Category: BUSINESS

Amazon.com Inc. is opening a bar. For 10 days, the Web retailer is going to sell beer, wine, sake and cocktails in Tokyo's glitzy Ginza district to promote alcoholic products sold on its website in Japan. While Amazon has opened physical bookstores ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — World stock markets were mixed on Wednesday as momentum from Wall Street’s rally faded. Investors were watching for economic data and remarks from the Fed chief to provide direction. KEEPING SCORE: European indexes were mixed in early ... ( read original story ...)

Emirates offers special Japanese cuisine, including the Kaiseki course meal and the premier selection of Sushi in First Class as well as a specially arranged Bento box and Sushi platter in Business Class, along with Japanese sake available in all classes. ( read original story ...)

Casinos themselves account for less than 3% of Las Vegas Sands' overall business. The rest consists of hotels, exhibit halls, theaters and commercial facilities. The Japanese public is generally resistant to the idea of casinos. So other facilities like a ... ( read original story ...)

With Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' de facto withdrawal from building cruise ships, the Japanese have all but ceded this business to European names such as Italy's Fincantieri and Germany's Meyer Werft. In bulkers and other commercial vessels, meanwhile ... ( read original story ...)

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3M, the global innovation company long recognized for diversified technology and collaboration, announced the opening of a new 3M Design Center in Japan, a hub to accelerate the growth of design across the global enterprise. ( read original story ...)

The B2B arm of Amazon.com now operates with e-commerce sites in four markets outside of the United States, including the sites it opened within the last 10 months in the U.K. and Germany. Amazon Business opened its e-commerce doors in India last week ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese stocks are forecast to scale a 21-year peak by year-end, boosted by a weaker yen and market expectations Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will prevail in a snap election he called for Oct. 22 in a boost for his broad political and ... ( read original story ...)

But some studies show there can be a lag between achieving a sustained positive output gap and an actual business response, such as a boost in investment and a pick-up in inflation. “We’ve seen a dramatic improvement in Japan’s economy,” BOJ Deputy ... ( read original story ...)

Business conditions in Japan are at their strongest for a decade as the closely watched Tankan index hit its highest level since 2007. The reading for large manufacturers rose by five points to +22 in September, fuelled by strength in chemicals and ... ( read original story ...)

The recent opening of Festival Tower West (2) (festival-city.jp/english), the second tower of Japan’s highest twin towers development, in Osaka’s Nakanoshima district has lent the sandbank sandwiched between the city’s business districts a buzzy feel. ( read original story ...)

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I have no regrets.” Sakaguchi, a Tokyo native, is the daughter of popular actress Ryoko Sakaguchi. She began appearing in a number of television series after entering the entertainment business in 2008. “I enjoyed happy things, but I was crying a lot ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The top Japanese business lobby will urge companies to maintain worker pay at current levels even if overall work hours are reduced, arguing that smaller paychecks will crimp consumption and productivity. The Japan Business Federation, or ... ( read original story ...)