Category: BUSINESS

The Hibiya subway line got its first new stop in 56 years Saturday as Tokyo Metro Co. opened Toranomon Hills Station to the public. The station, which lies between Kasumigaseki and Kamiyacho stations, ... ( read original story ...)

A traditional Japanese toy shop in business for more than a century is closing its doors for good on the Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo’s Asakusa district, another economic v ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's first quarter economic contraction was likely smaller than initially estimated, a Reuters poll showed, thanks to stronger business spending although the country is still expected to slide ... ( read original story ...)

Third-time champion of the Sustainable Beauty Awards, Taiwanese-based company O’right is set to make a bold debut in the Japan market during June. ( read original story ...)

Japan's largest advertising agency, Dentsu Group Corp, has evacuated its Tokyo headquarters after getting a bomb threat, an internal company email reviewed by Reuters showed on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Organisers of the postponed Tokyo Summer Olympics have decided not to hold a large scale event marking the one year countdown to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic, public broadcaster NHK ... ( read original story ...)

As Japan returns to work from coronavirus restrictions, its notoriously crowded trains - almost a symbol of its celebrated work ethic - are raising fears about a resurgence of infections.. Read more ... ( read original story ...)

At Interop Tokyo 2020, the largest ICT exhibition in Japan, the Huawei next-gen OceanStor Dorado All-Flash Storage officially earned plaudits from IT experts when it won the Best of Show Award. This ... ( read original story ...)

The Chinese government has stepped up the number of visas being issued to Japanese citizens after limiting them for months following the coronavirus pandem ... ( read original story ...)

The jury panel at Interop Tokyo 2020 has given the Huawei Atlas 900 AI cluster the Best of Show Award in recognition of its powerful AI computing and superior heat dissipation. Huawei Atlas 900 is the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will allow some resident foreigners to re-enter the country on humanitarian grounds after facing criticism its policies made their return uncertain and left the group in a Covid-19 travel limbo. ( read original story ...)

Japanese stock valuations have trailed U.S. levels for a long time, but the recent rebound from the coronavirus selloff has driven the gap into a new territory.The Topix index’s climb into bull-market ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore and China agreed to ease quarantine requirements for business and official travelers as countries in Asia slowly take steps to ease back to normal, while Japan reportedly debates scaling ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will allow some resident foreigners to re-enter the country on humanitarian grounds after facing criticism its policies made their return uncertain and left the group in a Covid-19 travel limbo. ( read original story ...)