In an effort to increase foreign-domestic investment, the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office and the Tokyo Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs signed an agreement Wednesday that ... ( read original story ...)
Institutional Investors, Activists And Legal Reforms Begin Altering Japanese Corporate Governance.
Shareholder activism continues to gain momentum in Japan as domestic institutional investors become increasingly receptive to shareholder proposals and board nominees. Even when activist proposals are ... ( read original story ...)
Tour Operators Anxious for Japan Reopening and Other Top Travel Stories This Week
Throughout the week we are posting original stories night and day covering news and travel trends, including on the impact of coronavirus. Every weekend ... ( read original story ...)
Jesper Koll, Global Ambassador & Expert Director, Monex Group Japan: Episode #87 Japan’s Top Business Interviews
Jesper Koll, Global Ambassador & Expert Director, Monex Group Japan: Episode #87 (Audio here) (Video here) Japan's Top Business Interviews Jesper Koll is a highly respected member of the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
After five decades, Sega is leaving the Japanese arcade center business
Sega announced its intentions to leave the arcade business for good, after selling its remaining arcade shares to GiGo entertainment. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Marubeni to sell Gavilon grain business to Glencore arm in up to $3.5 bln deal
Marubeni Corp said on Wednesday it will sell U.S. unit Gavilon's grains business to commodities trader Glencore PLC's Viterra arm in a deal the Japanese trading house expects to be worth up to $3.5 ... ( read original story ...)
How Japan Is Promoting Ocean Sustainability Through Science And Startups
In Japan, scientists and entrepreneurs are applying leading-edge science and technology to change our relationship with oceans and protect them, and our planet, for future generations. ( read original story ...)
Sega leaves the Japanese arcade business for good
Sega is leaving Japanese arcades behind. The company announced it is selling its remaining arcades to a company called Genda, Inc. (also known as GiGO), and leaving the coin-op business, where it ... ( read original story ...)
Executive overseeing investments leaves Japan’s SoftBank
Marcelo Claure, who joined SoftBank Group after turning around one of its key investments, office-sharing business WeWork, is leaving ... ( read original story ...)
Large plume of smoke rises after eruption of Sakurajima volcano in Japan
Provided by The National Sakurajima volcano erupts in Japan. Photo: @D_TANAKA831 / Twitter . A large plume of smoke can be seen rising after the Sakurajima volcano erupted in K ... ( read original story ...)
JETRO Osaka (Japan External Trade Organization): Making an Innovation Movement From Osaka
The Kansai region, which includes unique cities of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, is a massive market with a population of 24.65 million people and a GDP of approximately 100.05 trillion yen. It equals the ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima Radiation Made Japanese Fir Trees Go Haywire After Nuclear Disaster
Conifer trees in Fukushima showed similar mutations to those found in the Chernobyl exclusion zone in the former Soviet Union. ( read original story ...)
2Foods Raises $4.4 Million to Grow Plant-Based Food Business in Japan
TWO Inc., the company behind Japan’s plant-based food brand 2foods, reports to vegconomist it has raised USD 4.4 million in Series A from Kagome Corporation, ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima nuclear disaster: Japanese youth sue over cancer diagnoses
Six Japanese youth are suing the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant after contracting thyroid cancer in the years following the 2011 nuclear disaster. The plaintiffs, aged between six and 16 at ... ( read original story ...)
Only 4% evacuated in northeast Japan area hit by tsunami after Tonga volcanic eruption
Following the massive volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga in the south Pacific Ocean on Jan. 15, only around 4% of residents in coasta ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average falls 3.01 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average falls 3.01 percent to 26,197.29 on Thursday, while the broader Topix shed 2.42 percent to 1,846.13. TOKYO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The ... ( read original story ...)