Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global is shutting down its food delivery business in Japan, the latest sign of retreat as it prepares for a delisting from the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Japan ruling bloc set to agree extra budget on economic relief steps – Kyodo
Japan's ruling coalition is set to agree on an extra budget to fund economic relief measures to help households and small business cope with surging fuel costs, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan beef bowl chain executive fired over sexist remark
A popular Japanese beef bowl chain, Yoshinoya Holdings Co., has fired an executive over sexist remarks he made about a marketing strategy aiming to get young women “hooked” on its products as though ... ( read original story ...)
Japan logs trade deficit in March on weak yen, costly oil
Japan's weakening yen raised further alarm in Tokyo on Wednesday as the government reported a bigger-than-expected trade deficit largely due to soaring costs for imports of oil, food and other ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Toshiba Suspends Business Operations In Russia In Retaliation To Ukraine War
Amid mounting sanctions against Russia, Japanese electronics company Toshiba Corporation announced it is halting new orders and investments in Moscow. ( read original story ...)
Japan approves Novavax as 4th COVID vaccine amid new surge
Japan’s health ministry on Tuesday formally approved Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine, a fourth foreign-developed tool to combat the infections as the country sees signs of a resurgence led ... ( read original story ...)
Cool Sales and Safety Jobs in Japan for April
There’s a great story the sales trainer Zig Ziglar used to tell about the importance of sales. He called it “The Proud Profession” and described it from the perspective of a person who wants to buy a ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake jolts northeastern Japan: Report
TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit northeastern Japan on Tuesday (Apr 19), the national broadcaster NHK said. The epicentre of the earthquake was Fukushima Prefecture, the ... ( read original story ...)
Davao Oriental: Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 jolts Mindanao island in Philippines
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 hit Japan’s northeastern Fukushima Prefecture, the national broadcaster NHK said. However, no tsunami warning has been issued yet. It was reported at around 8.16am local ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 7-Eleven operator picks former Uber executive as it looks overseas
Japanese retailer Seven & I Holdings Co , facing pressure from activist investors for structural reforms, has nominated a former executive of Uber Technologies Inc to join its board of directors, the ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes strike Philippines and Japan
The quake in the Filipino island of Mindanao was initially measured at magnitude 6.0. Earlier, an earthquake measuring 5.3 jolted northeastern Japan. ( read original story ...)
Insight – Tokyo’s superhero stocks need to take charge
TO wipe out superheroes, the villain of the Pixar movie The Incredibles had a fiendish plot: He would make them ubiquitous. ( read original story ...)
M5.3 quake hits Ibaraki, Fukushima, other parts of Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck Ibaraki and Fukushima prefectures as well as other parts of Japan on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake jolts northeastern Japan – NHK
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit northeastern Japan on Tuesday, the national broadcaster NHK said. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake shakes Fukushima region
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake, which measured a weak 5 on the shindo (intensity) scale, was detected at a depth of 90 kilometers Fukushima Prefecture, on Tues ... ( read original story ...)
School bags are big business in Japan as classes start for another year
The iconic Japanese school bag has spawned an entire industry of its own, with manufacturers offering an endless range of customizable options, and some models even selling for more than 100,000 yen. ( read original story ...)