Sophie Knight

Japan’s whisky makers drum up global market for their drams

May 14, 2019 at 5:28 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - After years of being overshadowed at home and practically unheard of overseas, Japan's whisky distilleries are expanding capacity as their malts become serious contenders against Scottish and...

Japan’s whisky makers drum up global market for their drams

August 24, 2021 at 11:39 p.m.

A minicar named Hustler? Japan’s brand names raise eyebrows

May 14, 2019 at 5:28 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Suzuki Motor Corp had little idea that the name "Hustler" for its new, boxy minicar aimed at outdoorsy Japanese customers might cause mirth among English speakers for...

A minicar named Hustler? Japan’s brand names raise eyebrows

August 24, 2021 at 11:32 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Suzuki Motor Corp had little idea that the name "Hustler" for its new, boxy minicar aimed at outdoorsy Japanese customers might cause mirth among English speakers for...

Masked artist makes sticky issue out of radiation in Japan

May 14, 2019 at 5:23 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - With his face hidden behind sunglasses and a white surgical mask, the artist is almost as invisible as the radioactive contamination he is protesting against - yet...

Masked artist makes sticky issue out of radiation in Japan

August 24, 2021 at 10:44 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - With his face hidden behind sunglasses and a white surgical mask, the artist is almost as invisible as the radioactive contamination he is protesting against - yet...

For many Fukushima evacuees, the truth is they won’t be going home

August 24, 2021 at 10:13 p.m.

IWAKI, Japan (Reuters) - For many of Japan's oldest nuclear refugees, all they want is to be allowed back to the homes they were forced to abandon. Others are ready...

Asia messaging apps seek to upend rivals with marketing might

August 24, 2021 at 9:43 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - In the battle to become the global messaging app of choice, China's WeChat and Japan-based Line have brought out some large marketing guns - TV ads featuring...

SoftBank buys $1.5 billion stake in Finnish mobile games maker Supercell

August 24, 2021 at 9:28 p.m.

TOKYO/HELSINKI/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Japanese tech and telecoms group SoftBank Corp is paying 150 billion yen ($1.53 billion) for a 51 percent stake in Finnish mobile game maker Supercell, valuing...

British prosecutor charges Japan’s Olympus over accounting scandal

August 24, 2021 at 7:54 p.m.

TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's fraud prosecutor has charged Japan's Olympus Corp and its British subsidiary Gyrus with misleading or deceiving an auditor, dragging a $1.7 billion accounting scandal back into...

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