Category: BUSINESS

Despite a lagging vaccination rollout, Japan has set its sights on issuing vaccine passports and ensuring corporations get priority jabs. ( read original story ...)

Covid-19 cases declining in Japan, the virus state of emergency is expected to be eased in Tokyo and most other areas this weekend. Japan hosts the Summer Games beginning on July 23. ( read original story ...)

Japanese businesspeople in China on Wednesday urged the Communist-led government to clarify the guidelines of its export and investment restrictions on national security grounds. In December last year ... ( read original story ...)

The demand for data centres is expected to continue to grow worldwide, what with the advent of 5G technology, and NTT aims to maximise investment efficiency and accelerate its data centre business. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd 5423.T said it will raise prices for its heavy plates next month by 4.9%, while keeping them unchanged for other products to ensure a hike implemented this month is ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's exports rose at the fastest pace since 1980 in May and a key gauge of capital spending grew, helping the world's third largest economy offset sluggish domestic demand as COVID-19 vaccinations ... ( read original story ...)

Tennis star Naomi Osaka made headlines when she turned down the opportunity to play at the French Open amid pressure from the organisers who wanted her to appear before the press. Osaka, who had been ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s vaccination program has been the slowest among developed nations, with about 5% of its population fully vaccinated. The government recently unveiled workplace inoculation efforts by major ... ( read original story ...)

Katie Ledecky took care of business securing her ticket to Tokyo on Monday with yet another dominating win in the 400 metres freestyle at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei average closed up 0.96 percent at 29,441.30 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix gained 0.84 percent at 1,976.12. TOKYO, June 15 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average ... ( read original story ...)

Spools hitting against one another create gentle echoes throughout a shop in Tokyo as bundles of thread are crisscrossed back and forth. The ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

CJ ENM, the South Korean entertainment giant behind “Parasite,” has struck a strategic alliance with Japanese terrestrial broadcast group Tokyo Broadcasting System. The deal, announced Tuesday, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Daiichi Sankyo Co 4568.T said on Tuesday it was halting development of an existing drug for the treatment of COVID-19. Daiichi Sankyo in March started a clinical trial in Japan of an inhaled ... ( read original story ...)

Nicholas Smith of CLSA explains why support is waning for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga over his alleged involvement in Toshiba's governance scandal. ( read original story ...)

Katie Ledecky took care of business securing her ticket to Tokyo on Monday with yet another dominating win in the 400 metres freestyle at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. The world record holder ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy likely grew and avoided slipping into recession this quarter but an extension of emergency measures to stem a rise in coronavirus infections has dented the growth outlook, a Reuters ... ( read original story ...)