(Reuters) - Like a world-class gymnast, the United States Olympic Committee(USOC) needs to nail a perfect landing to put a damaging sexual abuse scandal behind it ahead of the 2020 Games in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rebound strongly after post-election surge on Wall Street
Stocks bounced back sharply on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday ... Toshiba Corp. on Thursday announced its five-year business reform plan to revamp its operations, with thousands of global job cu... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba plans to cut 7,000 jobs and refocus its business
Toshiba (TOSBF) will also sell its struggling natural gas business in the United States and liquidate its British nuclear power division. Its stock soared by more than 12% in Tokyo trading ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher as investors wait for US vote
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed higher Tuesday on bargain-hunting ... SoftBank’s chief condemned the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but confirmed he would continue to do business with the Mid... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on profit-taking
while worsening business confidence indicators in both China and the United States issued last week were also a concern, Nomaguchi said, adding the latter “may be affected by the US-China trade war”. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan machinery orders hit by worst-ever slump in Sept, raise capex doubts
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s core machinery orders tumbled by the most on record in September after a severe earthquake and typhoons disrupted business activity, with economists now also worried about a ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks partners with UberEats in Japan
Starbucks said it planned to open 100 new outlets every year in Japan that would take its store count to 1,700 by the end of 2021. The company said the delivery program with UberEats would be ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4.4 mag, 30 km ESE of Muroran, Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Muroran in Japan on Thursday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:15:13 / 11:15 am (local time epicenter). Ex... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds of hotels and schools unprepared for Japan quake
TOKYO -- Many of Japan's older hotels, hospitals and schools are at risk of collapsing if hit by a major earthquake, and reinforcement work is not on pace to meet the government's target to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Machinery Orders Hit by Worst-Ever Slump in September, Raise Capex Doubts
TOKYO — Japan's core machinery orders tumbled by the most on record in September, the Cabinet office said on Thursday, after a severe earthquake and typhoons disrupted business activity. The 18.3 perc... ( read original story ...)
Flood and quake knock down Japan’s economy to ‘weakening’
TOKYO -- The earthquake and typhoons that struck Japan in September have caused the government to lower its assessment of the nation's industrial picture for the first time in two years. ( read original story ...)
‘India, Japan to bolster trade ties in many areas’
While Japanese businesses are pleased with improvement in India’s ease in doing business, they further hope for more improvement in India’s ease of doing business, tax issues, infrastructure, he added ... ( read original story ...)
Japan household spending falls in September, confounds expectations
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s household spending slumped in September from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday, falling well short of economists’ expectations and suggesting a slow recovery ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to provide loan to help Malaysia battle debt problem
TOKYO — The leaders of Malaysia and Japan agreed Tuesday that Japan will issue yen-denominated bonds of up to 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion) to help the Southeast Asian country battle its large govern... ( read original story ...)
Japanese earthquake damper maker staring at loss after faking data
A Japanese maker of earthquake proofing technology is likely to fall into the red after admitting to falsifying data. Sources say KYB Corporation is expected to report a net loss of about US$90 millio... ( read original story ...)
‘Sōgō shōsha’: Navigating the changing currents of Japan’s industries
Furthermore, the sōgō shōsha were well-acquainted with the plant business having procured industrial equipment for Japanese manufacturers after World War II and having exported Japanese industrial mac... ( read original story ...)