Category: BUSINESS

BLACKSTONE is buying a company that helps drugmakers run clinical trials in Japan, adding to growing interest from private equity firms in the health needs of the nation’s ageing population. Read more ... ( read original story ...)

Seven & i Holdings, the Japanese retail giant at the centre of a takeover battle, is finalising a plan for its president to step down, mostly likely to be replaced by its first foreign chief, two ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government's goal is to ease the financial pressures of inflation and supply chain issues. Nation announces controversial changes to major industry: 'Significantly changed business ... ( read original story ...)

The sum allocated by the Rome Chamber of Commerce for the Expo Osaka 2025 Call for Proposals is €350,000, aimed at micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in the area to support ... ( read original story ...)

They may have all but disappeared from newly built homes, but traditional Japanese squat toilets are still found in places such as schools ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

International guests made up 52% of stays in Tokyo, 50% in Kyoto and 45% in Osaka, all far higher than the 25% average nationwide, the Japan Tourism Agency reports. The Tokyo figure has jumped from 37 ... ( read original story ...)

Foreign entrepreneurs in Japan face challenges with rigid visa rules and a complex banking system, hindering their ability to establish and maintain startups. Despite the government's aim to boost ... ( read original story ...)

Consumer prices excluding fresh food in the capital rose 2.2% in February from a year earlier, according to the internal affairs ministry. ( read original story ...)

Japan's automobile industry association urged the government on Tuesday to try to shield Japanese automakers from tariffs that the United States may impose on imports of autos and parts. ( read original story ...)

Adnoc and Osaka Gas have signed a 15-year agreement for the supply of up to 0.8 million tonnes per annum of LNG from the Ruwais LNG project in Abu Dhabi, marking a significant milestone in Adnoc's ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Metropolis will hold the “Edo Tokyo Kirari Project’s EDO TOKYO TIMELESS Exhibition: Encountering Tokyo’s Time-Honored Brands at Wakeijuku” at Wakeijuku in Bunkyo-ku, famed as the former ... ( read original story ...)

Nissan is due to unveil a shake-up in its top ranks next month with embattled CEO Makoto Uchida likely to hang on to his job, three people familiar with the matter said on Thursday, in the wake of ... ( read original story ...)

An alleged prostitution ring targeting foreign tourists in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment and red light district may have earned 1.1 billion yen across two locations since 2021, police said Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is ramping up its pension business in Japan with six outsourcing investment deals with NEC and other companies to handle a total of 2.5 trillion ... ( read original story ...)