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 ...)
Japan eases strict border controls criticised by business, educators
Japan will ease border controls imposed to counter the pandemic, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday, softening measures that have been among the strictest imposed by wealthy nations and ... ( read original story ...)
Kishida to announce eased Japan border rules for foreign students and business travelers
The move comes amid growing concerns over economic and reputational costs, and as experts say the border restrictions are no longer necessary. ( read original story ...)
Japan eases strict border measures criticised by business, educators
Japan will ease border controls imposed to counter the pandemic, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday, softening measures that have been among the strictest imposed by wealthy nations and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s firms see one-time bonuses, not permanent increases, lifting pay
This year, Japan's biggest business lobby Keidanren has urged companies to raise wages, although it has brushed aside Kishida's call for uniform pay hikes of 3% or more for profitable firms, given the ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Japan’s border rules have overstayed their use, damaged int’l relations
From March, the government will review its coronavirus border policies. Limits on arrivals of foreign nationals, centered on foreign students and busi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to announce easing of strict border measures
TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Japan is set to announce on Thursday that it will ease border controls put in place to counter the spread of the coronavirus, measures that are the strictest among wealthy ... ( read original story ...)
POLL-Japan’s firms see one-time bonuses, not permanent increases, lifting pay
This year, Japan's biggest business lobby Keidanren has urged companies to raise wages, although it has brushed aside Kishida's call for uniform pay hikes of 3% or more for profitable firms, given the ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes Fast Facts
An estimated 181 people are killed. March 11, 2011 – A 9.1-magnitude earthquake strikes near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, causing a massive tsunami. The quake’s epicenter was 231 miles ... ( read original story ...)
ANA to develop flying cars with Joby Aviation for expo in Osaka
ANA Holdings Inc. on Feb. 15 said it has reached an agreement with Joby Aviation, a U.S. venture, to build electric flying transport vehicles for the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai ... Under the business ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei ends up over 2pc on eased Ukraine fears
TOKYO, Feb 16 ― Tokyo stocks closed sharply higher today ... 2,010.5 after it said it would sell all stakes in a joint venture in China while keeping the business alliance, including intellectual ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron surge was more deadly in Japan after booster delay, critics say
Regulatory approval for the boosters was done according to the law, the ministry said. “In a sense, the current situation in Japan is business as usual and the previous administration and minister ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kirin to sell shares in Chinese water business for US$994 million
TOKYO: Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holdings on Wednesday (Feb 16) said it will sell shares in its Chinese water business to Plateau Consumer for 115 billion yen (US$994.21 million). Kirin said it ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kirin to sell shares in Chinese water business for $994 million
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holdings Co Ltd on Wednesday said it will sell shares in its Chinese water business to Plateau Consumer Ltd for 115 billion yen ($994.21 million). Kirin ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kirin to sell shares in Chinese water business for $994 mln
Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holdings Co Ltd said on Wednesday it is selling shares in its Chinese water business to Plateau Consumer Ltd for 115 billion yen ($994.21 million). Updates with details, ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese Economy Has Reinvented Itself
In short, COVID-19 may be unexpectedly helping with the reinvention of Japanese business. Chinese Companies Are Leaving Global Stock Markets The Green Economy Is Driving Resource Nationalism in Latin ... ( read original story ...)