Category: BUSINESS

Lawmakers approved a plan to help companies and consumers as officials bargain in Washington for relief from debilitating auto levies. ( read original story ...)

S. Korean, Japanese biz leaders hold annual conference Yutaka Aso, co-chairman of the Japan-Korea Economic Association and chairman of Aso Cement Co., speaks during the opening ceremony of the 57th ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Supreme Court is expected to finalize a decision upholding the constitutionality of government regulations excluding a business in th ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has lost its position as the world's top creditor after 34 years, falling behind Germany, even as its net external assets last year hit a record high, officials said today. ( read original story ...)

A landmark San Francisco business is closing in Japantown, marking the end of decades as a staple in the Japan Center. Japan Video will close at the end of the month, owner Takeshi Onishi said. Onishi ... ( read original story ...)

Capcom is planning to further strengthen its game development capabilities by building a new base next to its current headquarters in Osaka, Japan. ( read original story ...)

Japan is likely to sweeten terms for developers to build a massive offshore wind farm sector, industry insiders say, as it looks to put its energy ambitions back on track against a worldwide slump of ... ( read original story ...)

Money-losing Japanese automaker Nissan is banking on its latest ''e-Power'' technology for a turnaround. A kind of hybrid, e-Power comes equipped with both an electric motor and gasoline engine, much ... ( read original story ...)

There is rising momentum in the negotiations as the U.S. tariffs threaten to drag Japan’s economy into a technical recession ahead of the Upper House election. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO] Japan aims to drastically cut stockpiled rice prices to 2,000 yen (S$18) per 5 kg and speed up getting rice onto shop shelves as consumers suffer from sky-high staple grain costs, the farm ... ( read original story ...)

Nippon Steel shares rallied at the start of Monday trade in Tokyo after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed support for the company's $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel . ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday said Tokyo aims to advance tariff talks with the US, with the goal of achieving an outcome during the Group of Seven summit next month. ( read original story ...)

Dr. Ghazi Faisal Binzagr, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Japan, hosted U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass at a VIP reception at the Saudi Arabia Pavilion ... ( read original story ...)