Naomi Osaka said rising COVID-19 levels in Tokyo are a ‘big cause for concern’ and she is ‘not really sure’ the Olympics should go ahead this summer. Tokyo is under a state of emergency amid a surge ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Toyota Says Profit Soared in Jan-March Amid Pandemic
Toyota says its profit more than doubled to 777 billion yen, or $7 billion, in the last quarter as the Japanese automaker’s sales recovered from the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall in morning on worries over further Wall St. slide
Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday morning as drops on Wall Street for a second consecutive day overnight strengthened worries about the out ... ( read original story ...)
Fact check: Japanese firm’s technology allows houses to rise off ground, avoid earthquake damage
A Japanese company has developed a system that can lift houses off the ground before earthquakes and protect the structure from damage. ( read original story ...)
Japanese investors sanguine about business potential in Bangladesh
Naoki: Bangladesh at present and Japan in 1971 share almost the same level of GDP per capita (About $2,000). Japan achieved rapid economic growth after the Second World War, particularly in the 1960s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ruling party renews charter change drive amid pandemic
Japan's governing party is renewing its push for its long-cherished goal of revising the country's pacifist constitution, saying effective anti-coronavirus measures such as lockdowns aren't possible ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic expects EV battery business to push profits up in fiscal 2021
Panasonic Corp. is expecting net profit to rise 27.2% to ¥210 billion ($1.9 billion) in the current business year through next March, helped by growth in its automotive segment that supplies electric ... ( read original story ...)
Over 1,000 carp streamers flown in NE Japan in memory of children killed in 2011 disaster
More than 1,000 blue carp streamers "swam" in the sky of the northeast Japan city of Higashimatsushima on May 9 in memory of children who lost their lives in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Corp. Forms Capital and Business Alliance With ADA, an Integrated Digital Marketing Leader With Operations in Nine Asian Countries
SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434, “SoftBank”) today announced that it is forming a capital and business alliance with Axiata Digital Advertising Sdn. Bhd. (“ADA”), a Kuala Lumpur-based data and AI company ... ( read original story ...)
New chief of Japan business lobby vows to act for all of society
The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, will soon replace its chairman at one of the most challenging junctures in the top corporate lobby's history. Sumitomo Chemical Chairman Masakazu Tokura ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average falls 2.00 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average falls 2.00 percent to 28,927.81 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix shed 1.51 percent to 1,922.75. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the ... ( read original story ...)
Seven-Eleven Japan Selects Google Cloud to Advance Competitive Data Cloud Strategy
Seven-Eleven Japan is advancing its digital transformation strategy with Seven Central, its data cloud platform built on Google Cloud that consolidates and analyzes data from its 21,000 stores across ... ( read original story ...)
Tokura to replace Nakanishi as Japan Business Federation chief in June
The Japan Business Federation said Monday that Masakazu Tokura, chairman of Sumitomo Chemical Co., will replace Hiroaki Nakanishi as ... ( read original story ...)
Kotani a prominent face in Japan’s robotics industry
Mayumi Kotani grew up in southern Japan, in Kyoto prefecture, where women and men carried an equal load. In her small fishing village, about 100 meters from the sea, her mother was an active worker, ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful earthquake jolts northern Japan
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes northeast Japan on Saturday Trends | Travel News Online | Travel Safety & Emergencies ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic expects current business year’s operating profit to jump by nearly a third
TOKYO: Panasonic Corp expects operating profit to jump by almost a third this business year as economic recovery from coronavirus lockdowns spurs ... ( read original story ...)