Category: BUSINESS

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.73 percent, or 166.74 points, to 22,884.22 while the broader Topix index was up 0.36 percent, or 5.71 points, at 1,582.74. ( read original story ...)

If stay-home measures intensify again, hitting profitability, that could trigger the acceleration of mergers and acquisitions targeting distressed companies. ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan continues to unleash its firepower against the economic fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Nomura Holdings Inc. is embarking on a fresh drive to convince Japanese individuals to pay fees for managing their money rather than commissions based on trading -- a move that may prove challenging ... ( read original story ...)

A long-running feud for control of a Japanese provider of home-cooked meals has spilled out of the boardroom and into the kitchen. Colowide Co., which owns multiple restaurant chains in Japan, is ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese shares recouped early losses to end higher on Monday as expectations that the central bank would purchase exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offset weak data that showed the country's exports ... ( read original story ...)

Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced that Tokyo, Japan ... ( read original story ...)

More Japanese people are discontent with the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic now compared with a month ago as infections in the country increase, a poll showed. ( read original story ...)

In Fukui Prefecture, no new cases had been confirmed since the end of April until a man in his 30s tested positive in mid-July after returning from a business trip to Tokyo. His family’s infection was ... ( read original story ...)

Under a yearlong “intensive reform period” for Japan’s digitalization ... It will also draw up guidelines for business managers to push on with corporate digitalization by next March. “By taking on ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- Japanese electronics maker Panasonic is trying to transform its business into one that derives a big chunk of revenue from subscription and other recurring revenue streams. As part of ... ( read original story ...)

With safety measures in place, fashion weeks in these Asian fashion capitals will return to physical showcasing in October. ( read original story ...)