Category: BUSINESS

The Valens Company Inc. (TSX: VLNS) (OTCQX: VLNCF) announced Thursday that its subsidiary Green Roads has entered into a third-party distribution agreement with Tele Marche Co., Ltd. ( read original story ...)

Toyota is scaling its production back 40%, affecting 14 auto assembly plants in Japan, as the surging coronavirus pandemic in Southeast Asia crimps parts supplies. ( read original story ...)

Hudson Sustainable Group, LLC (Hudson) announced today that it has closed a mezzanine loan facility of 1.4 billion JPY with Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. The mezzanine loan facility, which closed on July ... ( read original story ...)

Suga tells businessmen to reduce attendance by 70%, promote teleworking to curb cluster infections - Anadolu Agency ... ( read original story ...)

The “Japan Tourism Market, Inbound Tourists Forecast by Countries, Spending, Survey Insights” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Inbound tourism is an essential part of ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday asked a major business lobby in Tokyo to thoroughly implement telework to reduce the number ... ( read original story ...)

Tesla Inc said on Thursday it will join hands with Japanese companies to build an energy storage facility using its rechargeable battery in Hokkaido in northern Japan to help stabilise the power ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday urged Japan Business Federation to switch to telework or 'work from home' to reduce the number of commuters in the city amid an increase in the ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka said she had felt "ungrateful" at times over the last year for not fully appreciating her life as one of the world's top tennis players. ( read original story ...)

Roel Velasco receives his own business as a reward for the Philippines' great boxing performance in Tokyo Two other former Olympians from the Philippines received compensation for their contributions ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is set to decide to extend a COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and five other prefectures through Sept. 12 and add seven more prefectures as the resurgence of infections increasingly puts a ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's SC Capital Partners aims to raise around $550 million for a new fund targeting hard-hit Japanese hotels, its chairman told Reuters, betting tourism will come back strongly once the ... ( read original story ...)

A new campaign, led by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), called WeThe15, is aiming to become the biggest ever human rights movement to represent the world's 1.2 billion people with ... ( read original story ...)

Anti-whaling activists are pleased that Japan's last whaling mothership operator is ordering a replacement vessel - not because they expect it to succeed, but because they believe that the cost and ... ( read original story ...)

Andre De Grasse reflects on his first Olympic gold medal, after feeling like he "always came up a little bit short." ... ( read original story ...)

At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 161.44 points, or 0.59%, to 27,585.91. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 8.34 points, or 0. ( read original story ...)