Category: BUSINESS

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Sales at Japan's major restaurant chains were flat in October, even though the state of emergency had ended. The Japan Foodservice Association says sales edged down by half a percent from the same ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s new economic security minister downplayed concerns about regulations that could hamper international commerce, saying repeatedly the country’s commerce was based on a flourishing free market. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to urge the business sector to raise wages by about 3 per cent in next year's annual wage negotiations with labour unions, Kyodo news agency ... ( read original story ...)

ANA - All Nippon Airways (NH, Tokyo Haneda) parent ANA Holdings will issue around JPY150 billion yen (USD1.3 billion) worth of bonds due in December 2031, the proceeds from which will be used to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Mitsubishi Materials Corp said on Thursday it will sell its aluminium business, used for beverage cans and automotive parts, to U.S. investment fund Apollo Global Management for an undisclosed ... ( read original story ...)

At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average advanced 196.62 points, or 0.67%, to 29,499.28. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 6.57 points, ... ( read original story ...)

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced that following approval by its board of directors today, the company has formally decided to apply for listing on the new Prime Market of the ... ( read original story ...)

As Japan starts welcoming back international visitors, here's what you'll encounter when flying to Tokyo from across Australia. ( read original story ...)

Besides its listing plan, AEON Group is promoting Vietnam's goods exporting to Japan and other international markets. ( read original story ...)

Japan has been the birthplace of traditional arts and crafts since ancient times. This craftsmanship continues to be passed along from generation to generation and live on in modern Japan. Forest, a ... ( read original story ...)

The prices Japanese companies charge each other for services rose 1.0% in October from a year earlier, their eighth straight month of gains and a sign inflationary pressure was building due to higher ... ( read original story ...)

Under a May agreement, chemicals company JSR Corp. will relaunch its elastomers business under the auspices of a Japanese energy group. ( read original story ...)