Category: BUSINESS

Watch one of the busiest areas in Osaka (大阪) light up with candles for two hours as buildings and business establishments around switch off their lights in an effort of creating environmental awareness and saving energy. The event is called “One ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economic growth in January-March is forecast to be revised up this week to a 2.4 percent annualized expansion from a preliminary 2.2 percent due to strong business investment, a Reuters survey showed. Rising industrial output and solid exports have ... ( read original story ...)

The Environment Ministry sees the policy as effective and had recently set up a panel to explore the issue. But the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), the nation’s biggest business lobby, is strongly opposed to the policy, saying carbon pricing has ... ( read original story ...)

In a speech to business leaders this week, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for a “national movement” to address Japan’s demographic challenges. The government has taken steps to keep older workers in their jobs longer, and to encourage staff-hungry ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Perfect Corp. announces YouCam Makeup’s consultation mode will be available at Fruit Gathering’s new Ginza store starting June 15 th, 2017. The new store includes a “Virtual Makeup Studio” in which customers try true-to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Taxpayers beware: The cost of hosting an Olympics is likely to be far more than advertised. The price tag on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has ballooned to nearly twice the initial estimate, even after a major cost-cutting effort. A major reason ... ( read original story ...)

However, he noted that “Japanese consumers are very demanding”, but that “conquering the Japanese market enables business to obtain a global standard”. Speaking on his experience in the Japanese market, Joe Redmond, group executive of fintech ... ( read original story ...)

Critics say the government is prioritizing business and economic interests at the expense of the welfare of workers. "The Japanese people count on the government but they are being betrayed," says Koji Morioka, an academic who has studied the karoshi ... ( read original story ...)

Major firms were allowed to start holding information sessions with university recruits at the beginning of March. The Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) the nation’s biggest business lobby, called on member firms to start information sessions with ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman and Chairman of the Committee on Business Cooperation with Ukraine of the Japan Business Federation Keidanren Teruo Asada at a meeting in Kyiv have discussed the prospects of attracting Japanese business ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Post, a unit of Japan Post Holdings, raised mail rates Thursday in the first full-fledged hikes since January 1994, excluding markups on consumption tax increases. The rate for standard postcards has been increased by ¥10 to ¥62. Rates for other ... ( read original story ...)

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The benchmark Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.07 percent, or 209.46 points, to 19,860.03, while the Topix index of all first-section shares gained 1.13 percent, or 17.77 points, to 1,586.14. Tokyo stocks snapped a four-day losing streak Thursday after a survey ... ( read original story ...)

Though Kansai Airports enjoyed a smooth ride in its initial year, the 37.3 billion yen annual payment through 2060 for the rights to operate the two Osaka-area airports is no small burden. "To stabilize its business, [Kansai Airports] should increase the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's largest business lobby, the Japan Business Federation, commonly known as Keidanren, held a ceremony on May 31 marking the 70th anniversary of its foundation in the aftermath of World War II, looking back on its history of assisting the war-torn ... ( read original story ...)