Category: BUSINESS

In a dohyo ring, Jokoryu, a former komusubi, and Matsunoumi, previously a rikishi in the third-lowest “sandanme” division, prepared to square off to the delight of foreign and other visitors. ( read original story ...)

The agreement will see closer collaboration between Greater Manchester and Osaka to deliver on net zero targets, promote trade and investment, and boost innovation and education l ... ( read original story ...)

The offer of JPY 8,620 ($58.56) per share offer is a 50% premium on Taisho’s average closing share price in the prior six months, valuing the company at around 710 billion yen (around $4.75 billion). ( read original story ...)

Little Tokyo is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Los Angeles, but the number of legacy restaurants that have been there for more than 50 years is getting smaller. ( read original story ...)

Rakuten Group said on Wednesday it plans to sell a large stake in Rakuten Bank to overseas investors, its latest fundraising effort as the Japanese company grapples with heavy debt and losses at its ... ( read original story ...)

Wednesday will see Australia release its third-quarter GDP numbers, while investors will also digest the Reuters Tankan survey for Japan in December, which showed improving business sentiment ... and ... ( read original story ...)

The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- A Japan-based operator of bowling alleys and karaoke ... Round One has already been making inroads in the American market with its mainstay business. It now seeks to tap the popularity of ... ( read original story ...)

Greater Manchester has signed a landmark new partnership deal with Osaka on the first day of a mission to strengthen trade and cooperation links with Japan. The agreement will see closer collaboration ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO—The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday in a Japanese courtroom—more than two years after the Games closed—with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies ... ( read original story ...)

The Netherlands and Singapore have topped an English proficiency survey by Swiss firm EF Education First, which ranked China 82nd and Japan 87th Even as Japan is 'rapidly globalising', many people are ... ( read original story ...)

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Partnership of Friendship and Cooperation was signed by Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and Mayor of Osaka Hideyuki Yokoyama at a special ceremony ... ( read original story ...)

Chip companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Micron are pledging hundreds of millions of dollars to build new chipmaking factories throughout the country—with strong support from ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA: One of the chipmaking industry’s small but indispensable suppliers is sinking deeper in debt because it’s refusing to raise prices to cover mounting capital expenditure (capex) costs. ( read original story ...)