Month: October 2023

If you are opening a restaurant that sells sirloin steaks for £760 each, you must pick your spot carefully. So Aragawa, a Japanese steakhouse that opened in Tokyo in 1967, has come to Clarges Street in Mayfair, near Berkeley Square and squarely in London hedge fund territory. ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA--For customers who dread standing in long checkout lines or scanning their purchases, a new high-tech convenience store here promises to make shopping as stress-free as possible. ( read original story ...)

Tourism Expo Japan 2023, Japan’s showcase for domestic and international travel, commenced in Osaka yesterday (October 26) with a series of high-level speeches and seminars discussing the future of ... ( read original story ...)

World Exposition in Osaka is seeing a series of increases in the estimated construction costs for exhibitions, including a pavilion ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

“Ticket sales have gone up 27%, and we’re only at the midway point, so I’m quite happy,” Ando Hiroyasu, Tokyo Film Festival (TIFF) Chairman, told Deadline as he shuttled between engagements at this ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose Friday on bargain hunting after falling to its worst day in three weeks in the previous session, with chip-related stocks leading the recovery. Japan's ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan should be concerned about whether 'higher for longer' inflation couldhurtthe economic recovery ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - A ban on alcohol came into force around Tokyo’s tourist hotspot Shibuya on Friday in an attempt to discourage raucous Halloween gatherings, a year after a deadly tragedy in South Korea. Nearly ... ( read original story ...)

The core consumer price index for the Ku-area of Tokyo in Japan rose 2.7% year-on-year in October 2023, accelerating from a 2.5% gain in September which was also the consensus forecast. The bank is ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks rose Friday on bargain hunting as investor confidence was lifted after strong earnings results from major U.S. tech firm ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's top power generator JERA returned to profit in the first half of the 2023/24 fiscal year, owing to lower fuel procurement costs and higher electricity prices, it said on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank, on Friday reported a doubling of quarterly net profit, driven by active financing deals and a strong stock market at home.July-September profit came in at 35. ( read original story ...)

The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has renewed worries in energy-poor Japan over its heavy reliance on the Middle East for oil and gas, and the U.S. ally has struck a careful diplomatic tone over the crisis in the Gaza Strip. ( read original story ...)

Damian Thong, head of Japan research at Macquarie Capital Securities (Japan), says "I see it trying to be a more capable and competent partner [to the United States]." ( read original story ...)