Japan's machine tool orders declined for the second straight month in November, as both domestic and foreign demand weakened, ... ( read original story ...)
NZ business needs to look to Japan for opportunities – business adviser
New Zealand businesses need to wake up to the trade possibilities in Japan in order to lessen their dependence on China, Annette Azuma, a business adviser with accounting firm Baker Tilly Staples ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Large Manufacturers’ Sentiment Deteriorates Sharply In Q4
Japan large manufacturers' sentiment deteriorated notably in the fourth quarter, the business outlook survey published by the ... ( read original story ...)
A Japanese company has fired a rocket carrying a lunar rover to the moon
A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates' first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japanese company’s lander rockets toward moon with UAE rover
A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates’ first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan that’s designed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hotels shift from business to luxury with hot springs, Jacuzzis
From a private hot spring getaway to luxury suites in the heart of Tokyo, hotel operators are preparing unique accommodations across Japan in hopes of attracting wealthy foreign tourists. Orix Group ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to increase defence budget by $7.3 bln in fiscal 2023 – sources
Japan's government is set to raise defence spending by 1 trillion yen ($7.34 billion) to around 6.5 trillion yen in the next fiscal year as part of efforts to earmark 43 trillion yen for the five-year ... ( read original story ...)
Cosmos Hotel Management Opens 5 New Unique MIMARU Apartment Hotels in Tokyo and Osaka to Discover Japan
In Tokyo, the new locations are: - Asakusa, Japan's iconic destination; - Nihombashi, where the atmosphere from the feudal Edo period is still alive; - Ikebukuro, the emerging capital of Cool Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q4 Tankan Factory Mood Set to Weaken on Inflation, Global Slowdown: Reuters Poll
Japanese manufacturers' sentiment likely weakened in the last quarter of 2022 on sustained cost pressures and a bleaker global economic outlook, a Reuters poll of analysts showed on Friday. Shrinking ... ( read original story ...)
Gauging the most expensive expat cities
Twice a year, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) publishes its “Worldwide Cost of Living Survey”. Asian cities typically feature high in the rankings, with Singapore tied with New York for the most ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: These are not the most expensive cities – unless you are an expat
Asian cities like Singapore and Hong Kong typically top cost-of-living rankings, but these measure the cost of living for expats with a fixed way of life, says Bloomberg Opinion’s Gearoid Reidy. ( read original story ...)
Finding faults and examining stresses following Japan’s giant 2011 earthquake
The great 2011 earthquake that caused the tsunami in northeastern Japan is still remembered for its destructive power. ( read original story ...)
Most Japanese firms don’t support PM Kishida, citing leadership, prices – Reuters Poll
FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives to attend APEC Leader's Dialogue with APEC Business Advisory Council during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, November 18, ... ( read original story ...)
These Are Not the Most Expensive Cities…Unless You Are an Expat
Lists of the world’s priciest urban centers assume you’re a tennis-playing, vermouth-drinking expat paid in dollars with a maid and a car. ( read original story ...)
Japan Rocked by Earthquake: In Pictures
After a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan's northeastern coast on Friday, unleashing a 13-foot tsunami, residents now fear the growing risk of a radiation leak from the damaged Fukushima power plant. ( read original story ...)
Japan, Belgium to cooperate in semiconductor production, development
A newly founded Japanese semiconductor company aiming to revive Japan's chip industry has signed an agreement to collaborate with a Belgian research organization in developing next-generation chips ... ( read original story ...)