Category: BUSINESS

Japan's employment trends showed "improvement recently", the government said in its latest monthly assessment of the economy, noting a decline in the jobless rate and the positive impact of bigger ... ( read original story ...)

Cosmo, Japan's third-biggest oil refiner and 20% owned by a group ... The group, which called for a spin-off of Cosmo's renewable energy business and a consolidation of refineries, has argued that ... ( read original story ...)

The number of foreign visitors for business and leisure came in just below 1.9 million last month from a post-pandemic high of 1.95 million in April, the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese stocks are trading at levels not seen in over three decades. So is it time to be bullish on Japan, and how can you invest in the world’s third biggest economy? Sona Remesh is joined by Edward ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Jiro Ushio, a former head of Japan's major business lobby and the founder of lighting equipment maker Ushio Inc., has died, the company said Wednesday. He was 92. Ushio, a former ... ( read original story ...)

Japan saw a slight decline in visitors in May from the previous month, when a rush of tourists came to see the nation's famous cherry blossoms without COVID-19 restrictions, official data showed on ... ( read original story ...)

Business morale at big Japanese manufacturers edged up in June, staying in positive territory for a second straight month and reflecting a post-COVID economic recovery though uncertainty remains high ... ( read original story ...)

Billionaire Warren Buffett's company increased its investments in five major Japanese trading houses for the second time this year to give Berkshire Hathaway control of 8.5% of each of those ... ( read original story ...)

Jefferies said Berkshire's holdings in the five Japanese trading companies could go even beyond 10% in the future. ( read original story ...)

- Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett smiles during an interview in Omaha, Neb., May 7, 2018. Buffett's company has increased its investments in five major Japanese trading houses to ... ( read original story ...)

“Quite obviously he is interested in commodities, but also in the diversified business acumen of these companies.” Berkshire plans to increase investments to up to 9.9% of each of the five Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

In a bid to enhance competition within the app payments market, the Japanese government recently unveiled its intention to enforce new regulations on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Panasonic Corp. announced on June 19 the release of the world's first rice cooker that will automatically use just the right amount o ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's currency policy won't immediately change after the United States removed the country from its monitoring list, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday, noting that the move came in ... ( read original story ...)