TOKYO: Japan's major manufacturers remain cautious about the economy's trajectory, with business sentiment flat for the quarter as concerns about the pandemic linger, a key survey showed Monday (Dec ... ( read original story ...)
Japan service-sector firms’ mood perks up, but omicron clouds outlook
The Bank of Japan's tankan survey suggested the economy was gradually emerging from the hit of the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Tankan: Manufacturers’ business mood unchanged
The Bank of Japan's latest Tankan survey shows business sentiment at large manufacturers was unchanged from the previous quarter. ( read original story ...)
Business bonds
JETRO Dubai plays an integral role in building bilateral ties, opening investment corridors between both countries and promoting opportunities between Japan and the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s latest move to rejig capitalism focuses on wages
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida followed last month’s record economic stimulus package with a move to boost worker pay as part of his campaign to revamp Japanese capitalism so prosperity is shared more ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes east of Tokyo
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of five struck eastern Japan on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK said. The epicentre of the earthquake was the southern part of Ibaraki prefecture, east of the ... ( read original story ...)
A strong earthquake reported in Japan
A strong earthquake jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas in eastern Japan on Sunday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said. The magnitude 5 quake, which occurred at 12:31 p.m., ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred in the morning on Sunday, December 12th, 2021, at 7:34 am local time near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan, as reported by the United States Geological ... ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 15 km depth
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes near Ishinomaki, Ishinomaki Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan
A moderately shallow magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported in the evening near Ishinomaki, Ishinomaki Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan. According to Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science ... ( read original story ...)
6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan
Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture Thursday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The temblor occurred at around 11.05 a.m. (local ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo gov’t advises court to fine 85 eateries for defying virus closure order
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 ...)