Tokyo organizers have said they would refund the face value ... received two loans each of $784,900 in a coronavirus-related loan program run by the Small Business Administration. One came in April ... ( read original story ...)
Only partial refunds likely for overseas Tokyo ticket holders
Many fans living outside Japan who bought tickets for the Tokyo Olympics from brokers — known as Authorized Ticket Resellers — will not get full refunds. And they ... ( read original story ...)
MHI to take over Mitsui E&S’s shipbuilding business
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has concluded an agreement with Mitsui E&S Holdings to take over the latter’s ‘naval and governmental ships business’, ... ( read original story ...)
2021 Top Jobs in Japan Week 13
Company: 1021 Creative ・Salary: ¥3.7M ~ ¥3.7M / Year ・Location: Japan, nationwide ・English: Business level ・Japanese: Native level ・Application: Overseas applications OK Are you a diverse pop-culture ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka launches campaign to become new financial center in Asia
The prefecture joins Tokyo and Fukuoka as an area to which the central government aims to bring capital, financial institutions and professionals from around the world. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nomura flags $2 billion loss at U.S. unit, cancels bond issue
Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank Nomura on Monday flagged a possible $2 billion loss at a U.S. subsidiary, sending its stock tumbling. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Meiji to Avoid Clash With China’s Yogurt Giants
Meiji is bullish on the prospects for China’s yogurt market, but has no intention of competing head-on with its giants. Instead, the Japanese firm is opting to make a push into the market for lactic ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka launches campaign to make it new financial center in Asia
Officials and business leaders in Osaka Prefecture set up a 30-member group Monday to promote the western Japan city as a new international financial center in Asia. The move comes in line with the ... ( read original story ...)
Overseas Tokyo Olympic ticket holders may get only partial refunds
The question of refunds came into weeks ago when local organizers and the Japanese government decided to bar most fans from abroad because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Two Chinese ships enter Japan’s territorial waters off Senkaku Islands
Japan Coast Guard officials said that the vessels intruded ... (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is ... ( read original story ...)
MUFG, Sumitomo face climate votes at AGMs as activism grows in Japan
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan' biggest bank, and Sumitomo Corp, one of the country's largest trading houses, are being targeted with climate resolutions from activist shareholders at their ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka condemns hate crimes against Asian Americans in scathing tweet
Many Twitter users compared Osaka's statements about Asian culture being profited on in the midst of hate crimes to the experiences of Black Americans. "Think about how many peopl ... ( read original story ...)
Here are 5 things you can do at the newly opened Super Nintendo World theme park, from Mario Kart racing to riding Yoshi.
A Japanese theme park based around video games opened this week after months of delays. Here are Super Nintendo World's key highlights. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake tremors felt again in Japan, know intensity
Today, there is no such corner of the world, where information about any incident, big and small, has not been received. Every day, someone is losing ..|News Track ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake reported in Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale struck off Chiba Prefecture of Japan on Sunday morning. The temblor occurred at around 9:27 am (local time), with its epicenter at a latitude of 33. ( read original story ...)
Restaurants in Tokyo move step closer to a new normal
Tokyo restaurants were among the city's establishments that stayed open a little later recently. Some other businesses also resumed operations after staying closed during the central government's ... ( read original story ...)