A new grocery store, Tokyo Central, opened Friday, May 10, at Kailua Shopping Center, marking the brand's first location in Hawaii. Pacific Business News visited the new store on its opening day. ( read original story ...)
Foxconn-Backed Sharp to End TV Display Production, Cut Staff
Foxconn-backed Sharp Corp. is exiting TV panel production and plans to seek volunteers for early retirement, abandoning a business in which it lost out to Chinese rivals. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sony reports surge in profit on strong sales of movies, games and music
Sony has reported that its profit surged 34% in the last quarter from a year earlier on strong sales of its video games, music and movies ... ( read original story ...)
Japan fried chicken association insists the food is still popular despite many store closures
FUKUOKA -- "Karaage" fried chicken lovers in Japan are insisting that the popularity of the food has not declined despite a record high number of stor･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul vows stern steps to protect Naver’s business in Japan
Presidential policy chief Sung Tae-yoon gives a briefing at the presidential office in Seoul on May 13, 2024, asserting that the government will implement robust measures to safeguard South Korean ... ( read original story ...)
Over 10% of patients with COVID aftereffects fired, quit or close business: Tokyo clinic
One year since the coronavirus was downgraded under Japan's infectious disease law to Class 5, on par with seasonal influenza, many are being･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall amid caution ahead of earnings reports
TOKYO, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower on Monday, as investors stayed cautious before the release of earnings reports by major Japanese companies later this week. Japan's benchmark Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Korean business delegation holds economic cooperation talks in Japan
A Korean business delegation met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss bilateral economic cooperation between Korea and Japan amid the ongoing political dispute over Naver's potential ... ( read original story ...)
Korean business leaders meet Japanese prime minister amid Line dispute
A group of Korean business leaders met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, Monday, to discuss bilateral economic cooperation between the two countries amid the intensifying political ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Shionogi says COVID treatment did not meet endpoint in late-stage trial
Japan's Shionogi & Co said on Monday its pill-based treatment for COVID-19 did not meet the primary endpoint of showing a statistically significant reduction of 15 common symptoms of the illness in a ... ( read original story ...)
POLL Japan economy expected to shrink in Q1 due to weak consumption
Japan's economy likely contracted an annualised 1.5% in the January-March quarter as all key drivers of growth slumped due to an uncertain outlook, a Reuters poll showed, which will probably set back ... ( read original story ...)
K-Startup Center Tokyo opens for S. Korean firms’ advance to Japan
South Korea said Sunday it has opened the K-Startup Center (KSC) Tokyo to help Korean firms advance to Japan and seek stable growth through partnerships with local firms. The Ministry of SMEs and ... ( read original story ...)
Can heavy snowfall and rain contribute to some earthquakes?
A recent study has found that episodes of heavy snowfall and rain likely contributed to a swarm of earthquakes over the past several years in northern Japan. This is the first time that climate conditions have been found to initiate some quakes. The ... ( read original story ...)
Rice planting at quake-hit Shiroyone Senmaida in central Japan
More than 50 people have taken part in rice planting at picturesque terraced paddies on the coast of the Noto Peninsula, central Japan, which was hit by a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day. ( read original story ...)
Odd earthquake swarm in Central Europe hints at magma bubbling below the surface
An odd earthquake swarm has struck the region between the Czech Republic and Germany, far from any tectonic plate boundary. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks gain on US rate cut expectations
Tokyo stocks rose Friday on growing expectations of an interest rate cut this year by the U.S. Federal Reserve, but the gains were ca ... ( read original story ...)