Category: BUSINESS

A window washer fell to his death while working at a nine-story business hotel in Neyagawa City, Osaka Prefecture, on Monday. The incident occurred at around 2:10 p.m., Kyodo News reported. According ... ( read original story ...)

Illegal practices have been found at 145 businesses in raids targeting 202 "host clubs" and "concept cafes" in the Japanese capital's Kabukic･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A little-known private equity firm is set to take on the toughest job in corporate Japan: turning around Toshiba. Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) is spearheading a $14 billion ... ( read original story ...)

Japan business lobby Keidanren chief Masakazu Tokura said on Monday that the Bank of Japan must normalise monetary policy as early as possible. ( read original story ...)

The delegation sought to bring to the fore Gujarat's focus on being a future-ready growth model driven by visionary initiatives toward attaining self-reliance, and extend invitations to participate in ... ( read original story ...)

Elsewhere in Asia, Australia's S & P/ASX 200 declined 0.3% to 7,420.30. South Korea's Kospi added 0.2% to 2,569.40 and Bangkok's SET was down 0.2%. ( read original story ...)

From Nov. 27 to Dec. 6, our delegation visited Tokyo, Kyoto and Yokohama to meet with Japanese business leaders, government representatives and investors, heavily advocating for a direct flight from ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A unit of Tokyo Gas (9531.T) has decided to buy Texas-based natural gas producer Rockcliff Energy from private equity firm Quantum Energy Partners for $2.7 billion to expand its ... ( read original story ...)

Leaders of Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are expected to agree Sunday on expanding their relations in the econ ... ( read original story ...)

Leaders from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, marking their 50th anniversary of friendship, are meeting at a special summit and expected to adopt a joint vision that places ... ( read original story ...)

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said Saturday that Japanese companies in Thailand should make quick decisions in their business ... ( read original story ...)

Thailand granted visa exemption for Japanese entering the kingdom for short-term business trips, in a bid to encourage economic cooperation between the two countries. ( read original story ...)

A unit of Tokyo Gas has decided to buy Texas-based natural gas producer Rockcliff Energy from private equity firm Quantum Energy Partners for $2.7 billion to expand its overseas business, it said on ... ( read original story ...)

Haruyuki Takahashi, a former member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, appeared in district court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to taking bribes tied to the Games. Takahashi was arrested ... ( read original story ...)

There is significant supply expected by next year, causing rents to trend lower. Average monthly rents per tsubo in Osaka’s office market were JPY 22,524, a decrease of 0.3% q-o-q and of 2.9% y-o-y in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory activity shrank for a seventh straight month in December while the service sector made modest gains, a business survey showed on Friday, as weak demand and price pressures capped ... ( read original story ...)