We’ve purchased and eaten more than our fair share of Japanese Kit Kats over the years, and we have no intention of stopping anytime soon — they’re that good. Wasabi, green tea and sake aren’t just foods in Japan, they’re also a few of the many ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks buy full stake in China venture with $1.3 billion deal yet
The deal mirrors the company’s strategy in Japan, where Starbucks entered the country with a joint venture, spent time learning the local market and then brought the business back in house, said Jennifer Bartashus, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. ( read original story ...)
Japan sanctions Chinese firms to pressure North Korea
Japan on Friday slapped sanctions on two Chinese firms, including a bank accused of laundering North Korean cash, amid concerns Pyongyang is prepping for another missile test, the government said. Japan has stepped up calls for further sanctions against ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake Today 2017 Strikes East of Tokyo
ST LOUIS (LALATE) – A Japan earthquake today 2017 has struck off the coast east of Tokyo. The Japan earthquake today is the second of several striking this Friday. The Japan earthquake today July 28, 2017 is one of several moderate quakes striking off ... ( read original story ...)
Shiseido Supports “teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live Art Exhibition presented by Shiseido”
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shiseido Company, Limited (hereinafter “Shiseido”)(TOKYO:4911) supports “teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live Art Exhibition presented by Shiseido”, hosted by Mifuneyama Rakuen and teamLab Inc. (hereinafter “teamLab”). ( read original story ...)
Tokyo forum for women empowerment takes stock of progress, challenges still to come
Koike said Tokyo plans to increase capacity at day care centers for children and bolster support for female business leaders. Akira Matsumoto, chairman and CEO of snack food maker Calbee Inc., said Japan needs more leaders like Koike, who has become the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s scandal-hit defence minister, Tomomi Inada, resigns
Tokyo — Japan’s hawkish defence minister resigned on Friday ... weeks over controversies including claims that he showed favouritism to a friend in a business deal, immediately apologised to the nation over the saga. "I feel a keen responsibility ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc. upbeat over 2020 Olympic Games but fret over aftermath
Japanese business executives have mixed feelings — a combination of anticipation and anxiety — about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Some have high hopes for an expected boost to economic growth, while others are concerned about a possible ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake 5.3 mag, 253 km NNE of Chichi-shima, Japan
A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 253 km NNE of Chichi-shima, Japan (157 miles) on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/07/17 / 2017-07-27 23:58:52 / July 27, 2017 @ 11:58 pm. Id of earthquake: us2000a20r. ( read original story ...)
Moderate Earthquake Hits Southeast Of Honshu Japan
KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 (Bernama) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on Richter scale occurred in Southeast of Honshu, Japan at 07.58 am today. The Malaysian Meteorological Department in a statement said the quake's epicenter was 734km Southeast of ... ( read original story ...)
Selfie-posting young women flocking to pools after sunset
... to work hours as part of their efforts to save power amid electricity shortages following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. Targeting male and female company employees who left their offices earlier than usual, hotel operators in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
QANTAS TO FLY DIRECT TO OSAKA! SALES FARES FROM $699 RETURN
Qantas will utilise its Airbus A330 on the route three times weekly, giving flyers access to Business and Economy Class seats. International Chief Executive, Gareth Evans, said the addition of Osaka to the Qantas network offers another gateway for ... ( read original story ...)
Mining Japan’s grey economy
An elderly man communicates with his granddaughter via the new humanoid robot called “Telenoid R1”: Photograph: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images The elderly will loom ever larger in business strategies. Japan has the largest pool of personal financial ... ( read original story ...)
Falling tech stocks pull US indexes off their record highs
The Japanese Nikkei 225 index up 0.1 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.7 percent and the Kospi in South Korea added 0.4 percent. Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach contributed from Tokyo. Business Writer Marley Jay contributed from New York. ( read original story ...)
JPIX extends IX service to Equinix Osaka data centre
Looking back on the last 20 years, we have expanded our business by building multiple sites in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. In 2002, we built our first site in Osaka for the purpose of distributing the heavy traffic load from Tokyo metropolitan area to Kansai ... ( read original story ...)
A Flavored Kit Kat Factory Is Coming to Japan
Japan is about to break itself off a piece of that Kit Kat business. (Bad joke, but you get it ... Takagi and the newest of these shops is in Tokyo's shopping district, Ginza, and opened on Monday. The brand is the top-selling chocolate in the country ... ( read original story ...)