Category: BUSINESS

Japan's organised crime syndicates, the Yakuza, are estimated to earn billions every year from loan-sharking, real-estate scams, drugs and protection. Some members have moved on from traditional activities to harder-to-detect financial crimes. One ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - A Japanese kindergarten that has ties to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife, Akie, has apologised over online comments that domestic media described as possible hate speech against Koreans and Chinese people. The private Tsukamoto ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka is the centre of the region, a vast metropolitan area second only to Tokyo in scale. Kansai was one of six areas designated on May 2014 by the Abe administration as Japan's national strategic special zones equipped with business-friendly conditions ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka hotels tend to rely more on holiday guests than their Tokyo counterparts. Though these overall occupancy rates remained high at more than 80%, the hotels faced a challenge from the sharp increase in the supply of rooms as business hotel construction ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Confidence among Japanese manufacturers rose for a sixth straight month in February to a 2-1/2 year high but the service sector's mood fell for the first time in four months, a Reuters poll showed, underscoring the export-led nature of ... ( read original story ...)

This hotel is just 10 minutes from Osaka Station and within walking distance of Umeda and Kitashinchi! Nearby is the power spot Tsuyunoten Shrine, famous for bring success in romance, and many izakaya bars, so it’s a business hotel recommended for either ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Toshiba Corp.'s chairman resigned Tuesday after the company logged such massive losses in its nuclear business that it must sell its lucrative computer-chip business to avoid going belly-up. The company projected a 712.5 billion yen ($6.3 billion ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Japanese electronics and energy giant Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday that its chairman is resigning to take responsibility for problems that will result in a 713 billion yen ($6.3 billion) loss in its nuclear business. Toshiba warned, however ... ( read original story ...)

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Japan-based companies are among the largest and most technologically sophisticated sources of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States. While automobile manufacturers are perhaps the most well-known among Japanese companies investing in the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended higher Monday as market jitters were eased following theconclusion of Japan's first summit with the U.S. since Donald Trump became the U.S. President. Trump had previously showed vexation at Japan for its trade ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose Monday with sentiment lifted by upbeat ... The shortfall is linked to a special loss of around 600 billion yen at Toshiba's US nuclear unit, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday. Airbag maker Takata, at the centre of the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Boutique advisers specialising in micro-M&A for mostly family-run firms are enjoying a boom in Japan, as an ageing, shrinking population brings in the boundaries on the country's small business landscape. There are no industry-wide ... ( read original story ...)