Blue jeans are not their lovers. A realization that comes with age is that old people don’t really dress like old people. We just dress like we always have, but the fashions themselves become old ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top business lobby calls for further easing of border controls
Masakazu Tokura, head of Keidanren, has suggested that the country's border controls are not based on solid epidemiological grounds. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s February factory activity growth falls to 5-month low: Flash PMI
TOKYO: Japan's manufacturing activity expanded at the slowest pace in five months in February as output contracted, underscoring the prolonged impact that global supply chain disruptions are having on ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese government will ease the border restrictions on March 1, maintaining the most severe level among G7 nations
Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida officially announced that the current border restrictions will gradually be eased on March 1, adding that the most severe level among G7 nations will be ... ( read original story ...)
GLP reveals JPY1.5bn data centre expansion plan in Japan
GLP has unveiled plans to invest more than JPY1.5bn (€11bn) over the next five years to develop data centres in Japan. It plans to deliver 900MW of power capacity focussing on Greater Tokyo and ... ( read original story ...)
GLP plans 900MW data center expansion in Japan
GLP has announced large-scale plans to enter the Japanese data center market. The Chinese logistics real estate firm said this week it aims to invest ~$12 billion over the next five years to deliver ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to buy defense tech to prevent leaks from failing companies
The Japanese government will offer to buy technical documents related to defense technologies from companies that are withdrawing from the business to prevent the leakage of such information, Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Market extends losses
At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 211.20 points, or 0.78%, to 26,910.87. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped 13.63 points, or ... ( read original story ...)
ORGATEC TOKYO premiere already fully booked
Around six weeks before ORGATEC Tokyo opens its doors, the trade fair has announced itts main exhibition spaces are fully booked ... ( read original story ...)
Israeli AI tech will automatically assess damage from natural disasters in Japan
(photo credit: KYODO/VIA REUTERS) A collapsed gate to the residential house caused by an earthquake is seen in Oita, southern Japan, January 22, 2022 An Israeli-made AI technology for analyzing 3D ... ( read original story ...)
Daikin readies billions to expand in warmer world
The Osaka-based firm is the fifth-best performer in the Nikkei ... the shift in Europe away from burning fuels and toward heat pumps. “Strategically, if a business looks like it will help us grow and ... ( read original story ...)
Top 5 Best Luxury Hotels In Tokyo
The luxurious Park Hotel Tokyo embodies “infinite time and space amid cognizant Japanese beauty”, catering to the needs of guests from all around the globe. Ideally situated in Shiodome, a flourishing ... ( read original story ...)
Underground network imports Japanese video game arcade machines for US buyers
Round1, which is based in Osaka, today has nearly 50 locations in the US where ... It’s why Arrington and Rocovits are still in business. And why, in the tradition of Programmed World, a new crop of ... ( read original story ...)
The Four Best Books For Doing Business In Japan
Japan has become the 3rd largest economy in the world and in many regards has been supplanted by China over the last twenty years. It is still the third largest economy though and it has rule of law. ( read original story ...)
Japanese hotelier plans new outlet in central Bangkok in 2025
TOKYO, Feb 20 -- A new luxury hotel operated by Japanese hotelier Hotel Okura will be opened in the centre of the business district in Bangkok in 2025, with a total cost of JP¥24 billion (US$208 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top COVID-19 adviser says worth discussing new isolation rules
Japan’s entry ban on nonresident foreign nationals, effective from late November, has triggered a barrage of criticism from business leaders and students for being too tough and not based on science. ( read original story ...)