The services sector in Japan continued to contract in July, and at a faster rate, the latest survey from Jibun Bank showed on ... ( read original story ...)
GDT and Japanese embassy hosts virtual discussion with investors
The General Department of Taxation at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and Japanese Embassy to Cambodia held a virtual discussion Monday in conjunction with the Japanese embassy on tax ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Z Holdings Enhances IP Management with Anaqua AQX Platform
Holding Company of Japan’s leading internet service business groups selects Anaqua software and services to strengthen patent and trademark management, budgeting, and licensing processesBOSTON, Aug. ( read original story ...)
Sega closing iconic Tokyo arcade that’s been in business for almost 30 years
Last year, video game fans and Akihabara historians were saddened by the announcement that Sega was closing its Sega Akihabara Building 2 arcade. Now, exactly one year and one day later, we find out ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.8 just reported 111 km east of Namie, Japan
Just 19 minutes ago, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, Japan. The tremor was recorded late at night on Tuesday 3 August 2021 at 10:20 pm local t ... ( read original story ...)
Significant magnitude 5.3 quake hits 114 km northeast of Hasaki, Japan early evening
The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 5.3 quake in Japan near Hasaki, Chōshi-shi, Chiba, only 16 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early evening on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2020: From Track Races To Sport Climbing; Top Events In The Final Stretch
Now, as we are in the final stretch of Tokyo Olympics 2020, here are the biggest things to watch for until the closing ceremony on August 8. ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.6 quake hits 109 km northeast of Hasaki, Japan in the afternoon
An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred in the afternoon on Tuesday 3 August 2021 at 4:28 pm local time near Hasaki, Chōshi-shi, Chiba, Japan, as reported by the European-Mediter ... ( read original story ...)
BOI and Osaka’s IBPC host an online roundtable discussion on Medical Device Industry
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI)’s Industrial Linkage Development Division, together with the BOI Osaka Office and Osaka’s International Business Promotion Center (IBPC), ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines narrows Q1 operating loss to $757 mln
Japan Airlines (9201.T) (JAL) on Tuesday posted a first-quarter operating loss of 82.65 billion yen ($756.87 million), an improvement from a year earlier, as pandemic-related cost cuts took effect and ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.9 just reported 40 km southwest of Sapporo, Japan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Sapporo, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido, Japan, was reported only 12 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resil ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Tohoku residents worry “Recovery Olympics” will interfere with earthquake & tsunami reconstruction efforts
The Japanese government has argued that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics — coined "Recovery Olympics" — will contribute to reconstruction efforts in the Tohoku region following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, ... ( read original story ...)
Success in lingerie business: Saha Group chairman’s story (12)
Boonsithi Chokwatana is the Chairman of Saha Group, Thailand's leading consumer products conglomerate. This is part 12 of a 30-part series. Our business of selling Pias cosmetics took off after a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan government starts to “name and shame” quarantine rule-breakers
Japan has carried out a threat to publicly shame people not complying with coronavirus border control measures, releasing the names of three people who broke quarantine rules after returning from ... ( read original story ...)
‘Anti-Aging Freak’ Gets $817 Million Haul in Hot Japan Stock
Kiyoshi Matsuura was so worried about growing old that he started using an anti-baldness treatment as a teenager.It was an obsession that went on to define his life. The Japanese entrepreneur ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic volunteers strive to share stories of 3/11 disaster
They were even billed as the “Recovery and Reconstruction Games," and the Olympic torch relay started from Fukushima prefecture, the heart of the nuclear disaster area. But the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)