcoming environment for sexual minorities in order to attract new hires.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 10, 2018
Japan corporate bankruptcies up 6.1% in November
The number of corporate bankruptcies nationwide in November rose 6.1 percent from a year earlier to 718, up for the first time in three months, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Aug 24, 2018
Japanese firms face tough choices as U.S.-China trade war drags on
The companies must either make massive changes to how their products are assembled or bide their time until a compromise is reached.
Japan Times
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Mar 8, 2018
Majority of job-seeking university students put off by AI-powered candidate screening
As more companies turn to artificial intelligence to discover new talent, a recent survey has shown that a majority of job-seeking university students don¡¯t want their abilities judged by the technology.
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2017
Japan looking to fuel ¡®productivity revolution¡¯ by doubling growth in labor productivity
The Abe administration will aim to double labor productivity growth to 2 percent in the three years through 2020 from 0.9 percent, the average for the five years through 2015, according to informed sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Sep 28, 2017
Japan¡¯s social security burden frustrates BOJ¡¯s inflation, spending efforts
Japanese companies are paying more for employees these days. Problem is, the money is going toward social security payroll taxes instead of wages, adding to the frustrations of Bank of Japan policymakers seeking higher wages and stronger inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2017
Japan¡¯s flops turning bond market stars amid hunt for higher yields
Japan¡¯s yield-hungry investors are helping turn companies that were once bond-market pariahs into stars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2017
Japan¡¯s corporate chiefs face more scrutiny over cushy retirement roles
For decades, boards allowed former executives to linger on as highly paid advisers, without offering shareholders much detail about their roles. Now, there are signs that cushy retirement gigs may no longer be a sure thing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 5, 2017
In Japan, zero public companies went bust in 2016, but critics say ¡®zombie¡¯ firms hurt the economy
Corporate Japan achieved a rare feat in the fiscal year that ended last week. None of its almost 4,000 publicly-traded firms filed for bankruptcy protection.
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR 51³Ô¹ÏÍøOPHILES
Apr 1, 2017
¡®The Blue-eyed Salaryman¡¯: Little changes for those inside Japan¡¯s big firms
¡°The Blue-eyed Salaryman¡± is Irishman Niall Murtagh¡¯s account of working for Mitsubishi.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR 51³Ô¹ÏÍøOPHILES
Mar 25, 2017
¡®The Sound of the Mountain¡¯: Yasunari Kawabata¡¯s slow-burning meditation on getting older
The first Japanese winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1968, Yasunari Kawabata, deals with the gradual decline that comes with aging in ¡°The Sound of the Mountain.¡±
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 13, 2017
Economy seen hurting as thousands of Japan¡¯s ¡®zombie¡¯ firms legally dodge bankruptcy
The owner of a car repair business in northwest Tokyo has been digging into his retirement fund to keep his shop going. He¡¯s in his mid-60s, he¡¯s not making money and he knows he¡¯ll eventually have to close down.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2017
Japan¡¯s business gift culture says it with orchids
In Japanese business celebrations, there¡¯s one thing you¡¯ll almost always see: orchids.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2016
Crisis management driving Japan Inc. deals as firms divest
The nation¡¯s companies are targeting mergers and acquisitions abroad as the third-largest economy stagnates, yet it is crisis management that is driving deal volume in the country this year, not international expansion.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Apr 26, 2016
Beijing puts the squeeze on foreign companies in China
Japanese firms based in China are feeling the pinch as Beijing tightens its grip on capital transactions.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jan 14, 2016
For Japan¡¯s manufacturers, yen gains are reminder of Lehman lessons
Just when Japan¡¯s employers might have thought it was safe to embrace sustained wage increases ¡ª thanks to a cheap yen and rising earnings ¡ª a turn in the exchange rate has flashed a warning signal.
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2015
Japan unions plan to dial back wage demands by half
A labor group whose members include Toyota Motor Corp., Hitachi Ltd. and Panasonic Corp.¡¯s unions said they will seek half the minimum wage increase in 2016 compared with its plans entering this fiscal year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 3, 2015
Japan Inc.¡¯s record profit streak threatened as yen projections bottom
Japan Inc.¡¯s currency cookie jar may be just about empty.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Nov 9, 2015
Experts warn Myanmar¡¯s opposition victory could affect Japanese businesses
In the wake of Myanmar¡¯s ruling party conceding defeat to Aung San Suu Kyi, experts say it could have mixed repercussions for Japanese companies investing there.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 23, 2015
Startups untapped resource for Japan Inc., says venture capitalist
Venture capitalist Anis Uzzaman has a special affinity for Japan, where he spent five years studying at a university on government scholarships. It¡¯s for that reason he is frustrated to see many Japanese firms struggling in global competition.
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.

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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
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