Automobile
Toyota's mighty keiretsu system has met its match: digitization
Traditional parts suppliers receive less of what automakers spend on each car
Companies
Transportation
Tokyo commuters use exercise app to train while riding the rails
JR East lets straphangers fight flab en route with smartphone-driven workouts
Technology
Now a million people work for Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook
Mega-workforce heaps pressure on earnings and communities where they are based
Datawatch
Risk-averse investors flee from WeWork, pizzas and 007 cars
Low-rated bonds lose their shine amid concerns for global economy
Automobile
Nissan pulls Datsun compacts from Southeast Asia and Russia
New strategy reflects management changes post Carlos Ghosn
Travel & Leisure
Japanese hotels switch to bigger rooms to lure tourist families
More people visit Japan with friends or family instead of business colleagues
Food & Beverage
Japanese craft beer maker to set up shop in Russia's Far East
Niigata Beer's award-winning whisky is a big hit overseas
Politics
Facebook labels user's post under new Singapore 'fake news' law
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Business trends
Hokkaido farm bets on crowdfunding to care for retired racehorses
Facility provides 'safe space' for former stars of the Japan Racing Association
Business deals
Japan's biggest shipbuilders team up to rival megamergers
Alliance by Imabari and JMU will oversee 10% of global business
