To lure visitors, residents of Yoshida, famed for its high-quality steel, are inviting tourists to help produce it.
Category: Japan
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On Himalayan Hillsides Grows Japan’s Cold, Hard Cash
A shrub in impoverished Nepal now supplies the raw material for the bank notes used in Asia’s most sophisticated financial system.
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The Politics of a Steel Deal Hangs Over Biden’s Japan Summit
The president’s effort to court voters in crucial swing states is influencing economic and trade policy, and worrying longstanding allies.
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Biden’s Trade Moves Raise Tensions With China and Japan but Draw Cheers at Home
The president’s efforts to restrict Chinese imports and block a Japanese steel merger have pleased labor unions and sent a message to rival Donald J. Trump.
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How Japan Is Trying to Rebuild Its Chip Industry
Taiwan’s semiconductor giant, TSMC, is quickly remaking a farm town in Japan into Asia’s next hub of chip manufacturing with enormous government support.
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Japan Offers Luxury Train Travel
Luxurious rail cars offer countryside views with a range of cultural itineraries and budgets.
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Japan’s Labor Market Has a Lesson for the Fed: Women Can Surprise You
Japan’s improved labor force participation for women is a reminder not to assume that job market limits are clear and finite.
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Japan Raises Interest Rates for First Time in 17 Years
Higher inflation and rising wages suggest that the country’s economy can grow without such aggressive stimulus from the central bank.
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In Japan, a Place for a Famous Artistic Director to Hide by the Sea
The designer and record producer Nigo has built a minimalist retreat where the Pacific Ocean itself is practically an architectural feature.
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Space One Rocket Explodes Seconds After Launch in Japan
The Japanese company hoped to become the country’s first private business to put a satellite into orbit. The failed launch was its inaugural flight.
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Toyota’s Hybrid-First Strategy Is Delivering Big Profits
Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, has been criticized for selling few electric vehicles, but its decision to focus on hybrids is paying off financially.