Japanese media company Uzabase Inc on Monday said it is has agreed to buy business news website Quartz from US peer Atlantic Media in a deal valued at between $75 million to $110 million. The value of the deal will depend on Quartz meeting financial ... ( read original story ...)
Rocket developed by Japan startup in flames after liftoff
bringing with him a delegation of dozens of Japanese business leaders seeking to promote economic and diplomatic relations. Yomiuri Shimbun editorial: With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Eastern Europe visits, Japan should strategically expand ... ( read original story ...)
What was learned from the Osaka earthquake?
KYOTO – Although I am a foreigner, I am no stranger to Japan having visited many times and am now in the middle of my second one-year academic appointment at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute of Kyoto University. The June 18 earthquake that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers’ mood worsens as trade disputes cloud outlook: BOJ tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Business confidence among Japan’s big manufacturers’ worsened for a second straight quarter in the three months to June, a closely watched central bank survey showed, as rising input costs and U.S. trade protectionism cloud the outlook. ( read original story ...)
Japan to US: Auto tariff would damage US, world economy
TOKYO — Japan’s government has warned in a report that a higher U.S. tariff on auto imports could backfire, jeopardizing hundreds of thousands of American jobs created by Japanese auto-related companies, raising prices for U.S. consumers and ... ( read original story ...)
Lupin Pharmaceuticals’ smooth-run in Japan; all eyes on biosimilars growth
which would come from biosimilars and it expects nearly 50 per cent of its Japan sales to come from the speciality business. Lupin’s Japan story assumes significance as it held on to the highly regulated market, when most of its Indian peers quit. ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake Destroys Two Of The World’s Most Powerful Microscopes
Two of the world's most powerful microscopes suffered severe damage from a deadly earthquake that hit the western Japanese city of Osaka, causing delays in cutting-edge cell and atomic-level research, a scientist said. The two damaged units, both with ... ( read original story ...)
5 surprising etiquette differences between the US and Japan
When it comes to formal business engagements, foreigners sometimes miss the mark when trying to master the Japanese bow. For instance, greetings between US officials and Japanese prime ministers have occasionally sparked controversy, according to Reuters. ( read original story ...)
A City Full of Different Flavors: Discovering Osaka with Karaksa Hotels
Anyone who is always on the quest for a taste bud adventure would consider Osaka as one of his dream cities. Japan’s third largest city, Osaka is bursting with flavor: every street is packed with restaurants, coffee shops and drinking establishments ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Colombia, and Senegal will battle for 2 spots in the knockout stage at the World Cup — here’s what each team needs to happen
Heading into the final day of the group stage, three teams — Japan, Colombia, and Senegal — are all still in control of their destinies as they battle for one of the final two spots up for grabs in the knockout round. With so much at stake for every ... ( read original story ...)
How ready are you for Japan’s next big earthquake?
Emergency kits are a must-have in earthquake prone Japan, but a survey by The Japan Times has found that a number of people did not use theirs when a deadly quake rocked Osaka Prefecture and its vicinity last week. The June 18 quake, which affected 30 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan fears larger earthquake after Osaka tremor
Seven years after almost 20,000 people died in an earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeast Japan, experts fear that Monday's tremor could be the harbinger of the much-feared rupture of Nankai Trough. When the earthquake struck Osaka on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Peak Japan: Hello Kitty bullet train debuts this week
Resplendent in shocking pink, a sleek "Hello Kitty" bullet train, complete with special carriages festooned with images of the global icon from Japan, has been unveiled before it chugs into service this week. The special shinkansen or bullet train will run ... ( read original story ...)
The Business of Death Has a Bright Future in Japan
Norihisa Tomiyasu opened his first mortuary in 1997 aiming to clean up a profession he says deserved its bad reputation for exploiting people’s grief and overcharging them at some of the most fraught moments of their lives. “The industry was so ... ( read original story ...)
KYOCERA Honored by Japan’s METI for Aquala® Artificial Hip Joint Technology
KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 25, 2018--Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced that its innovative Aquala technology received Japan’s “Prize of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry” during the 2018 National Invention ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, there are classes and holidays to show men how to appreciate their wives
Japanese men are still expected to support their families, and both men and women may be reluctant to marry and have children if they know it will be financially difficult. And as Business Insider has previously reported, work in Japan can be so demanding ... ( read original story ...)