Month: October 2023

Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-metre-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it ... ( read original story ...)

Investors, notably in Asia, seek reassurance that bounceback will last, as ‘unpredictable’ China loses its sheen ( read original story ...)

Two decades ago, Japan coined the term “from savings to investment” in the hope of convincing risk-averse households to stop hoarding so much cash. ( read original story ...)

Confidence among Japan’s large manufacturers picked up for a second consecutive quarter, as the economy continued its patchy recovery from the pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Japan's move to bar most used-car sales to Russia slammed the brakes on a trade nearing $2 billion annually that had boomed in the shadow of sanctions over Ukraine elsewhere, according to trade data and market participants. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's business sentiment improved in the three months to September, a central bank survey showed on Monday, suggesting the economy is weathering headwinds from slowing global growth for now. The headline big manufacturers' confidence ... ( read original story ...)

Employers in the West are struggling to attract workers back to the office, but Tokyo is adding floor space at a near-record clip as the Japanese capital’s recovery continues. ( read original story ...)

While you may not have heard of the situation stateside, animators in Japan have been buzzing about the Japanese Consumption Tax shift for months. Now, the organization has officially adopted a new ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is preparing for her return to the court, which should be scheduled for the 2024 Australian Open edition, but in the meantime she has collaborated with Meta to launch a new AI chatbots. ( read original story ...)

Qinwen Zheng has hit back at ex-coach Wim Fissette, revealing that he was 'unethical' in ditching her to be reunited with Naomi Osaka. Zheng began working with Fissette prior to the grass court season ... ( read original story ...)