The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Dec. 10 advised a court that 85 restaurants in the capital be fined up to 300,000 yen (about $2,600) eac ... ( read original story ...)
Japan govt approves tax plan with focus on incentives to raise wages
The Japanese government has approved a tax plan for the fiscal year 2022, which focused on encouraging businesses to raise wages through tax incentives ... ( read original story ...)
Top Japan business lobby won’t set specific wage hike goal for companies
Still, the lobby group will encourage companies that have recovered their earnings to raise wages in consideration for the efforts by the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. ( read original story ...)
String of earthquakes in Japan raises fears ‘the Big One’ is about to hit
A rash of seismic activity across an arc of southern Japan in recent weeks – including the most powerful earthquake to strike Tokyo in a decade – has triggered renewed concern that a major natural ... ( read original story ...)
Om Prakash, Chief Executive, Northrop Grumman: Episode #80 Japan’s Top Business Interviews
Episode #80 (Audio here) (Video here) Japan's Top Business Interviews Om Prakash is the current CEO of Northrop Grumman Japan, a position he has been in since 2019. Prior to this he was Northrop Grumm ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles, Sasha Banks: The most Tweeted about female athletes in 2021
Front Office Sports, a Business of Sports media organisation, have separated the results into different categories, including “Most Tweeted Male Athletes,” “Most Tweeted Female Athletes”, and “Most ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks finish lower on weak tech issues
Tokyo stocks on Friday closed lower for the second consecutive trading day as weak technology issues dragged down the market while ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic pares TV business to bone with TCL outsourcing
Panasonic will drastically scale back its television business as it shifts production to Chinese manufacturer TCL, shuttering two of its remaining four factories to cut costs in a business that is no ... ( read original story ...)
Barty to open new season in Adelaide, Osaka and Raducanu in Melbourne
World number one Ash Barty will kick off her 2022 season at the Adelaide International Australian Open warm-up in the first week of January, tournament organisers said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Suzuki: Important to follow up on higher wages
Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday, “it is important to follow up on the implementation of wage hikes along with the country's growth strategy.” developing story ... Information ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Producer Prices Jump 0.6% In November
Producer prices in Japan were up 0.6 percent on month in November, the Bank of Japan said on Friday. That exceeded expectations for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nov wholesale inflation spikes on rising raw material costs
Japan's wholesale prices spiked 9.0% in November from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, in a sign supply bottlenecks and rising raw material costs continue to squeeze corporate profits. TOKYO, ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Police Uses Ace Attorney Characters For Anti-Marijuana Campaign
CAPCOM announced in a press release on Thursday that it will lend the Ace Attorney characters to the Osaka prefectural police as part of its juvenile delinquency prevention efforts. Characters from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines Uses Ditto to Successfully Complete In-Flight Meal Ordering without Internet Connections
Opens Door to New Aviation Applications That Enhance Crew and Passenger ExperiencesSAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / December 9, 2021 / Ditto, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiyo Pharma Tech Adds Gene Therapy Capacity in Japan
Taiyo Pharma Tech will establish a new Cytiva FlexFactory platform at its site in Osaka, Japan, which will add contract manufacturing capacity for the Japanese domestic gene therapy market. The new ... ( read original story ...)
Pueblo gains three new restaurants, loses two in the past year
In a challenging year navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, three new Pueblo eateries are finding success; two long-time staples have closed. ( read original story ...)