First, Tokyo Olympic fans will have to find scarce tickets and pay the price. Then there's the quandary of landing a hotel room with rates that are being inflated due to unprecedented demand. And the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on trade worries
TOKYO/SYDNEY: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday (Aug 16), hovering around its lowest levels of the year, on dampened hopes of an early settlement of the US-China trade war. The benchmark Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
CEO of Tokyo-based start-up: Some investors think Japan can capitalize off US-China trade dispute
"There are a lot of opportunistic players out there in the market, business leaders, thinking that Japan can capitalize here," said CEO Casey Wahl on "The Exchange." Stocks in Asia rose Wednesday in ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea urges dialogue with Japan in measured World War Two anniversary message
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - On the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender, South Korea's president on Thursday urged Japan to contemplate its wartime past and offered to engage in talks to repair ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Moon calls for talks to end trade dispute with Japan
In File Photo: South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting with business leaders at the ... Moon Jae-in offered an olive branch to Japan to end an ongoing trade dispute Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Consul general of Japan in Chicago to visit Wisconsin
Ito said in Wisconsin there are 82 Japanese business facilities with more than 7,100 jobs. According to the Consulate-General of Japan, there are 1,400 Japanese companies in the 10 Midwest states. The ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese Air Force One is up for sale for a cool $28 million — take a look inside
The 747-400 was used to transport Japan's Prime Minister and emperor, and has VIP features like a bedroom, a shower, and an office. ( read original story ...)
There are opportunistic Japanese business leaders playing on US-China trade tensions, says Attuned CEO
Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis. ( read original story ...)
Gov. DeWine to visit Japan
Gov. Mike DeWine will travel to Japan to drum up more business for Ohio. The agenda for the governor's first trade mission will include meetings and events from Sept. 8-13, including stops in Ohio's ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo gears up for Olympic Games 2020, medals unveiled
"Thanks to the engagement of Japan, Thanks to the people for their engagement, Thanks to the engagement of business communities, Thanks to the support of the federal government, Thanks to the support ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic introduces real-time tracking projector for Tokyo Olympics 2020
The event will be jointly organised by the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and Tokyo Metropolitan ... (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated ... ( read original story ...)
Boeing appoints NMA supply chain leader as its Japan president
The man who has helped create a supply chain for Boeing’s potential New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) has been named the President of Boeing Japan, the Business Journal has learned. Will Shaffer, who has ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese belief in link between deep-sea fish sightings and quakes finally debunked
A long-held belief in Japan that sightings of deep-sea fish foretell major earthquakes is simply a superstition, according to a research team from two universities. The researchers from Tokai ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan now more likely to ease further, economists say
Should the Japanese currency strengthen to below 100 ... of 1.8% in the second quarter on healthy consumer spending and business investment even though exports struggled. Still, the stronger ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s June machinery orders post biggest jump on record in relief for economy
However, growing global pressure threatens the outlook for Japan’s export-reliant economy, the world’s third-biggest, with risks to business confidence and investment tilted to the downside. ( read original story ...)
Japan, S.Korea vice foreign ministers to meet this week – Kyodo
TOKYO — Japanese and South Korean vice foreign ministers will meet this week to discuss the issue of forced World War Two laborers, Kyodo News reported on Wednesday, amid an escalating ... ( read original story ...)