Pakistan Japan Business Forum (PJBF) took a business delegation comprising several business groups and Small Media Enterprises (SME)’s to the 8th Joint Business Dialogue in Tokyo, followed by ... ( read original story ...)
L.A.’s many dangerous faults pose challenge for earthquake early warning system
The faults that produce Japan and Mexico's largest earthquakes are quite distant from their biggest cities, but the longest faults in California are much closer to urban centers like Los Angeles and S... ( read original story ...)
Nissan Saudi Business Partner Details Work in Ghosn’s Defense
Nissan Motor Co.’s Saudi Arabian business partner said his company helped the automaker resolve a dealership dispute and pave the way for a joint venture in justifying $14.7 million in payments now un... ( read original story ...)
With $890 billion in cash, Japan M&A set for `biggest year ever’
“Not many Japanese companies are very willing to distribute cash to shareholders as dividends. They see these fund as resources to expand business overseas.” Companies sitting on excess cash are now m... ( read original story ...)
Japan plays catch-up in inland fish farming
TOKYO -- Japan's seafood processors are beginning to shift their business focus from catching fish from the sea to inland fish farming as new technologies and legal revisions make this kind of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan December Services Sector PMI Shows Weakest Growth in Three Months
TOKYO, (Reuters) - Growth in Japan's services sector slipped in December to the slowest in three months on some reduction of momentum in generating new business at the end of the year, a private showe... ( read original story ...)
Record $3.1 million paid in New Year’s tuna auction at Japan’s new market
A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.1 million for a giant tuna Saturday as Tokyo's new fish market, which replaced the world-famous Tsukiji late last year, held its first pre-dawn New Year' ... ( read original story ...)
Japan warns Seoul ties in ‘severe state’ amid compensation spat
"Relations between Japan and South Korea are in a severe state," Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a regular news conference on Monday in Tokyo, calling recent moves by Seoul "regre... ( read original story ...)
Bluefin sold for $3 million in 1st 2019 sale at Tokyo market
TOKYO — A 612-pound (278-kilogram) bluefin tuna sold for a record 333.6 million yen ($3 million) in the first auction of 2019, after Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji market was moved to a new site on the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Bluefin Goes for $3 Million at 1st 2019 Sale at Tokyo Market
Kiyomura Corp. owner Kiyoshi Kimura, left, stands near the bluefin tuna which he made a wining bid at the annual New Year auction, in Tokyo Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. The 612-pound (278-kilogram) bluefin ... ( read original story ...)
Business with Japan
Indian aspirants will have to be duly reoriented emotionally and professionally. In a welcome juxtaposition of circumstances, the time is propitious for Japan and India to script a new chapter amidst ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake hits: Japan coast struck by 5.0 magntude quake
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 hit southern Japan on Thursday but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, and there were no immediate reports of d... ( read original story ...)
Through Keidanren role, Hiroaki Nakanishi looks to ditch dated aspects of Japan’s corporate culture
As Japan’s biggest business lobby, Keidanren represents the interests of more than 1,300 member companies and its executives include some of the nation’s top business leaders. But at the same time, th... ( read original story ...)
Japan: E-commerce Giant DMM Shutters Crypto Mining Business Due to Declining Profitability
Japanese e-commerce conglomerate DMM.com Ltd. will shut down its crypto mining business, citing deteriorating profitability. Japanese e-commerce conglomerate DMM Ltd. will shut down its crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka was asked a question about her crush Michael B. Jordan and it embarrassed her so much she pulled her hat over her face
The 2019 tennis season may have only just started but Naomi Osaka has already been asked an embarrassing question. The 21-year-old could well become the biggest star in women's tennis having slayed Se... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake Rattles Southwest Japan, No Damage Reported
TOKYO — An earthquake has shaken southwestern Japan but there are no immediate reports of damage or risk of tsunami. The Japan Meteorological Agency says the quake measured a preliminary magnitude 5.0 ... ( read original story ...)