Oasis and Aeon each have about a 13% holding in Tsuruha. An increase in Aeon's stake would add to its drugstore business, a key growth driver for the firm. In the same sector it holds 51% of Welcia ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber and RAOT hold their sixth joint seminar event in support of natural rubber farmers in Thailand
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that, together with the Surat Thani branch of the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT), it held a seminar event in December 2023 to help Thai natural rubber ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Toyosu market adds food village, spa
Tokyo's Toyosu fish market is adding a spa and Edo-themed restaurant village that focuses on seafood. The Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai complex opens Thursday. Operators aim to appeal to tourists. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s NTT, Intel to collaborate on cutting-edge chips using optical tech
TOKYO -- Japanese telecom carrier NTT and U.S. chipmaker Intel will jointly develop technology for mass-producing next-generation semiconductors that drastically reduce power consumption by utilizing ...
Companies affected by Ishikawa earthquake to resume production in 1Q24, Murata may need to wait longer
It has been three weeks since the January 1 earthquake in Ishikawa. Rescue and evacuation efforts have mostly concluded, and reconstruction is now underway. Affected electronic component and ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo citizens begin to create snow sculptures for upcoming festival
Citizens in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo have started crafting snow sculptures for the upcoming snow festival. The Sapporo Snow Festival kicks off on February 4 at various locations across ... ( read original story ...)
Blood-covered man found collapsed in Nagoya building hallway
A blood-covered man was found collapsed in a building in Nagoya on Sunday, police said. Officers at a police box were informed at around 8 a.m. that a man drenched in blood was lying in the hallway on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end higher over weak yen
TOKYO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended higher on Monday as the weaker yen triggered buying, especially in export-related stocks. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rebound on weak yen, major tech earnings eyed
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rebounded Monday as exporter issues lifted the market on the back of a weaker yen, but caution ahead of earnings reports by major Japanese and U.S. tech companies ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida is fighting a party corruption scandal. Here’s a look at what it’s about
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday was forced to start this year’s parliamentary session with an apology over one of the country's biggest corruption scandals in decades. ( read original story ...)
Racial Profiling Allegations Spark Lawsuit Against Japan Police
Three men are suing the Japanese government, citing a pattern of racially motivated police harassment and asking for improved practices and about ¥3 million ($20,330) each in compensation. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin ETFs in and Around Asia After U.S. Approvals? Analysts Are Optimistic About Momentum
For full coverage of bitcoin ETFs, click here. Now that the U.S. has allowed nearly a dozen products to launch, other countries like the U.K., Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan could introduce policies ...
Japan’s Nikkei bounces back on stronger energy stocks, soft yen
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Monday as a jump in oil prices boosted energy-related stocks, while a weaker yen and a strong showing in other Asian equities also buoyed investor sentiment. The ...
Japan to host 2025 Expo as scheduled despite powerful quake: gov’t
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has no intention to change its plan to host the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, regardless of a powerful New Year's Day earthquake that could disrupt the supply of construction materials, the top government spokesman said Monday. ( read original story ...)
Property sector critical to growth
This is indeed a portentous ingredient of Japan's balance-sheet recession. Unlike Japan during its lost decades after the collapse of its property bubble, China faces its own significant structural ... ( read original story ...)
Unique houses survive quake in Japan village thanks to architectural design
Not one of around 100 structures in windswept Akasaki collapsed in the magnitude 7.5 quake that hit the country on New Year’s Day, despite the epicentre being just a few kilometres away. ( read original story ...)