Quote of the Day
The day may come when the gangs have no headquarters and handle everything over the internet.
Noboru Hirosue, a part-time researcher at the Kyoto-based Ryukoku University Criminology Research Center. He says organized crime groups are increasingly adopting techniques honed by a new breed of criminals who operate more anonymously by using social media to recruit and carry out criminal activities. Read
These explicit advertisements continue to appear, not only on cooking websites and gaming strategy pages, but even on tablets distributed at schools. People are voicing concern and anger, asking how long the government is planning to leave this problem unattended.
Upper house Diet affairs committee chair Takae Ito. The increasing prevalence of sexually explicit internet advertisements has become a source of growing concern in Japan, with lawmakers pushing for stricter measures to prevent the ads from being seen by children. Read
Japanese companies that have spent the past 10 or 20 years asleep at the wheel probably won't survive. Brilliant minds connect globally now, and progress is so accelerated that what took a year before now takes only a day.
Ken Kutaragi, 74, known as the "father" of Sony Corp's PlayStation (PS) and a former vice president at the electronics giant. He is one of many Japanese business leaders sounding the alarm on Japan's global decline. Read
Throughout your university journey, I hope you will cultivate not only your learning but also the strength to confront adversity and the compassion to support others.
University of Tokyo President Teruo Fujii, addressing new undergraduates at their entrance ceremony. Read
What is important is if Fuji TV actually can prevent a recurrence. We advertisers need to ensure that the corporate culture has been changing and actions have been taken.
Takeshi Niinami, Suntory Holdings Ltd chairman and chief executive officer. He said Suntory is considering resuming running ads on Fuji Television following the investigation of a sexual assault scandal at the network by a third-party committee. Read
We need to consider ways to respond to the tariffs together with Japanese companies, such as expanding sales destinations other than the United States.
Yoshiaki Ishihara, head of the overseas business support center of The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). U.S. President Donald Trump's Trump’s tariffs have created a new level of uncertainty and anxiety among Japanese exporters. Read
If Akazawa doesn’t get any results, it will show that the cabinet is lacking qualified personnel.
A senior LDP member. Ryosei Akazawa’s appointment as the minister in charge of negotiations with the United States over its tariff policy has raised concerns, as he has little diplomatic experience. Some are worried about whether he is capable of handling such a task. Read
This is the perfect brand for customers who want to enjoy playful makeup and achieve trendy looks like the South Korean idols they admire.
Nana Shimada, general manager of FamilyMart Co’s product division. Rather than being exclusive to makeup counters or brand-specific stores, Japan’s convenience stores and lifestyle chains have begun selling South Korean cosmetics with notable success. Read
It wouldn't be good for Japan's image and it's hard to see how the retail business is connected to economic security.
Japan Investment Corporation (JIC) CEO Keisuke Yokoo, saying Japan risks reputational damage if it were to block a $47 billion foreign bid for retailer Seven & i Holdings on economic security grounds. Read
Even if Japan feels secure that the Trump administration is committed to defending it, it could find itself allied to a United States whose behavior is increasingly not just at odds with but actively hostile to Japan’s own national interests and beliefs.
Tobias Harris, founder and principal of Japan Foresight, a political risk consultancy and the author of "The Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan." He says dealing with an erratic U.S. president means even long-term allies like Japan are on thin ice. Read
