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People line up to check out at the Olympics megastore in Milan, Italy, on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2026
Visa-only Games highlights Europe＊s payments headache
By the next ?Winter Games ?in France in 2030, people could have another option if the European Central Bank meets its goal of ?launching a digital euro in 2029.
PayPay CEO Ichiro Nakayama (left) and Jack Forestell, Visa＊s chief product and strategy officer, attend a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2026
PayPay might form company with Visa for U.S. expansion
Japan＊s largest QR code payment service is looking to make its first move abroad.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission took an administrative step against Visa Worldwide for the first time ever following its investigation into a suspected violation of the antimonopoly law by the firm.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2025
JFTC gives OK to Visa Worldwide＊s business improvement plan
After investigating a suspected antimonopoly law violation, the JFTC concluded that swiftly executing proposed measures by Visa Worldwide would restore a competitive environment.
Every year, an amount equivalent to roughly 15% of the world's economy flows through Visa's networks, and bad actors are constantly trying to siphon off some of that.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 7, 2025
Visa＊s 24/7 war room takes on global cybercriminals
The payments giant has invested $12 billion over the past five years building artificial intelligence-powered cyber fraud detection capabilities.
The antitrust settlement against Visa and Mastercard is one of the largest in U.S. history.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2024
Visa and Mastercard settle for $30 billion over merchant credit card fees
The antitrust settlement is one of the largest in U.S. history, and would resolve most claims in nationwide litigation that began in 2005.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2022
Visa must face claim it profited from Pornhub video of child
The company says the decision raises questions about the liability payments firms could shoulder as they handle billions of transactions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2021
Visa＊s Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle
Amazon said last week that it would stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in the United Kingdom from Jan. 19, 2022.
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Sep 2, 2019
Japan grants long-term resident status to transgender foreign national for first time
Woman expresses hope that the decision will pave the way for improving international LGBT couples＊ rights in Japan.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2019
Japan to encourage foreign workers to maintain employment outside major cities
The government is planning measures to encourage foreign workers with specific skills under the country＊s new visa statuses to secure jobs and continue employment outside of big cities, officials said Monday.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Nov 20, 2018
Japan＊s justice minister apologizes for erroneous data on foreign interns, blaming Excel mishap
Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita claimed the errors arose due to incorrect data calculations in the Excel spreadsheet software.
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2015
Workforce promotion panel: Extend foreign resident visa limit, put elderly, married women to work
Japan should extend the maximum period foreign nationals can stay in the country to eight years from the current cap of five to secure highly skilled workers, and boost jobs by 5 million by creating an environment that encourages the elderly and married women to take up jobs, a government advisory panel...
WORLD
Jun 18, 2015
U.S. travel visa system fails globally
The U.S. State Department does not expect to resolve a technical problem affecting travel visas before next week, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Jun 18, 2015
Japan set to ease visa rules for foreign ski instructors amid tourism surge
The central government may relax visa requirements for foreign ski instructors by next March, due to a surge in demand as more vacationers visit the country.
Japan Times
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Apr 14, 2015
Thais flock to Japan for holiday, ignore freeze on flight increases
Thai tourists took advantage of a weaker yen and relaxed visa restrictions to flock to Japan over the three-day Songkran holiday ending Wednesday, but a temporary freeze on Thai flight increases to the country was likely to impact numbers.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 31, 2014
Wall St. up on GDP, earnings; fund yearend lifts winners
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, boosted by a strong reading on quarterly economic growth and by another round of upbeat earnings reports, including Visa, which accounted for nearly 140 points in the Dow industrials.
Japan Times
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Aug 25, 2014
Tourism emerges as new economic driver for Japan
With its contribution now rivaling that of the auto industry in at least one estimate, tourism is fast becoming a key focus of Japan＊s economic policy.
Japan Times
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Dec 3, 2013
Opening the kitchen to foreign chefs
As a foreigner aspiring to become a ※washoku§ (Japanese food) chef, South Korean student Seo Dong-young faces a dilemma. The 23-year-old student at a Tokyo culinary school wants to stay here and work after graduation, but unfortunately that isn＊t an option.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 11, 2013
Dow reshuffles ranks for first time since ＆04
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Visa Inc. and Nike Inc. will be added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Bank of America Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Alcoa Inc. in the biggest reshuffling since April 2004.
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Sep 4, 2013
＆Skilled foreigner＊ invite too rigid a bar
More than a year after its much-hyped introduction, a government-led initiative to lure ※highly skilled§ foreign professionals to Japan is making lackluster progress, with the number of those applying for visas under the new system much smaller than initially envisioned.
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Jul 11, 2013
Shorter stay eyed to qualify as resident
Japan might make it easier for ＆highly skilled professionals＊ to acquire permanent residency status so it can lure the talent it needs to rejuvenate the stagnant economy.
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.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
Intervention is the word after yen moves beyond ?163 and sits there
The government could prop up the yen at any moment, though its signaling is hard to read.
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.
Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights
Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night＊s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.
Maya Ongaku＊s DIY dream is getting bigger
The members of Maya Ongaku 〞 (from left) Tsutomu Sonoda, Shoei Ikeda and Ryota Takano 〞 grew up on the Shonan Coast south of Tokyo and have been friends since their school days.

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