“Japan’s ‘lost decades’ of the last 20 or 30 years are finally coming to a close,” said Jun Usami, a corporate lawyer who runs White & Case’s Tokyo office. “Foreign investors are more keen on ... ( read original story ...)
Ishiba’s drastic wage hike push may hurt small firms in Japan
Takayuki Okuyama, president of a plastic parts company with nine employees, questions whether Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's pledge to significantly raise Japan's national average wage is the right ... ( read original story ...)
Only 27.7% of local bodies surveyed in Japan have enough temporary toilets for disasters
Only 27.7% of 379 local governments surveyed in Japan said they expected to have enough temporary restrooms for use by evacuees in the event ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro: Asia’s oldest subway to go public
Every day six and a half million people ride Tokyo Metro's nine lines, part of a dizzyingly complex transport network serving the Japanese megacity and its sprawling suburbs. Starting Wednesday, Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Naoshi Fujikura on 10 Years as President of Universal Music Japan & Success of Mrs. GREEN APPLE: Interview
Billboard Japan interviewed Fujikura in recognition of his selection on Billboard's "International Power Players" list. ( read original story ...)
Survey: Quake, heavy rain hurt 20% of smaller businesses in central Japan city
A survey shows that the massive earthquake on New Year's Day and last month's torrential rain have dealt a double blow to about one in five smaller businesses in a city in the Noto Peninsula, central ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro: Asia’s oldest subway goes public
Every day six and a half million people ride Tokyo Metro's nine lines, part of a dizzyingly complex transport network serving the Japanese megacity and its.. ( read original story ...)
Thermal Technology 2024 gets hot with record attendance in Osaka
Thermal Technology 2024, an important platform for Japan’s industrial furnace and thermal technology sectors, welcomed 3,537 visitors to Osaka, 10-11 October, breaking the preceding edition’s record ... ( read original story ...)
M&A: Tokyo Takeovers
Nozomi Oda, partner at Morrison Foerster Law Offices in Tokyo, underscores the active role increasingly played by independent directors in executive decision-making in high-profile M&A transactions, ... ( read original story ...)
M&A: Tokyo Takeovers
Nozomi Oda, partner at Morrison Foerster Law Offices in Tokyo, underscores the active role increasingly played by independent directors in executive decision-making in high-profile M&A transactions, ... ( read original story ...)
The unsinkable Mark Karpeles is willing to give Tokyo another shot
The former CEO of Mt Gox, which once processed the majority of bitcoin transactions globally before it blew up in 2014, is looking to set up shop in Japan again. ( read original story ...)
Inherited Influence: Politics continues to be a hereditary business in Japan
Political blue bloods, with established local support groups, tend to perform very well in polls. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s dilemma: Go nuclear and accept the risk or decline the risk and shrink the economy?
In November 2023 Ishikawa Prefecture held a nuclear disaster drill, recalls science writer Takashi Soeda for the magazine Tsuhan Seikatsu (Sept-Oct). It supposed an earthquake of magnitude upper 6 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s truckers stifled by new rules
Fujio Uemura has to rest after driving fish all night to Tokyo under new rules that trucking firms and experts say are crippling Japan's logistics sector and risk pushing up prices for consumers. ( read original story ...)
Gyms in Japan offer laundry, karaoke and hair-removal machines
An increasingly popular gym franchise in Japan is charging its users around $20 a month, offering teeth whitening, photo booths and — almost as an afterthought — exercise equipment. ( read original story ...)
New rules drive Japanese trucking sector to the brink
Fujio Uemura has to rest after driving fish all night to Tokyo, under new rules that trucking firms and experts say are crippling Japan's logistics sector and risk pushing up prices for consumers. ( read original story ...)