Japan's core consumer inflation rate accelerated to a fresh eight-year high of 3.0% in September, exceeding the central bank's 2% target for the sixth straight month as the yen's slump to 32-year lows ... ( read original story ...)
Keeping trust with Tokyo
Christopher Jue Resources supply chain security has a place in Japan’s economic and business psyche that’s difficult to overstate. In a super-tight global gas market, there are tensions in Australia ... ( read original story ...)
CoachHub Opens New Office In Tokyo, Triples Japanese Coach Headcount Over Last Quarter
The SoftBank Vision Fund 2 backed global digital coaching company supports leading enterprises like Twitter, Fujitsu, Asics, TDK and Japan Tobacco International to enhance ... ( read original story ...)
Is there a relationship between COVID-19 infections and everyday human mobility in metropolitan areas?
More than two years have passed since the first outbreak of COVID-19, and infection rates continue to change as new strains emerge. Many aspects of COVID-19—especially the long-term effects—remain ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Operation of Japan’s glitchy missile warning system needs review
North Korea has fired a series of ballistic missiles, and on Oct. 4 one of them flew over the Japanese archipelago for the first time in five years. T ... ( read original story ...)
Australia-Japan relationship is not just business anymore
Albanese's hosting of Kishida in Perth highlights rising security ties ... ( read original story ...)
Peter McGrail out to address ‘unfinished business’ in Japan after Tokyo fight confirmed
Peter McGrail has secured a place on the undercard of the huge undisputed showdown between Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Meiji Yasuda to buy U.S.-based Securian’s group pension business
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance will acquire the group pension operations of U.S.-based Securian Financial Group, as one of Japan's oldest and largest insurers invests proactively in growth abroad even as ... ( read original story ...)
Fever-Tree enters Japanese market with Asahi partnership
Premium mixer brand Fever-Tree has signed a partnership with Asahi Breweries in Japan as it looks to move further into international markets. Founded in 1889 in Osaka as the Osaka Breweries, Asahi ... ( read original story ...)
Researchers develop edible, 3D-printed QR codes embedded inside cookies
Well, would you like a QR code embedded in your food? Because researchers from Osaka University developed “interiqr” — a novel three-dimensional printing method of embedding edible QR codes — in the ... ( read original story ...)
nCino and IBM Complete Successful Go-Live of Tokyo-based Kiraboshi Bank
Cino, Inc., a pioneer in cloud banking and digital transformation solutions for the global financial services industry, announced that Kiraboshi Bank, a regional bank based in Tokyo, Japan, is live on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Australia to seek security agreement when premiers meet this week: Report
TOKYO: Japan and Australia seek to reach a new security agreement with particular regard to China's maritime expansion when the two countries' prime ministers meet in Perth on Saturday (Oct 22), Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan will respond decisively to excessive FX moves, finmin says
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki warned on Tuesday Japan would take appropriate and decisive action against excessive currency moves driven by speculators, suggesting market intervention was ... ( read original story ...)
DOD civilians in Japan should plan for off-base medical care, Defense Health Agency chief says
Civilian employees of the Defense Department in Japan should “have a plan in place” for medical care from a local provider in the event military hospitals are unable to see them, the head of military ... ( read original story ...)
10 Best Japanese Stocks to Invest in 2022
Japan has the lowest inflation rate among the major economies of the world, but stagnating wages and a weaker yen continue to pressure the economy. ( read original story ...)
Metaverse business tools on display at Japan annual tech show
Companies from Japan and abroad are showcasing next-generation business tools related to the metaverse -- a virtual world in which pe ... ( read original story ...)