Bank of Japan data showed on Thursday, highlighting the squeeze on business profits from persistently strong wholesale inflation. The 9.7% year-on-year rise in the corporate goods price index (CGPI), ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Industrial Partners-led group looking to buy Toshiba for $19 bln -Kyodo
The consortium of Japanese firms led by Japan Industrial Partners is looking to buy Toshiba Corp for 2.8 trillion yen ($19.13 billion), Kyodo reported on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers’ mood sours again, higher costs dim outlook – Reuters Tankan
Business confidence among big Japanese manufacturers fell for a second straight month to hit its lowest in five months, a Reuters monthly poll showed on Wednesday, in another sign global inflation and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Machinery Orders Post Biggest Fall in 6 Months in Blow to Corp Spending
Japan's machinery orders posted their biggest single-month fall in six months in August as pressure from a global economic slowdown and a weaker yen that pushes up import costs darken the outlook for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lifts COVID-19 restrictions, tourism resumes
Tourists can resume visiting Japan after 2 years of strict COVID-19 restrictions. Here’s what you need to know about the updated policies ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan takes $687 million loss as sells Russian business for 1 euro
TOKYO (Reuters) -Nissan Motor Co Ltd will hand over its business in Russia to a state-owned entity for 1 euro ($0.97), it said on Tuesday, taking a loss of around $687 million in the latest costly ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese automaker Nissan says it is pulling out of Russia
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday that it plans to sell its Russian operations to its local partner and withdraw from manufacturing there. The company said its executive committee ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Automaker Nissan Sells off Russian Business to State, Trade Ministry Says
The Russian assets of Japanese automaker Nissan will be transferred to Russian state ownership, Moscow's trade ministry said on Tuesday. The sale will include Nissan's production and research ... ( read original story ...)
Tourists flock to Japan after pandemic border restrictions are lifted
Eager to admire colorful foliage, eat sushi and shop, tourists from abroad have flocked to Japan with the end of pandemic border restrictions. ( read original story ...)
Village House Led an Exercise on Earthquake Preparedness for The First Time with Its Foreign Residents in Japan
Japan is considerably an earthquake-prone region. Thus, the Village House Vietnamese Customer Service Team in Kato City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, led an earthquake preparedness event for its ... ( read original story ...)
Tourists flock to Japan after COVID restrictions lifted
Eager to admire colorful foliage, eat sushi and go shopping, droves of tourists from abroad started arriving in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Rights Guidelines Could Help Clean Up Car Industry
New Japanese government guidelines on business and human rights mean that Japan’s car industry should accelerate efforts to clean up their supply chains. Last year, Human Rights Watch wrote to Toyota ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Reopens Borders, Betting on Tourism Recovery Boom
Japan began accepting vaccinated visitors from 68 countries without visas Tuesday, ending almost three years of tighter border controls that kept tourists out of the island nation. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake looms as anglers land doomsday fish: ‘We are all going to die!’
“Then they complain when they have a huge earthquake.” This seismic superstition is based on Japanese mythology, in which oarfish are seen as symbols of earthquakes and other catastrophe ... ( read original story ...)
Secrets To Successful Sales In Japan
What is different in the Japanese sales equation? 1. Of course, you can try to be like many Japanese salespeople—except, is it actually effective? All buyers need benefits, not ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eager to welcome tourists from abroad amid cheap yen
It's hard to tell from his serious demeanor, but Akky International Corp. Chief Executive Hideyuki Abe can barely contain his excitement. Foreign tourists are coming back, those big-spending visitors ... ( read original story ...)