Category: BUSINESS

Person-to-person home delivery sales have been an important cultural feature in Japan for decades. So the growing burdens of e-commerce that threaten it are not just a business story; they are a story about social infrastructure. For the delivery companies ... ( read original story ...)

Japan had sunk to a critical threshold known as "replacement fertility," the bare minimum to avoid losing population. "In those days, women's university enrollment rate exceeded 40%," Tokyo University economist Hiroshi Yoshida tells Business Insider. ( read original story ...)

This is my review of Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Business Class, in its regional intra-Asia configuration. Last year I ran an excellent article, written by a reader, on how to use Avios points to travel domestically in Japan. As Japan Airlines is a member of ... ( read original story ...)

In the best case, the economy would get stuck in a cycle of low consumer spending leading to low business investment leading to low hiring, and then even lower consumer spending. And in the worst, everyone would go bankrupt. That's why Japan has put so ... ( read original story ...)

"It's been in the Japanese market originally and in the last 25 years it's been mostly all China." Austin showed a few of the clams to Our Vancouver host Gloria Macarenko. Geoducks are a $45 million dollar a year business and only so many of the clams can ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- A hotel that opened last year in Osaka has become ... the hotel's operating company. The business was founded by the brothers' native Chinese grandfather some five decades ago. An angry outburst Before Oukyuu opened the new hotel last year ... ( read original story ...)

Mohanarajah came to Japan from Sri Lanka in 2014 to start his business. One American engineer said the office environment is very international and gives him energy to work. Rapyuta also has offices in Switzerland and India. But Mohanarajah insisted that ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese version of the mobile app has over 1.5 million downloads. The online brokerage business in Japan began in 1999 following the full deregulation of stock brokerage commission rates. Rakuten Securities Inc president Yuji Kusunoki said this was ... ( read original story ...)

Itochu, for example, showed a 47% jump in net profit, driven largely by its improved food business. Japan's five largest traders saw net results improve by 1.28 trillion yen. Communications companies also performed well, thanks to swelling revenue from ... ( read original story ...)

But analysts warned that the nation's long battle to conquer deflation was far from over. Japan's economy grew by 0.5 percent quarter on quarter in the first three months of the year, fresh statistical data showed Thursday, marking the fifth straight ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Japan is home to many creative and innovative foods and beverages. Manufacturers are continually experimenting, and consumers have come to expect frequent, new product releases. There are also several cultural and demographic ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese yen is climbing. The currency was up by 0.7% at 112.37 per dollar as of 7:56 a.m. ET. Global markets are in risk-off mode, with the yen, gold, and US Treasurys rallying. Betting on yen appreciation is popular during periods of heightened ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year, according to official data. The economy grew 0.5% in the quarter, while the annualised rate of growth was 2.2% - the fastest rate for a year. The figures means Japan has now ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economy grew in the first quarter at its fastest pace in a year to mark the longest period of expansion in a decade, thanks to robust exports and a helpful boost from private consumption. Positive data issued on Thursday should offer some relief ... ( read original story ...)

Although Japan’s output is still the world’s third-largest, after the United States and China, consistent growth has been elusive — the result of headwinds like a declining population and deflation. Japanese gross domestic product increased by 2.2 ... ( read original story ...)

“The uniforms make them look one and a half times cuter than they actually are.” This is Japan’s shady “JK” or “high school dating” business.(“Joshi kosei” means “high school girl” in Japanese, and the English initials JK are ... ( read original story ...)