Category: BUSINESS

Japan Airlines will acquire Spring Airlines Japan to become a consolidated subsidiary, as part of a move to streamline its low-cost units and tap into future growth potential. ( read original story ...)

Japan is set to expand and extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas through May 31 as coronavirus continues spreading and uncertainty grows about safely holding the Olympics 11 weeks away ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp is assuming under its earnings forecast for the year to March 2022 that no profits will be made from its ... ( read original story ...)

Unused COVID-19 vaccines in Japan are set to reach tens of millions of doses, as the country is poised to approve two more shots in coming weeks and the pace of its inoculation campaign remains slow ... ( read original story ...)

Kiwi coffee business Allpress Espresso is said to have sold for upwards of $50 million. The mainly wholesale business, which also operates cafes and roasteries in five markets, has been sold to ... ( read original story ...)

Hennessy Japan Fund’s Portfolio Manager Masa Takeda lays out his top three stock picks in Japan. Cramer says own more than just ‘inflation winners’ because price pressures may be temporary © 2021 CNBC ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's services sector activity contracted in April as coronavirus emergency measures hit businesses, though the pace of decline eased to its slowest since around the time the health crisis started ... ( read original story ...)

Tennis star Naomi Osaka has become an investor in restaurant chain Sweetgreen and will have a custom dish named after her as part of the partnership. The Culver City, California-based company known ... ( read original story ...)

Even before the pandemic had kneecapped much of their business, Japanese taxi companies have long embraced novel theme cabs as a way to drum up extra business. From sleeping beauty taxis to instant ... ( read original story ...)

The Canadian swimmer is among athletes trying to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics amid the COVID-19 pandemic while also dealing with credit card fraud. A number of Canadian athletes have discovered fake ... ( read original story ...)

Vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech will donate doses to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, says IOC ... ( read original story ...)

We chat with the minds behind this specialty store about its unusually uniform niche and learn to appreciate the plain. ( read original story ...)

Like a lot of Shinto shrines in Japan, Tokyo’s Kanda Shrine (also known as Kanda Myojin) has a street leading to its entrance lined with shops and restaurants waiting to serve pious pilgrims and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Business Week - toward Innovative and Sustainable Growth -” from May 24 to 28 in collaboration with relevant organizations of ASEAN and Japan. During the event, a series of webinars will be held ... ( read original story ...)

Sweetgreen’s newest investor is tennis champion Naomi Osaka, the fast casual announced Thursday. At 23, Osaka is Sweetgreen’s youngest investor and its first national athlete ambassador. The ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka. The partnership also marks the first food collaboration for Osaka, a three-time Grand Slam singles champion, philanthropist, and advocate. ( read original story ...)