Thakral attributed its revenue growth to its lifestyle segment, which rose 33 per cent year on year in Q3 to S$97.7 million on the back of robust demand in South Asia and Greater China. For the nine ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ will continue experiments for issuing CBDCs – Kuroda
The Bank of Japan will work closely with overseas central banks in conducting experiments on issuing its own digital currency in the future, BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Osaka Gas and Sonnedix to build BESS at 38.7MW solar PV project in Japan
Osaka Gas and Sonnedix have announced plans to install a BESS at the latter's 38.7MW Oita solar project in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsui OSK, others to buy 25% stake in Taiwan’s Formosa-1 wind farm
Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines , Toho Gas and Hokuriku Electric Power will buy a stake of 25% in Formosa International Investment from Australia's Macquarie Group to enter Taiwan's offshore wind power ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s trading houses brace for more pain from China steel glut
Japan’s major trading houses are facing a prolonged slump in iron ore and coking coal prices as Chinese steel exports flood into Asia and beyond. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s real wages down for ninth month in September
Japan's real wages fell for the ninth consecutive month in September as resurgent inflation outgrew nominal pay, government data showed on Thursday, highlighting the wage-price gap that complicates ... ( read original story ...)
Why Nepal grows Japan’s cash
Farmers in Nepal, one of Asia's poorest countries, harvest the shrub for Japan's money supply. ( read original story ...)
NEXT Oncology Expands to Japan in Joint Venture Partnership With Kansai Medical University
NEXT Oncology, an Avacare business, has expanded its services to Asia through a strategic partnership with Kansai Medical University in Osaka, Japan. Under the guidance of Dr. Toshio Shimizu as the ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank chases actual revenue with OpenAI in corporate Japan
The two companies are still fine-tuning the products they are co-developing for Japanese enterprises Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)
Toyota reports a drop in profit as Trump’s taxes hurt Japanese automakers
Toyota reported a seven per cent year-on-year drop in profit for April-September on Wednesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs slammed Japanese automakers ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Toyota, hurt by President Trump’s tariffs, reports a drop in profit
Toyota has reported its net profit fell 7% from a year earlier in April-September as President Donald Trump’s tariffs slammed Japanese automakers. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top FX diplomat voices concern about AI-driven stock surge
Japan's top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, said on Wednesday that he is concerned about the surging valuation of the stock market powered by the AI boom.There are concerns "whether or not the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsui lifts full-year profit forecast by 6%
Japanese trading house Mitsui said on Wednesday it was raising its annual profit forecast by 6 per cent due to an improved performance from its liquefied natural gas and mineral and metal resources ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp sees six-month profit slump 42% on weak coal business
Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp reported a six-month net profit of 356 billion yen ($2.4 billion) on Tuesday, down 42% from last year, due to a weaker Australian steelmaking coal business and ... ( read original story ...)
Top NC leaders travel to Taiwan, Japan to bolster business ties
Japan is already North Carolina’s top international business partner. State leaders believe there’s still more to be done to convince Asian companies to build factories in the Tar Heel state. ( read original story ...)
Japanese game maker Nintendo reports zooming sales and profit on its hit Switch 2 machine
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo's net profit jumped 85% in April-September from the previous year, as its sales more than doubled following the launch of its hit Switch 2 console in June. ( read original story ...)