Category: BUSINESS

The 31-year-old Japanese office worker ran to the roof’s edge and jumped. He landed on his legs, and initially regretted surviving. Now 42, Sawato says he is glad to be alive and wants to share his journey back to the world of the living with others who ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Japan's Fujitsu Ltd and China's Lenovo Group Ltd will postpone plans to integrate their personal computer operations until next month or later, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported Thursday on its website. The companies had been in advanced talks ... ( read original story ...)

But two losses in a row - today's 8-3 loss to Japan and a 12-2 clobbering by the Netherlands (March 13) - made advancing to the finals a dream for the next global tournament. Team Israel's improbable five-game run in the global tournament has many American ... ( read original story ...)

After vocal opposition from Japan Tobacco (JT) and small business owners, however, the ministry bowed to public pressure and relaxed some of the rules. The new proposal, to be submitted to Parliament in June, now excludes establishments less than 30 ... ( read original story ...)

The experience has convinced her that she wants to return to the Philippines as soon as she finishes her studies in Japan and to set up her own social enterprise: “The fact that I really do not like many aspects of business, such as accounting and ... ( read original story ...)

The CC Japan, a magazine the company publishes every two months ... He said the downside of running a business entirely staffed by people who are also patients was it could sometimes lead to a situation where nobody sympathizes with you even when you ... ( read original story ...)

Jetro Bangkok conducts a survey every six months on the business sentiment of Japanese investors in Thailand as well as potential investors. "Over 50% of survey respondents said they will expand their investment in Thailand," said Mr Mitsumata referring to ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hitachi Zosen Corporation (TOKYO:7004) has announced that Hitachi Zosen Corporation (HZC) is to start first Kompogas business in the U.S. jointly with Hitachi Zosen Inova AG (HZI), its wholly-owned subsidiary engaged in EPC ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO • Japan's exports grew the most in more than two years in February, rebounding from a Chinese New Year slowdown in January, as a widening trade surplus with the US potentially raises tensions in the face of rising protectionism from Washington. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) (9501.T) will announce the main points of a revised business restructuring plan on Wednesday, Japanese media reported, as it looks to speed reforms and boost earnings to meet the costs of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. ( read original story ...)

Japan is an excellent place to test the proposition that countries do better with low levels of immigration. In a land of 127 million people, there are just over two million foreign residents, and only a third of them are here for the long term. The ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is dealing with what economists call a "demographic time bomb." Through a vicious cycle of low fertility and low consumer spending, the country's economy has gradually shrunk over the last 25 years. People are living longer, and they're heaping ... ( read original story ...)

Japan — A dim storage room surrounded by bamboo groves and ... who manages Nikka's international business. Nikka Whisky From the Barrel, packaged in a sleek bottle, is doing especially well in Europe, she says. Sukhinder Singh, owner of London-based ... ( read original story ...)