This featured Japan’s recent change in business innovation environment; more startups began to emerge, seeking to compete in the global marketplace. This press release features multimedia. ( read original story ...)
Japan January Services PMI Rises on Pick-Up in Domestic Demand
TOKYO, Feb 5 — Japanese services sector activity rose in January due to a pick-up in domestic demand, a business survey showed on Tuesday, but there are growing worries that economic activity will wea... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Buyback $5.5 Billion Following Successful Telecoms IPO Say Yokohama Daisan Management
OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 6 ... This comes with a massive service outage that reached millions of customers prior to its IPO in December” Added William Thomson, Senior Vice President at Yokoh... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks buoyed by weaker yen
Stocks rose on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday ... jumped 4.11 percent in the wake of its upward revision of earnings forecasts for the current business year to March. Drugmaker Eisai rose 3.07 percen... ( read original story ...)
Sony Sees Biggest Drop Since 2015 on Weaker PlayStation Business
(Bloomberg) -- Sony Corp. reported weaker profits in the PlayStation business and cut its annual revenue forecast, triggering the steepest share decline in almost three and a half years. The stock fel... ( read original story ...)
A Wooden Metsä Pavilion in Tokyo During the 2020 Olympic Games
Metsä Group and Business Finland are joining forces in building a wooden Metsä pavilion to be used in Tokyo during the Olympic games. The pavilion will be built on the grounds of the Finnish ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Cops use saw to enter hostess club suspected of illegal operation
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police early Sunday used ... 5:00 a.m. Under the Law Regulating Adult Entertainment Businesses, such a business must close by 1:00 a.m. Previously, police issued warnin... ( read original story ...)
MetLife and DeNA Form Business Alliance
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife Insurance K.K. (Director, Representative Statutory Executive Officer, Chairman, President and CEO, Eric Clurfain, hereafter “MetLife”) and DeNA Co., Ltd. (President and ... ( read original story ...)
Excedo – New Language Learning Approach for Global Business Professionals Launches
TOKYO & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Excedo is proud to announce the launch today of its language learning solution for business professionals. Excedo will help organisations and their employees develop t... ( read original story ...)
Sony reports best-ever quarterly profit on strong music business
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp raked in its highest-ever ... Operating profit at its music business rose to 147.1 billion yen from 39.3 billion yen as it booked a one-time gain of 116.9 billion y... ( read original story ...)
Govt. mulls road toll rise for Tokyo 2020 Games
Large and mid-sized trucks would likely be exempt from the higher rates to avoid any impact on business. The central government will work with Tokyo officials and urban planning experts to draw up ... ( read original story ...)
Avelacom Launches New PoP in Tokyo to Deliver Ultra-Low Latency
Avelacom also has a PoP in Equinix’s Tokyo (TY3) International Business Exchange data centre, which was launched in November of last year, as Finance Magnates reported. This PoP gave trading firms fas... ( read original story ...)
Osaka pulls out of Qatar Open with injury
TOKYO (Reuters) - World number one Naomi Osaka has pulled out of next week’s Qatar Open with an unspecified back injury, tournament organizers said on Tuesday. Osaka, who was set play for the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s crypto exchanges seek redemption after hacking scandals
Japan, famous for its yield-hungry "Mrs. Watanabe ... who heads Rakuten's blockchain technology department, told the Nikkei Asian Review at a blockchain conference on Jan. 31. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up, gains curbed as market focuses on Trump’s speech
TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei edged up on Wednesday but gains were limited as the market focused on President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address while Estée Lauder’s strong results li... ( read original story ...)
Itochu and Descente inch toward rare hostile bid in Japan
Japanese law requires the target of a tender offer to provide an opinion within 10 business days of the initial announcement. Itochu unveiled a 20 billion yen ($182 million) tender offer Thursday ... ( read original story ...)