Yokohama Tire earned two impressive 2018 GOOD DESIGN awards from The Chicago Athenaeum. Yokohama was honored in the transportation category for two tires: the Geolandar X-MT and Avid Ascend GT. Yokoha... ( read original story ...)
What comes next for Carlos Ghosn, who remains in a Tokyo jail
Almost two months after his shock arrest in Tokyo, Carlos Ghosn remains at the mercy of the Japanese legal system, as prosecutors continue to build their case against the car industry titan. A Tokyo c... ( read original story ...)
Fears of exploitation as Japan prepares to admit foreign workers
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Eng Pisey, right, appeared with her lawyer, Shoichi Ibusuki, centre, at news conference in Tokyo, on the problems in Japan’s technical intern program. Photograph: Eugene Hos... ( read original story ...)
Top business news of 2018
The Japan Times newsroom selected the following business news stories as the most important of 2018. 1. Going, going, Ghosn: Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s November arrest sent shock waves w... ( read original story ...)
Osaka impressed by ‘younger me’ Aiava
Naomi Osaka has urged Australian youngster Destanee Aiava to "trust the process" after handing her a comprehensive beating in Brisbane. Naomi Osaka may not have seemed troubled by Destanee Aiava, but ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka cruises as Konta sends Stephens packing
Osaka burst to prominence when she defeated Serena Williams to win the US Open in September, becoming the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam singles title. She rose to number four in the world ... ( read original story ...)
Car slams into crowded New Year’s celebrations in Tokyo, injuring nine
A man identified as 21-year-old Kazuhiro Kusakabe drove a small vehicle into Takeshita Street in Tokyo's fashion district of Harajuku just after midnight. Police say he acted with an 'intent to murder ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Man deliberately drives van into NYE crowds
New year's eve is generally a muted affair in Tokyo. aw/amp (AFP, AP) Every day at 1830 UTC, DW's editors send out a selection of the day's hard news and quality feature journalism. You can sign up to ... ( read original story ...)
Business leaders want structural reform, innovation to move Japan forward
The Japanese business lobby stressed on Tuesday the importance of structural reforms while pushing for actors in the political and corporate spheres to drive the innovation they say will help overcome ... ( read original story ...)
Van ploughs into Tokyo pedestrians headed for New Year’s prayers
A small van has ploughed into pedestrians celebrating the New Year on one of Tokyo's most famous streets ... A man was arrested, with a police spokesman telling AFP news agency he had an "intent to mu... ( read original story ...)
Car hits pedestrians on Tokyo road, injures 8
TOKYO – A car slammed into pedestrians early Tuesday on a ... the entire front end smashed and officers and ambulance workers rushing to the scene. Kyodo News service reported that a ninth person was ... ( read original story ...)
Car slams into pedestrians on Tokyo road, injuring eight people
TOKYO—A car slammed into pedestrians early Tuesday on a street ... entire front end smashed and officers and ambulance workers rushing to the scene. Kyodo News Service reported that a ninth person was ... ( read original story ...)
Van slams into pedestrians on Tokyo road, injuring 8 people
A minivan slammed into pedestrians early Tuesday on a street where people had gathered for New Year's festivities in downtown Tokyo, injuring eight people ... ambulance workers rushing to the scene. K... ( read original story ...)
Car slams into pedestrians in Tokyo, injuring 8
TOKYO -- Police said a car slammed into pedestrians on a street where people had gathered for New Year's festivities in downtown Tokyo, injuring eight people. Police took into custody a man in his 20s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Stop Slaughtering Whales
It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section. Japan, in many respects a model global citizen, has long been an outlier on whaling, an industry that most nations have abandoned as cruel, unne... ( read original story ...)
Japan and China could forge an alliance that will boost fiscal stimulus to offset recession
Infrastructure building is not a million dollar business; it is about trillions of dollars of spending and not least in Asia. If Japan and China can combine their expertise and financial muscle in pur... ( read original story ...)