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 to Apply for Listing on Tokyo Stock Exchange’s New Prime Market
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 ...)
What to expect when flying to Tokyo
As Japan starts welcoming back international visitors, here's what you'll encounter when flying to Tokyo from across Australia. ( read original story ...)
The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake The Report of the 10-Year Reconstruction Overall Verification and Recommendations [Summary Edition]
This report is a comprehensive verification of the efforts made for the recovery and reconstruction from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake over the last decade from 1995 to 2005 in order to ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese retail giant AEON targets to list on Vietnamese stock exchange
Besides its listing plan, AEON Group is promoting Vietnam's goods exporting to Japan and other international markets. ( read original story ...)
Forest bags $8M seed round to acquire Japanese e-commerce brands
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 ...)
Japan’s service prices rise for 8th straight month as freight cost spikes
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 ...)
JSR’s elastomer business to relaunch as Eneos Materials in 2022
Under a May agreement, chemicals company JSR Corp. will relaunch its elastomers business under the auspices of a Japanese energy group. ( read original story ...)
Interest In Climbing And Gym Memberships Have Spiked Following Sport’s Tokyo Olympics Debut
After sport climbing made its debut at the Tokyo Olympics, where American Nathaniel Coleman took silver in men’s combined (an event that included the speed, bouldering and lead disciplines), interest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Govt to raise monthly wages for nursing & child care workers by up to $88
"Japanese gov't plans to raise monthly wages for nursing, child care workers by up to $88" 10 November 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on 9 November that raising ... ( read original story ...)
Japan extends grant of over $90,000 to Jerash Palestinian Refugee Camp
The Japanese Government has extended a grant of $91,538 to United Palestinian Appeal (UPA) to renovate an old building to establish a commun ... ( read original story ...)
Peng Shuai: When sport, business and politics collide
OPINION: An ever-growing intersection between sport, business, and politics, is drawing global sports brands into the debate over human rights, social equality and climate issues. ( read original story ...)
Uber Eats enters the cannabis market through a partnership with Tokyo Smoke
Uber Eats was revealed to have joined forces with Tokyo Smoke, so it will be able to accommodate cannabis orders in Ontario, Canada. Its deal with the Canadian lifestyle brand that focuses on the ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes near Kamaishi, Kamaishi-shi, Iwate, Japan
Just 15 minutes ago, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Kamaishi, Kamaishi-shi, Iwate, Japan. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Wednesday, November 24th, 2021, at 5:06 pm local time, at ... ( read original story ...)
5.2-magnitude quake hits 73 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan — USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 73 km southwest of Yonakuni, Japan, at 09:55:18 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 22.51 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business giants eye expansion in Vietnam
Japanese companies, including retailer Aeon and energy firm Enos, have told Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh that they want to expand their investments in Vietnam. ( read original story ...)