Category: BUSINESS

Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened up 0.83 percent at 27,302.99 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix gained 0.71 percent at 1,909.43. TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average ... ( read original story ...)

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese retailer Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd is in final negotiations to sell its department store unit, Sogo & Seibu, the Nikkei business daily... TOKYO ... ( read original story ...)

Sega’s arcade history is coming to a close. In fall 2020, Sega sold off 85 percent of its arcade business to Tokyo-based Genda. Now, the company has sold off its remaining stock, and Genda is removing ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: More than half of Tokyo's hospital beds set aside for ... The current curbs empower regional governors to order restaurants and bars to shorten their business hours and stop serving alcohol. A ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 1, 2022 - (JCN Newswire ... system to clearly separate management oversight and business execution, and places great importance to dialogue with its stakeholders including patients. In ... ( read original story ...)

Panasonic will invest 100 billion yen ($867 million) in the air conditioning business over five years, looking to capitalize on growing interest in AC systems fueled by the coronavirus pandemic. "We ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s pachinko industry, a bulwark in the country’s amusement industry, has been hit hard during the pandemic. According to pachinko news site Green Belt, nearly 640 pachinko parlors closed in 2021. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s population shrank last year for the first time in a quarter century, as more businesses turned to remote work amid the pandemic. The population of Japan’s capital dropped by about 48,600 ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd is in final negotiations to sell its department store unit, Sogo & Seibu, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday, amid investor pressure to focus on ... ( read original story ...)

Before the wild-eyed man could escape, they grabbed him, tied his hands behind his back, and marched him at gunpoint to the island authorities, who could scarcely believe the story he had to tell. The ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he is not yet considering declaring a state of emergency for Tokyo over a recent spike in novel coronavirus cases amid the spread of the highly contagious ... ( read original story ...)

Economists at ING highlight no signs of concern from Japan regarding JPY weakness. As such, they expect USD/JPY to race higher given that no action is set to take place until the pair reaches the 120 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s factory output has shrunk for the first time in three months in December as a decline in machinery production outweighed a small rise in auto production, casting a cloud over the strength of ... ( read original story ...)

Featuring cuisine from various regions of Myanmar, Spring Revolution Restaurant shows how united the country could be. ( read original story ...)

Factory production lost 1.0% in December from the previous month, pulled down by a decline in output of general-purpose and production machinery, including chip-making equipment. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s industrial production rebounded last quarter, with the recovery in manufacturing likely helping restore economic growth at the end of 2021 before the omicron variant started its rapid spread. ( read original story ...)