Category: BUSINESS

Under the South Pacific sun on December 7, 1941, troops serving the US fleet at Pearl Harbor began a calm Sunday morning unaware that Japanese bombers were headed toward America's most important Pacific base. There, like a string of pearls draped across ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympic organisers unveiled a shortlist of three official 2020 Games mascots today - from bug-eyed cartoon heroes to cuddly raccoons. The Olympic and Paralympic designs, which celebrate the themes of harmony, diversity and resilience, were unveiled ... ( read original story ...)

HÀ NỘI — With a growing economy, sophisticated market, innovation, together with business-friendly infrastructure and a comfortable living environment, Japan is attractive destination for Vietnamese enterprises to invest in. The statement was made by ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened lower on Wednesday following a retreat ... with Western Digital to settle a legal dispute over the planned sale of its prized microchip business. ( read original story ...)

ESPOO, Finland, and TOKYO, Japan, 6th December, 2017 – Picosun Oy, a leading supplier of advanced Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) thin film coating solutions, and Ushio Inc., a leading manufacturer of light sources and optical equipment, have started ... ( read original story ...)

A new program by the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce aims to enhance the business opportunities between Hawaii and Hiroshima. A total of 19 participants from Japan and Hawaii were selected to participate in the first phase of the Emerging Young ... ( read original story ...)

Airhearse International Inc., under the leadership of President and Representative Director Rie Kimura, is exclusively in the business of repatriating mortal remains from Japan and abroad. Handling a death that occurs overseas is a complex process ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A Japanese business practice abused in a string of manufacturing scandals may need to be re-evaluated, the president of materials maker Toray Industries has suggested after a subsidiary contributed to the problem. President Akihiro Nikkaku ... ( read original story ...)

Second-hand sales are a big business in Japan and a market worth 1.6 trillion yen (£10bn) REUTERS Yusuke Mitsumoto had a hunch: what if you paid people instantly for their used goods over the internet, with no guarantee that they would hand them over? ( read original story ...)

Second-hand sales are a big business in Japan and a market worth 1.6 trillion yen (£10bn) REUTERS Yusuke Mitsumoto had a hunch: what if you paid people instantly for their used goods over the internet, with no guarantee that they would hand them over? ( read original story ...)

The survey adds to upbeat signals surrounding consumer sentiment - service-sector business confidence reached a 3-1/2-year high last month. [nL3N1NF3HF] Japan’s economy is enjoying its longest expansion in 16 years but private consumption slipped for the ... ( read original story ...)

as familiarity with the new business practices became widespread. Rumi Yamazaki, sales promotion manager at a property investment consulting firm in Tokyo, said at a seminar for investors that gross revenue per square meter from private lodging businesses ... ( read original story ...)

and a member of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business. “Partnering with Tokyo Smoke to apply for a retail license in our home province of Manitoba is a dream come true,” says Thomas-Ritchot. “Having worked in the community for decades ... ( read original story ...)

The one-of-a-kind design of this home combines the concept and aesthetics of a Japanese izakaya and ryokan, two big loves of the homeowner. His home might be located in a typical Singapore high-rise building, but step inside and you're instantly ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan's core inflation rate rose 0.8 per cent in October, a slight increase from the month before, while the jobless rate remained steady at a very low 2.8 per cent. But lacklustre household spending pointed to persisting weakness in the recovery ... ( read original story ...)

Automakers association was the single largest donor to Shinzo Abe's LDP in 2016 TOKYO -- Political contributions by Japanese companies and organizations grew for a fifth straight year in 2016, with nearly 90% going to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ... ( read original story ...)