Category: BUSINESS

Japan's government will extend a state of emergency in the Tokyo region for another two weeks because its medical systems are still strained by COVID-19 patients, the minister in charge of virus ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese apparel group Onward Holdings 8016.T is selling its Jil Sander brand to OTB, the Italian luxury conglomerate that also owns labels such as Maison Margiela and Marni. Onward, which depends ... ( read original story ...)

Debevoise & Plimpton has shuttered its Tokyo office "after a careful business review," the firm said in a statement Thursday, becoming the latest U.S.-based law firm to shrink its physical presence in ... ( read original story ...)

The report analyze market size, share, growth, trends, segmentation, top key players, strategies, demand, statistics, competitive landscape and forecast. The dynamic nature of business environment in ... ( read original story ...)

West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) has started tests to transport fresh products from Kagoshima Prefecture to Osaka Prefecture, about 900 kilom･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co 4502.T asked regulators on Friday to approve use of the COVID-19 vaccine of Moderna Inc MRNA.O, which would allow it to become the third vaccine to figure in a ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese investors sold a record amount of foreign bonds late last month, with banks seen dumping U.S. bonds, although market participants expect buying to resume when the new financial year starts ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government recommended to extend by two weeks its virus state of emergency for the Tokyo region set to expire Sunday as ... 14 and no person will be able to leave town if not for business ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto revealed this week that ... "Having spoken to a few of the cyclists, they're just committing 100 per cent as if it was going ahead and it was business as usual and ... ( read original story ...)

After five years of an on-the-ground presence, the firm will return to servicing Japanese clients from New York and other offices. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower Thursday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index dropping to a one-month low, ... ( read original story ...)

Investors kept an eye on tech shares in Asia on Thursday after their counterparts stateside fell overnight amid a rise in bond yields. ( read original story ...)

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co 4552.T said on Thursday it would build a new plant in Japan to expand production of ingredients for COVID-19 vaccines over the longer term. JCR Pharma along with Daiichi Sankyo ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks plummeted Thursday on the heels of an overnight Wall Street fall, causing the benchmark Nikkei average to end below the psychologically import ... ( read original story ...)

A former U.S. service member was arrested this week after allegedly throwing a sheet of glass at an entry gate late last year at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo. ( read original story ...)