Category: BUSINESS

What Was Japan’s Lost Decade? Between 1991 and 2001, Japan’s once red-hot economy was in trouble. An asset bubble had formed in both its housing and stock markets, and when the Bank of Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Nobuhisa Kishi, CEO of Tokyo-based Artisan Group, has been facilitating open dialogue among Japan's business leaders, with t ... ( read original story ...)

Solar power is an essential part of Japan's plan to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Small farms across the country are adopting agrivoltaic methods to grow sustainably. ( read original story ...)

With creative hubs around the world aiming to attract and retain talent, they must be able to offer an environment for individuals to flourish, by investing in the wide range of industries in that ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's machine tool orders declined for the second straight month in November, as both domestic and foreign demand weakened, ... ( read original story ...)

New Zealand businesses need to wake up to the trade possibilities in Japan in order to lessen their dependence on China, Annette Azuma, a business adviser with accounting firm Baker Tilly Staples ... ( read original story ...)

Japan large manufacturers' sentiment deteriorated notably in the fourth quarter, the business outlook survey published by the ... ( read original story ...)

A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates' first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan. ( read original story ...)

A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates’ first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan that’s designed ... ( read original story ...)

From a private hot spring getaway to luxury suites in the heart of Tokyo, hotel operators are preparing unique accommodations across Japan in hopes of attracting wealthy foreign tourists. Orix Group ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government is set to raise defence spending by 1 trillion yen ($7.34 billion) to around 6.5 trillion yen in the next fiscal year as part of efforts to earmark 43 trillion yen for the five-year ... ( read original story ...)

In Tokyo, the new locations are: - Asakusa, Japan's iconic destination; - Nihombashi, where the atmosphere from the feudal Edo period is still alive; - Ikebukuro, the emerging capital of Cool Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese manufacturers' sentiment likely weakened in the last quarter of 2022 on sustained cost pressures and a bleaker global economic outlook, a Reuters poll of analysts showed on Friday. Shrinking ... ( read original story ...)

Twice a year, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) publishes its “Worldwide Cost of Living Survey”. Asian cities typically feature high in the rankings, with Singapore tied with New York for the most ... ( read original story ...)

Asian cities like Singapore and Hong Kong typically top cost-of-living rankings, but these measure the cost of living for expats with a fixed way of life, says Bloomberg Opinion’s Gearoid Reidy. ( read original story ...)