Category: BUSINESS

Japan's economy is growing faster than initially thought. Over the April-to-June quarter it expanded at an annual rate of 1.9%. That's ahead of forecasts, and way up on the initial reading of 1.3%. ( read original story ...)

The government is looking to decide on Sept. 9 on extending the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and other metropolitan areas where hospitals remain under strain despite gradually falling ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka and KINLÒ are officially in business! The 23-year-old’s passion project has finally come to fruition in the form of a skincare brand. KINLÒ was created due to Osaka’s own experience with ... ( read original story ...)

Four-time Grand Slam tennis champion and activist Naomi Osaka launches KINLÒ, a functional skincare brand that is formulated specifically for people with melanated skin. As a first time CEO, Osaka ... ( read original story ...)

The tennis star chats exclusively with ESSENCE about the debut of her skincare line that pays homage to her Haitian and Japanese roots. ( read original story ...)

Urban regeneration and tourism development are habitually touted as central reasons for a city to host the Olympics. Research shows that local people, however, often fail to benefit ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 briefly broke 30,000 for the first time in five months on growing expectations for a fresh injection of stimulus after Japan’s prime minister said he would step aside, paving the ... ( read original story ...)

Stay in the race. Keep swimming. Never give up. In our professional lives, we’re regularly met with challenges or roadblocks big and small: economic downturns, issues with distribution or production, ... ( read original story ...)

Asahi Kasei Corporation has committed its support in JustLight with another round of investment. This comes after JustLight was awarded ... ( read original story ...)

Gunze publicizes a video of its efforts in the plastic film business via website aiming for a world of zero plastic waste. ( read original story ...)

Japans largest business lobby, known as Keidanren, has urged the government to promptly consider exempting overseas arrivals who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 from quarantine and shortening ... ( read original story ...)

The House of Representatives on Tuesday conferred congressional medals on the Filipino athletes who medalled in the recent Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

One U.S. installations in Japan reported new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. Sasebo Naval Base said nine people had tested positive since Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Keidanren has presented to Suga proposals on relaxed quarantines, opening the border to vaccinated individuals and the domestic use of vaccine passports. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government is eyeing an extension of the COVID-19 state of emergency for Tokyo, neighboring and some other prefectures ... system have not eased enough to lift restrictions on business ... ( read original story ...)