Ben Dooley

Washington, D.C., United States

Japan Business and Economics Correspondent at The New York Times

Investigative reporter, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Tips, suggestions: [email protected] or on Signal/WhatsApp: +1 (240) 242-7081

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Articles

As IFC delayed a damning report on a Liberian rubber plantation, the owner sold the business - ICIJ

3 weeks ago | icij.org | Ben Dooley

For over a year, the World Bank’s private investment arm delayed the release of a damning internal report detailing its failure to adequately address alleged land grabs, environmental pollution and other serious harms at a rubber company it financed in Liberia.
Ten years on, ‘Lux Leaks’ remains a byword for corporate tax chicanery

Nov 5, 2024 | icij.org | Ben Dooley

In the fall of 2014, ICIJ published a series of stories exposing the secret deals used by hundreds of multinationals including some of the world’s largest companies to reduce their tax bills to virtually nothing. Described in more than 28,000 pages of leaked documents, the agreements between corporate giants like Pepsi, Ikea, Amazon and Disney and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg showed how the tiny European country had become one of the world’s premier destinations for tax avoidance.
Produção comercial de fábrica de munições do Exército dos EUA supera a militar na última década

Nov 14, 2023 | estadao.com.br | Ben Dooley

A Fábrica de Munição do Exército Lake City, construída durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, tem sido operada por empreiteiros privados em nome do governo federal há muito tempo. Uma investigação do New York Times descobriu que, na última década, o local tem produzido cada vez mais munições para o mercado comercial, à medida que a demanda militar diminuiu.
Army ammunition plant is tied to mass shootings across the U.S.

Nov 13, 2023 | startribune.com | Ben Dooley

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Christopher Hixon, a 27-year veteran of the Navy who served in the Persian Gulf, trained with government ammunition that typically had a distinctive "LC" marking on its brass casings. In 2018, Hixon, then the athletic director at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., confronted a former student firing an AR-15-style gun. The semi-automatic rifle, modeled on a military weapon, was loaded with ammunition carrying the same "LC" stamp.
Video: Army Ammunition Plant Is Tied to Mass Shootings Across the U.S.

Nov 13, 2023 | nytimes.com | Ben Dooley |Claire Hogan |Emily Rhyne

new video loaded: Army Ammunition Plant Is Tied to Mass Shootings Across the U.S.
Inside the Army Factory That Makes AR-15 Ammunition: 4 Takeaways

Nov 11, 2023 | nytimes.com | Ben Dooley

The Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, built during World War II, has long been operated for the federal government by private contractors. Over the past decade, a New York Times investigation found, the site has increasingly produced rounds for the commercial market as military demand has diminished. The Army says the commercial business is meant to keep the factory in good working order so that military production can be quickly ramped up, while also reducing the cost of its ammunition.
Army Ammunition Plant Is Tied to Mass Shootings Across the U.S.

Nov 11, 2023 | nyti.ms | Ben Dooley |Emily Rhyne

Bullet Casing Manufacturer's stamp A round from the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri may look like any other at first. A round from the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri may look like any other at first. But on the bottom of the casing are the factory’s initials — a popular marking with gun enthusiasts. But on the bottom of the casing are the factory’s initials — a popular marking with gun enthusiasts.
Army Ammunition Plant Is Tied to Mass Shootings Across the U.S.

Nov 11, 2023 | nytimes.com | Ben Dooley |Emily Rhyne

Bullet Casing Manufacturer's stamp A round from the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri may look like any other at first. A round from the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri may look like any other at first. But on the bottom of the casing are the factory’s initials — a popular marking with gun enthusiasts. But on the bottom of the casing are the factory’s initials — a popular marking with gun enthusiasts.
Where did all the dark-suited Japanese businessmen go?

Sep 30, 2023 | seattletimes.com | Hisako Ueno |Ben Dooley

TOKYO — It was the tail end of another long, hot Tokyo summer, and salarymen across the city were looking at their wardrobes with dread. Every year from May to September, Japan’s famously conservative corporate workers and government employees set aside their stiff, dark suits for more casual attire. Out go the neckties and starched shirts; in come short-sleeved polos and linen shirts, even the occasional Hawaiian.
How Japan’s Salarymen Embraced Short Sleeves Through ‘Cool Biz’

Sep 24, 2023 | msn.com | Ben Dooley |Hisako Ueno

TOKYO — It was the tail end of another long, hot Tokyo summer, and salarymen across the city were looking at their wardrobes with dread. Every year from May to September, Japan’s famously conservative corporate workers and government employees set aside their stiff, dark suits for more casual attire. Out go the neckties and starched shirts; in come short-sleeved polos and linen shirts, even the occasional Hawaiian.