Online retailer eBay Inc. will cut about 1,000 jobs, or an estimated 9% of its full-time workforce. The announcement Tuesday follows similar moves by other tech companies that quickly ramped up hiring ... ( read original story ...)
Two Whale Sharks Dead After Earthquake In Japan Caused Tank to Malfunction
They died because the earthquake shut down the filtration and heating systems that kept the conditions in their tanks livable. They were a male named Hachibe and a female called Haku. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Private Sector Returns To Growth At Start Of 2024, While Price Pressures Ease
Japan's private sector expanded for the first time since October, though led mainly by services growth, according to the latest flash PMI data. This was as services new business rose at the quickest ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms, unions kick off wage talks as markets bet on bigger pay hikes
Japan's biggest business lobby Keidanren and trade unions kicked off annual labour talks on Wednesday that may pave the way for the central bank to exit its decade-long super-loose monetary policy. ( read original story ...)
Japan business delegation starts 4-day visit to Beijing
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Japanese business leaders kicked off a four-day China visit on Tuesday, during which delegation members are expected to meet with a senior ruling Communist Party official and ... ( read original story ...)
First Japan, China business meeting in 4 years: What’s at stake
A delegation of business leaders from Japan is visiting China for the first time in more than 4 years. From a ban on marine products to the detention of Japanese businessmen, to China's need for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Bull Market Is Still Charging Ahead
Welcome to Money Distilled. I’m John Stepek. Every week day I look at the biggest stories in markets and economics, and explain what it all means for your money. A quick scheduling note: I’m away for ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business leaders to meet China’s premier in Beijing
A delegation of Japanese business leaders will meet with Chinese officials in Beijing this week, including Premier Li Qiang on Thursday. The Japan-China Economic Association is visiting China for the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake Moved Coastline 820 Feet
The New Year's Day earthquake rocked Japan so significantly that the country's coastline shifted by as much as 820 feet, more than the length of two US football fields. The 7.6 magnitude January 1 ... ( read original story ...)
‘Just glad to be alive’: 3 lifted from tsunami-hit island 2 weeks after Japan quake
Three people isolated on a small island here since the New Year's Day Noto Peninsula earthquake were finally rescued on Jan. 14.The Jan. 1 quake hit a lower 5 on Japan's 7-point seismic intensity ... ( read original story ...)
Aquila Clean Energy eyes Japan battery storage and onshore wind power opportunities
The plans come on top of its 8 megawatt solar project in Japan's Chiba prefecture which started commercial operations last year. "We're already looking at several hundred megawatts (MW) of battery ... ( read original story ...)
Children Are at Risk Following a Deadly Japan Earthquake
Thousands of families lost their homes when the 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's remote Noto peninsula on New Year's Day. Children in the affected areas need food and shelter and basic support ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business leaders to visit China for talks
Japanese business leaders are set to visit China for the first time in about four years to hold talks with senior Chinese officials. ( read original story ...)
Japan shares hit 34-yr highs, yen steady ahead of BOJ decision
Japanese shares surged to fresh 34-year highs and the yen steadied on Tuesday, hoping the Bank of Japan will not rock the boat by pivoting away from its super easy policy any time soon, while Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
These Japanese beef croquettes are so popular there’s a 43-year waitlist
If you order a box of frozen Kobe beef croquettes from Asahiya, a family-run butcher shop in Takasago City in western Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture, it’ll take another 43 years before you receive your ... ( read original story ...)
Daihatsu Sees Long Wait to Resume Business Amid Safety Snafu
Daihatsu Motor Co., a Japanese unit of Toyota Motor Corp. that allegedly cheated on safety tests for decades, said Jan. 22 it doesn’t expect to resume shipping cars any time soon. ( read original story ...)