Category: BUSINESS

TOKYO--Business confidence among Japan's large manufacturers improved to a 10-year high in the July-September quarter as the economy enjoys its best run in more than a decade helped by a recovery in consumer spending, a central bank survey showed Monday. ( read original story ...)

“Our company’s spirit is to create things the world has never seen,” the younger Shima said in an interview at Shima Seiki’s headquarters in Wakayama, a small regional city near Osaka in western ... the company’s main business. ( read original story ...)

“Thai AirAsia X stepped up its marketing and promotion in the Japanese market this year, both in Tokyo and Osaka, and established itself as an economical way to travel to Thailand whether for tourism or business. Initially, most passengers on our ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his party's lawmakers raise their fists as they pledge to win in the upcoming lower house election in Tokyo Thomson Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - The disapproval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ... ( read original story ...)

Japan already has an appetite for other forms of quasi-legal ... and Ho said Macau would continue to be the linchpin of his business. “Macau will always be the best integrated resort gaming market in the world because it’s on the doorstep of China ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has shown commitment to collaborate with Ghana to promote the food value chain in the country with emphasis on increasing the production and processing high quality rice. At a seminar for stakeholders on Thursday, Mr Imoro Amoro, the President of the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- After honing its technological prowess in China, the electric scooter arm of German autoparts giant Bosch is aiming for Japan. The company’s eScooter unit is expanding into the Japanese market for electric motorbikes, which is still in its infancy. ( read original story ...)

Georja Skinner, chief officer of the Creative Industries Division in the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, says artists have told her that Japan let’s them pursue a career they love, and without it, they wouldn’t be able ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka-based Capcom seems to have pulled off this trick ... It is the fruit of engineers' efforts to make virtual reality less virtual and more real. Chairman Tsujimoto's business strategy has focused on building a solid financial foundation for creating ... ( read original story ...)

It was my first job out of college, and I was working at a company in Osaka. Office Lady is a traditional Japanese ... would make use of my native English skills for its overseas business, while I would experience the culture and hone the Japanese I ... ( read original story ...)

A bakery in Tokyo has survived for 74 years while selling only two items: white bread loaves and dinner rolls. Japan’s consumption of bread increased after the end of the World War II, resulting in more bakeries and increased retail competition. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's lead in next month's election ... smaller opposition groups to explore possibilities of cooperation. A survey in the leading business daily Nikkei last weekend had showed 44 percent of Japanese plan to vote for the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended a ceremony marking the anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and China as well as China’s national day, in a display of his intent to improve delicate relations between the Asian neighbors. Abe was the ... ( read original story ...)

China is moving forward with a plan to crack down on cryptocurrencies, but Japan is singing a different tune. Japan's Financial Services Agency on Friday granted 11 cryptocurrency exchanges licenses to legally operate in the country, according to reporting ... ( read original story ...)

The declining U.S. frozen beef exports to Japan were offset by an almost 55 percent increase of exports of chilled beef, as Japanese business looked for alternatives following the price hike due to the emergency tariff, Reuters reported. ( read original story ...)