Japan's largest airline ANA Holdings Inc on Friday raised its profit estimate for the just-ended fiscal year, citing a decline in fuel costs and an uptick in the yen. The company now expects operating profit of 120 billion yen ($897 million) in the year through March 2023, ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 bribery scandal sees first convictions
The former chairman of a Tokyo 2020 Olympics sponsor was handed a suspended prison sentence Friday along with two others, in the first convictions in a spiralling bribery scandal surrounding the event ... ( read original story ...)
What is the Japanese harassment practice of Owahara? Why is the Japanese government against it: Know all the Facts
Owahara is a form of harassment wherein Japanese companies first offer students jobs and then insist they not hold talks with rival firms. ( read original story ...)
5.6-magnitude quake jolts Japan’s Ogasawara Islands: JMA
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck Japan's Ogasawara Islands, with no tsunami warnings issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Friday. According to the JMA, the ... ( read original story ...)
Rakuten Bank shares face glut of buy orders in Tokyo debut after $625 mln IPO
TOKYO, April 21 (Reuters) - Shares of Rakuten Bank Ltd ... which has seen four years of losses from the costly build-out and struggles of its mobile phone business. Reporting by David Dolan; Editing ... ( read original story ...)
A documentary on the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 has unearthed Japan’s first ‘disaster footage’
Criticized for filming the destruction at the time, the filmmakers involved have provided a look into how people responded to a 7.9-magnitude quake 100 years ago. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Factory Activity Shrinks at Slowest Pace in Six Months – PMI
Japan's manufacturing activity shrank at the slowest pace in six months in April on a softer decline in sales, while the service-sector stayed solid, a preliminary survey showed on Friday, suggesting ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Production Company Hana Kuma Raises $5M In SpringHill Spinoff
Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka is making money moves this year with Hana Kuma, the media production company she co-founded with agent and SVP Stuart Duguid. Today, the company ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Media Company Hana Kuma Raises $5M In A Funding Round
Naomi Osaka has made herself known as not only a professional athlete but a boss with numerous business ventures. Within her creative bubble, the mom-to-be has tapped into media. As previously ... ( read original story ...)
Ukraine hopes to learn from farming revival in Japan’s disaster-hit areas
A senior Ukrainian official in charge of agriculture has indicated that his country can learn lessons from the revival of farming in Japanese regions hit by the massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Production Company Hana Kuma Raises $5M in SpringHill Spin Off (Exclusive)
SpringHill plans to incubate other media companies, while Hana Kuma explores new productions, including anime and manga formats. ( read original story ...)
A Japanese Airline Accidentally Sold $10,000 Business-Class Tickets for Just $300
Initially, a spokesperson for the airline said that the cheaper tickets would be honored by All Nippon, but later the carrier changed its tune and said a final decision hadn’t yet been agreed on. For ... ( read original story ...)
Great Kanto Earthquake documentary unearths Japan’s 1st ‘disaster footage’
With this year marking the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake, a documentary film is being produced focusing on three cameramen who captured raw and confronting footage from Tokyo in the ... ( read original story ...)
A Japanese airline accidentally sold some $10,000 business class tickets for $300 after a mistake with currency conversions
A Japanese airline accidentally underpriced some business class tickets, with a handful of travellers securing $10,000 tickets for only $300, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. All Nippon Airways, one ... ( read original story ...)
GlobalFoundries sues IBM, says trade secrets were unlawfully given to Japan’s Rapidus
Japan long ago lost its lead in chip manufacturing ... reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via ... ( read original story ...)
Amazing deal: Wide-open business-class availability to Japan from just 60,000 miles
It’s true that the American Airlines AAdvantage program just officially went dynamic with its award prices and that, much like cash prices, average flight award prices have been on the rise in recent ... ( read original story ...)