Foreign investors are drawn to the business opportunities available in Indonesia because ... Of all these units, almost 90% are developed by local developers, 5% by Japanese developers, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Vegan Consulting Japan to Launch Country’s First Vegan Business Meetup
Kondo and McKechnie were inspired to create the event after noticing the lack of vertical connections between the vegan business community in Japan. They also found that those int ... ( read original story ...)
10 Years After The Nicoya Earthquake, The Fault Has Coupled And Is Preparing For A Next Earthquake
The specialist estimates that the next telluric movement could be similar to that of 2012.“With the earthquake rupture process, the fault ruptures. After the event (the fault) it enters a recovery ... ( read original story ...)
Flying car company from Japan sets up Beaufort office. Will others ‘land’ in the Lowcountry?
The city and economic development groups roll out the red carpet for companies they hope will set up shop in Beaufort County. ( read original story ...)
The weaker yen ‘naturally helps defend’ margins for Japan’s automakers: CLSA
Christopher Richter of the investment company says Japanese automakers tend to post higher profits when the yen is weak and such companies will have flexibility when it comes to pricing strategies. ( read original story ...)
Fact Check: This video from Japan shows horrific 2011 tsunami, not recent floods in Pakistan
Social media is full of videos and photos of the destructive deluge in Pakistan. One such video supposedly from Karachi shows vehicles on the road being washed away by rushing water. But is this video ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average closes down 0.04 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average closed down 0.04 percent at 27,650.84 on Friday, while the broader Topix shed 0.31 percent at 1,929.49. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q2 GDP likely revised up on robust capex, outlook murky: Report
TOKYO: Japan's economy likely expanded more than initially estimated in April-June thanks to solid business spending, a Reuters poll showed, but growth prospects in the current quarter and beyond may ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s cash in circulation slows to decade-low pace on waning COVID fund demand
Japan's monetary base, or the amount of cash circulating in the economy, grew in August at the smallest annual pace in a decade, data showed on Friday, a sign of waning corporate demand for funds to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s King of Deals Preps His Biggest Buy in Yen Headwinds
Minebea Mitsumi Inc.’s chief executive officer -- dubbed the “King of Deals” in Japan -- seeks his biggest acquisition yet, even as a crumbling yen constrains his search. ( read original story ...)
Philippine creative industry sees $22 million potential business from Japan
An estimated $22 million in business leads was generated following the successful business mission to Tokyo by top executives from the creative industry in the Philippines. Organized by the Philippine ... ( read original story ...)
Months of Gravity Changes Preceded the Tōhoku Earthquake
Using GRACE satellite data, researchers discovered anomalous gravimetric signals that occurred before a seismic event that started deep within Earth. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei hits 1-month closing low as chip makers tumble
Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a one-month closing low on Thursday, dragged down by losses in chip-related stocks after Nvidia tanked overnight over a U.S. order to stop sales of top AI chips to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gov’t holds disaster drill, scaled back due to COVID-19
The government held an annual disaster drill Thursday, though again scaling it back to prevent the spread of COVID-19, based on the s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan holds earthquake drill on Disaster Prevention Day
September 1 is Disaster Prevention Day in Japan. The Japanese government held a drill on Thursday based on the scenario of a massive earthquake striking the Nankai Trough off Japan's Pacific coast. ( read original story ...)
Japanese business pioneer, philanthropist Kazuo Inamori dies at 90
While struggling to build his company, Inamori came up with his philosophy of management that emphasized people, doing the right thing and what he called “corporate character, t ... ( read original story ...)