Category: BUSINESS

Shares of Toshiba Corp jumped nearly 5% in Tokyo trade on Friday, after the embattled Japanese conglomerate said it would solicit deal offers, including on a potential buyout, bolstering hopes of a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s key consumer prices advanced in March at the fastest pace in more than two years, complicating the central bank’s communication of its easy policy stance given a further acceleration is ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government will raise the cap for gasoline subsidies and replenish state reserves by compiling an extra budget to cushion the economic blow from rising raw material costs, a draft of its ... ( read original story ...)

China’s interest in acquiring an abandoned stake in a Russian liquefied natural gas export project is providing further justification for Japan to continue its joint venture with Gazprom PJSC. We ... ( read original story ...)

This follows a Telegraph report that Shell is in talks with some Chinese companies to sell its stake in the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas project in Russia ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's industry ministry said on Friday it will hold an auction on May 10 to sell 760,000 kilolitres, or 4.78 million barrels, of national reserver oil as part of a release coordinated by the ... ( read original story ...)

Developing that expertise has been a challenge for Japanese banks, requiring more reliance on local staff and adoption of a faster-moving business culture, they say. Mizuho has expanded its presence ... ( read original story ...)

Bridgestone Corp. has inaugurated operations at its global innovation hub in Tokyo's Kodaira City district, roughly two years after it began work on the project. ( read original story ...)

The Japan automated material handling equipment market size was valued at $4,270.0 million in 2020, and is projected to reach $10,342.8 million by 2030, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s ruling coalition on Thursday agreed a supplementary budget to support lower-income households and small firms, signalling more spending for the heavily indebted nation as it battles ... ( read original story ...)

A precipitous drop in the yen has investors wary that Japan intervenes in the open market to support the currency. ( read original story ...)

Its takeoff in Japan is in partnership with Toyota Tsusho, a group company of Japan’s top automaker Toyota Motor Corp. “You can totally transform the way that you react to pan ... ( read original story ...)

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today welcomed two renewable energy initiatives that highlight the growing partnership between Japan and New Zealand. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s ruling coalition is set to agree on a supplementary budget to fund economic relief measures to help households and small business cope with surging fuel costs, Kyodo news agency reported on ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japan explained to its G7 counterparts the yen's recent "somewhat rapid" declines, finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday (Apr 21), underscoring Tokyo's growing alarm over the ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global is shutting down its food delivery business in Japan, the latest sign of retreat as it prepares for a delisting from the U.S. ( read original story ...)