Category: BUSINESS

When Cold Stone arrived in Japan in 2005, it was a near-instant hit, with long lines of customers at just about every branch excitedly listening to the singing staff as they waited for their order. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- Construction of Japan's first integrated resort has begun in Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka Bay, as hopes mount for the area to become a leading tourist destination in western Japan ... ( read original story ...)

The first foreigner tapped to head 7-Eleven is confident the Japanese convenience store chain will continue to attract thrifty customers, even in an economic slowdown. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO : Japanese chip testing equipment maker Advantest forecast its operating profit to grow 6 per cent next fiscal year on Friday, buoyed by demand for its testing tools for chips used in the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's biggest investment bank and brokerage Nomura Holdings recorded a 27% rise in fourth-quarter net profit as revenues grew in its investment management and wealth management businesses. Nomura ... ( read original story ...)

Consumer prices excluding fresh food gained 3.4% in April from a year earlier. Tokyo's figures are a leading indicator for national price gains. ( read original story ...)

Japanese and U.S. finance chiefs meet on Thursday for high-stakes talks on exchange rates that have drawn market attention as a venue where Washington could pressure Tokyo to prop up the yen and help ... ( read original story ...)

Italy's status as an inventive country eyeing the future without forgetting its traditions is at the centre of a new show - 'Italy of Patents. Successful Innovations and Inventions' - promoted by the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese investors were net buyers of overseas bonds in the week through April 19, as U.S. bond markets recovered somewhat after a heavy selloff earlier this month. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO ― Japan's three biggest automakers Toyota, Nissan and Honda said on Thursday they all saw a spike in US sales last month, as consumers sought to dodge tariffs on vehicle imports. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Tokyo Stock Exchange is asking listed companies to reduce their minimum investment thresholds to attract smaller retail investments. ( read original story ...)

Service prices among businesses in Japan stayed elevated last month, indicating sustained inflationary pressures before the impact from US tariffs kicks in, as the Bank of Japan prepares to set policy ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa is planning to visit the United States from April 30 to hold second round of talks with his counterpart, public broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday. The talks ... ( read original story ...)

he scams typically use the hacked accounts to buy thinly traded stocks both domestically and overseas, allowing anyone who has built up a position earlier to cash out at inflated values ... ( read original story ...)

The event is stirring memories of an exhibition in 1970, when the postwar Japanese economy was taking off and “you could have dreams about the future.” ... ( read original story ...)