The Japanese government's drive to push through a long-term plan to release wastewater into the Pacific Ocean starting in the spring of 2023, despite domestic and international opposition, is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Producer Prices Rise 0.4% In July
Producer prices in Japan were up 0.4 percent on month in July, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday. That was in line with ... ( read original story ...)
Marietta moves to rewrite sex shop law amid Tokyo Valentino legal fight
Amid an ongoing legal battle with a local sex shop, the City Council is set to vote Wednesday on an overhaul of its businesses governing "adult establishments." The proposed law would add new hurdles ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Cement 1Q performance signals a faltering market
Tokyo Cement Group (Tokyo Cement) reported its financial performance for the first quarter ending on June 30, 2022, with a turnover of Rs.16,307 million, reflecting a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 53 ... ( read original story ...)
Survey: 80% of Japan’s top firms allow staff to have second jobs
In Japan’s shifting employment landscape, major companies are increasingly inclined to allow employees to hold down side jobs, viewing the step as a morale booster that pays dividends for both the ... ( read original story ...)
i-PRO blazes new path with opening of new global headquarters in Tokyo
Company also relocates and invests to expand Research & Development center in Fukuoka i-PRO's new headquarters in Tokyo, Japan i-PRO's new state-of-the-art global headquarters in Tokyo i-PRO's new ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Tobacco: Still On Hold
The Russian exposure is still a sword of Damocles hanging over Japan Tobacco's business. Almost 20% of the company's EBIT is coming from Russia. ( read original story ...)
OSU researchers develop framework to model post-earthquake infrastructure resilience
Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a computational model for predicting the resilience of local and regional infrastructure networks and the recovery time for impacted communities ... ( read original story ...)
Evo Japan is back and bigger than ever in 2023
Evo Japan is returning in 2023 at the Tokyo Big Sight. All signs point to a good time for all, assuming Covid-19 doesn't close the borders. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 0.04 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.04 percent at 28,236.84 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix shed 0.06 percent at 1,950.32. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese giant SoftBank dumps its entire stake in Uber as losses mount at its investment unit
SoftBank said it sold its remaining stake Uber as the Japanese conglomerate looks to raise cash amid mounting losses at its investment unit. ( read original story ...)
This small Japanese town is a vintage vending machine paradise
Japan has long had a thing for vending machines ... Saito, 50, says he didn't expect to start a business around his love of vending machines and their inner workings. He realized that those ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese top egg firm Ise Foods enters India, wants to be sector’s game-changer
Aiming to be a “game-changer” in India’s egg sector, Japan’s No 1 and world’s fifth largest egg producer Ise Foods Inc has begun producing and selling its quality eggs — Ise Premium — by forming a ... ( read original story ...)
Strategic Partnership Between Art Tokyo Global and Shanghai Film Co. Ltd
Leveraging The Artworks And Contents From Both Companies To Create Digital Arts with Location-Based Entertainment And Promote Asian Artists To The World SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 8 August 2022 - ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Tech Giant SoftBank Posts $23 Billion Quarterly Loss
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group posted a $23 billion loss in the April-June quarter as the value of its investments sank amid global worries about inflation and interest rates. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank reports record quarterly net loss
Japan's SoftBank Group on Monday reported a record quarterly net loss of $23.4 billion, after central bank interest rate hikes caused tech shares to tank. ( read original story ...)