Category: BUSINESS

Japan has asked its young adults to drink more alcohol due to a decline in revenue collections. The country has also started a national contest for the same in an attempt to boost the economy and to ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese trading firm Mitsui & Co is close to making a final decision to join a new Russian operator for the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, the Nikkei newspaper said, without citing ... ( read original story ...)

The country's tax agency is looking for a way to boost interest in entrepreneurship through drinking alcohol so they can collect the taxes. ( read original story ...)

The former chairman of business suit retailer Aoki Holdings allegedly gave a list of things it wants to achieve to a then-executive of the Tokyo Games organizing committee before signing a sponsorship ... ( read original story ...)

NHK has learned that business suit retailer Aoki Holdings sharply reduced the consulting fees it paid to a former executive of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee after the Games ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's National Tax Agency is hoping to boost alcohol consumption among young people after the coronavirus pandemic hit the restaurant and nightlife industry. ( read original story ...)

The country is holding a contest in which 20- and 30-year-olds come up with business plans to encourage more drinking. ( read original story ...)

Japan's National Tax Agency is hoping to boost alcohol consumption among young people after the coronavirus pandemic hit the restaurant and nightlife industry. ( read original story ...)

To boost its alcohol industry and economy, the National Tax Agency in Japan is holding a contest for participants to design alluring business proposals that will increase alcohol demand among the ... ( read original story ...)

COVID has reduced domestic liquor consumption since April 2020, especially in restaurants, and folks are also drinking more lower-priced liquor. ( read original story ...)

A campaign by Japan’s tax agency to prop up alcohol revenue by encouraging young people to drink up has met fierce backlash on social media, with users criticizing the taxman for dictating people’s ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei average closed down 0.96 percent at 28,942.14 on Thursday, while the broader Topix shed 0.84 percent at 1,990.17. nAZN0FV460 The views and opinions expressed herein are the ... ( read original story ...)

Mori's portfolio expanded off the runway to uniforms for Japan Airlines flight attendants, bank clerks, high school students and the Japanese team at the Barcelona Olympics. ( read original story ...)

The "Sake Viva!" campaign was prompted by a fall in the government's sin tax revenue as young adults drink less alcohol. ( read original story ...)