Category: BUSINESS

The state of Arizona has opened a new trade and investment office in Tokyo to spur economic collaboration and foreign direct investment opportunities with one of its largest trading partners. ( read original story ...)

Glenfarne now has “preliminary commercial agreements for more than half of Alaska LNG’s available third-party LNG offtake capacity,” it said in a statement. ( read original story ...)

Officials and business leaders in both countries are questioning commitments their governments made to invest hundreds of billions in American manufacturing. ( read original story ...)

A government survey shows that business sentiment at major Japanese companies turned positive for the first time in two quarters. ( read original story ...)

The business sentiment index represents the proportion of firms seeing their business conditions improve from the previous quarter minus that of those feeling the opposite. ( read original story ...)

Governor Kazuo Ueda's performance positively, outpacing the 30% with negative views of his handling of monetary policy, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

A city where ancient temples stand alongside glass skyscrapers, and centuries-old craftsmanship powers next-generation technology, Tokyo is rewriting what it means to be a global business hub. Already ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks ended trading Wednesday at a record-high close for the first time in three weeks, days after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation. The Nikkei 225 stock index finished ... ( read original story ...)

Every day, millions of residents shop for food, send packages and pay their bills at more than 55,000 convenience stores in the country. ( read original story ...)

Indian chief ministers are increasingly travelling abroad to woo investors, expand markets, and forge global partnerships, marking a new phase of competitive federalism ... ( read original story ...)

Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life, and 7-Eleven is the country’s dominant chain. They are a place to shop, pay bills and gather during disasters. ( read original story ...)

Organisers marked the event’s 20th anniversary by stripping out digital shows in an effort to push quality over quantity. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei share average climbed past the key 44,000 mark for the first time on Tuesday, as optimism over trade and potential increases in stimulus spending uplifted sentiment. ( read original story ...)

Stephen Dacus, head of the chain’s parent company, aims to export its success in Japan, with signature offerings like fresh prepared food. ( read original story ...)

Japanese companies have long eyed the United States as a critical growth market, but the path from Tokyo boardrooms to American stock exchanges is rarely ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy expanded at a stronger rate in the fiscal first quarter than previously estimated, despite worries about U.S. tariffs and domestic political uncertainty, according to government data. ( read original story ...)