The Au Jibun Bank Japan Services PMI was revised higher to 53.7 in February 2025, up from a preliminary reading of 53.1 and January’s 53.0, indicating the highest level since last August, marking the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan aims to triple domestic cybersecurity industry sales in next decade
Japan has set a goal of more than tripling its domestic cybersecurity industry sales in the next decade, from the current ¥900 billion ($6 billion) to ¥3 trillion. ( read original story ...)
Rain, snow offer hope in Japan’s worst wildfire in 50 years
Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century on Wednesday in a region hit by record-low rainfall, as wet weather gave hope for some relief. More wet weather was forecast through Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Court rejects suit requesting halt of western Japan nuclear reactor
A Japanese court on Wednesday rejected a request to halt the operation of a nuclear reactor run by Shikoku Electric Power Co. in western Japan. In the lawsuit at the Hiroshima District Court, ... ( read original story ...)
Non-gaming to support MGM Osaka could take Yumeshima leisure investment to more than US$15 billion: report
Non-gaming leisure and entertainment facilities to be built near the under-development MGM Osaka integrated resort (IR) with casino on Yumeshima island, Osaka, could involve investment of as much as ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police step up crackdown on sex worker scout group
The group is believed to have earned about ¥7 billion over five years by dispatching women to the sexual service businesses that offered the best pay. ( read original story ...)
GIC’s former Japan head sets sights on 25 billion yen fund to target residential properties in Japan
PATIENCE Capital Group, the real estate investment manager helmed by Ken Chan, former Japan head of Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, is raising a new 25 billion yen (S$225.5 million) fund focused ... ( read original story ...)
Surviving Japan’s Disaster | What Was It Like To Live Through 3.11?
I found myself in a small town in Northern Japan called Unosumai. The town had been completely wiped out by the earthquake and tsunami, and as I talked to the people and listened to their stories, I ... ( read original story ...)
Fin Capital to Open Tokyo Office
Press Release Fin Capital, a global asset manager specializing in B2B Fintech, announced today that it will establish a formal presence in Asia, opening an office in Tokyo as its Asia headquarters. ( read original story ...)
Starbucks Coffee Japan names Hisae Morii as new CEO
Starbucks Coffee Japan has appointed Hisae Morii as its new CEO from 1 April 2025. She will succeed Takafumi Minaguchi, who has held the position since September 2014. Morii, currently serving as ... ( read original story ...)
Quake strengthening: NZers work on modular bracing with Japanese scientists
The government is spending almost a million dollars on researching earthquake and volcanic disaster resilience in collaboration with scientists in Japan. The Catalyst Fund recipients - two teams from ... ( read original story ...)
JAL and Bandai Namco unveil Gundam jet ahead of Osaka Expo
The Boeing 737-800 jet, whose livery also features the expo's official mascot, Myaku-Myaku, will be used for domestic flights until around November. ( read original story ...)
‘People are angry’: Japan braces for a new unknown – prolonged inflation
A country that suffered from deflation for decades is now experiencing a sustained rise in prices of basic items ranging from rice to soap After decades of battling deflation, Japan is now facing a ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business community eyes deeper cooperation with China
Ren Hongbin, chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), addresses a bilateral business exchange meeting with the Japan-China Economic Association and ... ( read original story ...)
Blackstone buys Japan drug trial firm, adding to private equity health deals
BLACKSTONE is buying a company that helps drugmakers run clinical trials in Japan, adding to growing interest from private equity firms in the health needs of the nation’s ageing population. Read more ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Seven & i finalising plan for president Isaka to step down
Seven & i Holdings, the Japanese retail giant at the centre of a takeover battle, is finalising a plan for its president to step down, mostly likely to be replaced by its first foreign chief, two ... ( read original story ...)