Japanese trading house Itochu on Wednesday posted 438.4 billion yen ($2.9 billion) in net profit for the six months to end-September, up 6% from a year earlier, on non-resource items including food ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific markets to open mostly higher after Wall Street rallies ahead of U.S. election results
Asia-Pacific markets to open mostly higher on Tuesday as investors monitor the U.S. elections and key policy meetings in China and Japan ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Vice’ Producer Alex Boden Talks Next Steps For Shooting In Japan; VIPO Reveals Ten Projects Approved For New Incentive
Boden spoke of need to expand crew base as VIPO reveals that ten productions have so far been approved for Japan's new location incentive. ( read original story ...)
Osaka to boost economy with night tourism ahead of expo
OSAKA—As Osaka prepares to host the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo, local authorities and businesses are stepping up efforts to attract foreign tourists and tap into the city’s vibrant nightlife. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange and Fujitsu announce renewal of cash equity trading system ‘arrowhead4.0’
Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) and Fujitsu Limited today announced the successful renewal and operational launch of the TSE's cash equity trading system "arrowhead4.0." This renewal signifies the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange extends closing time for 1st time in 70 years
The Tokyo Stock Exchange extended its trading hours by 30 minutes from Tuesday as part of its efforts to make the bourse more attractive to foreign investors and encourage dealing activity. With the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG hires Raphael Charon to grow direct lending business in EMEA
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has appointed former Fidelity International banker Raphael Charon as head of middle market direct lending for MUFG in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the bank ... ( read original story ...)
Japan To Build Conveyor Belt Road To Transport Goods As Labour Shortage Worsens
The Asian country is now gearing up to build a "conveyor belt road" between the capital city of Tokyo and Osaka. The automated cargo transport ... The system, intended for business deliveries, may be ... ( read original story ...)
Yen Is First of Many Japanese Assets Set to Pivot on US Election
A victory for Kamala Harris in the US presidential election has the potential to support Japan’s ailing currency while a win for Donald Trump would probably boost the Tokyo stock market and put the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby urges China to facilitate conditions for trips
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- A Japanese business delegation urged Beijing on Monday to "facilitate conditions for China visits," apparently referring to the detention of foreign nationals over spying ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand and Japan Enhance Economic Relations
Thailand's Commerce Minister, Pichai Naripthaphan, recently held talks with Keita Ishii, President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to explore ways to enhance economic relations between ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again
A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it survived a massive earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant ha ... ( read original story ...)
Japan government-backed body opens Kyiv office to promote trade, business
A Japanese trade promotion agency has opened an office in Kyiv to facilitate private businesses' entry into Ukraine, in one of Japan' ... ( read original story ...)
Major quake fueled panic buying of rice, contributing to shortages in Japan: ministry
The Japanese agriculture ministry has reported in its analysis on this summer's rice shortages that while overall rice supply and demand in t･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
‘Dynamic pricing’ drives up Tokyo hotel rates, but still room to rise in dollar terms
Dynamic pricing, a strategy in which prices of services or products are raised or lowered based on demand, has changed the hotel scene in cen･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Reactor in Japan’s 2011 disaster area to stop just days after restart
A nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan will be halted just days after becoming the first one to restart in the region since the 201 ... ( read original story ...)