Category: BUSINESS

The typically conservative landlord is broadening its tenant mix by allowing cannabis retail for the first time. ( read original story ...)

Broward voted in favor of a mask mandate even under threat of losing some board members losing their salaries. A local Paralympian leading the refugee team in the Tokyo games. Plus, a Latina’s guide ... ( read original story ...)

Lighting the Olympic cauldron formally marks the end of the torch relay and symbolises the continuity between the ancient and modern Games. At Tokyo 2020, it will also mark the Olympic Movement’s ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Monday opened a temporary facility in Tokyo to provide oxygen for up to 130 coronavirus patients with mild symptoms, as the capital’s health care system grows severely strained. The so-called ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks finished higher on Monday due to dip-buying after Nikkei's lowest finish for this year late last week and growing speculation that Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga may prompt his ... ( read original story ...)

The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, says the Ministry intends to build on the encouraging success chalked at the just-ended ... ( read original story ...)

Firms faced severe supply chain disruptions from a global semiconductor shortage.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average advanced 480.99 points, or 1.78%, to 27,494.24. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 34.46 points, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's 7-Eleven convenience stores chain plans to launch a super-fast delivery service in five years, stepping up competition with Amazon.com , the Nikkei financial daily reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)

The following is a summary of top news stories Monday. COMPANIES. J Sainsbury could be the next UK grocer to be the object of bid interest from private equity, t ... ( read original story ...)

Supporting grassroots sport drives a return that advertising alone can't match, argues former Sainsbury's boss Justin King. ( read original story ...)

Highlighting the increasingly heavy toll a recent wave of COVID-19 infections is taking on Japan's economy. The country's factory activity growth slowed in August, while that of the services sector ... ( read original story ...)

The Prime Minister now faces rising public frustration at soaring COVID-19 infections and a hospital system unable to cope with anything more than the most severe cases. ( read original story ...)

Is the post-pandemic growth rebound running out of steam this month, as the Delta variant hits economies around the world? New economic data from Australia and Japan this morning show that activity ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will oblige business operators to reduce the provision of 12 disposable plastic items such as spoons and straws from next April ... ( read original story ...)