For the utilities, such offerings are increasingly part of doing business. For years, Japan’s power sector was one of the most vertically-integrated in the world, but a wave of deregulation has brought intense competition. Last year companies other than ... ( read original story ...)
Profit picture brightens for Japan, Fidelity manager says
Government initiatives that been positive developments for Japanese business include monetary stimulus, increased public spending, and economic reforms to boost corporate earnings. Looking back historically at Japan, Dibb says that after the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Business Confidence Weakens In Q1 – April Tankan Survey
On Sunday of last week, the Bank of Japan’s quarterly tankan manufacturing and non-manufacturing survey data was released. Covering the period of the first quarter, data showed that confidence among the larger manufacturing firms in Japan weakened for ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Workers Call It Quits on a Firm Tradition: The Job for Life
“I used to have the Japanese way of thinking that I would finish up my career with the first company I was employed,” said Yoko Brown, 43 years old, a patent specialist who spent 17 years at an electronics maker. When she grew worried about its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan will start charging departing travellers a ‘sayonara tax’ from 2019
Your trip to Japan might be about to get a little more expensive. Travellers will be charged 1,000 yen ($9.37) for leaving the country as of 2019. According to Nikkei Asian Review, the tax is part of an effort to raise 40 billion yen annually to bolster ... ( read original story ...)
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Japan-Taiwan Relations
On March 11, 2011, eastern Japan was struck by a massive earthquake. The damage wrought by the earthquake was extensive due to a compounding of three factors: the earthquake itself, the ensuing tsunami and the nuclear disaster. In addition to the efforts ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake cracks streets, leaves 5 injured in Japan
TOKYO-- A strong earthquake hit western Japan early Monday, cracking streets, cutting water and power to a number of homes and injuring five people. The Meteorological Agency said the magnitude 6.1 quake struck 7 miles underground near Ohda city, about 480 ... ( read original story ...)
RADWIMPS share an emotional new song looking back on Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami
Popular Japanese rock band RADWIMPS released a new song over the weekend, and it’s an emotional one. “Sora Mado” isn’t just one of the first new numbers from the band in a post Your Name world, but also a reflection on the worst disaster in modern ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake rattles Japan, cracking streets, cutting power and injuring five people
TOKYO — A strong earthquake hit western Japan early Monday, cracking streets, cutting water and power to a number of homes and injuring five people. The Meteorological Agency said the magnitude 6.1 quake struck 12 kilometres (7 miles) underground near ... ( read original story ...)
NO ENTRY: How Japan’s shockingly low refugee intake is shaped by the paradox of isolation, a demographic time bomb, and the fear of North Korea
His family spent a decade in Pakistan, moving frequently, while Amini's father was in Japan. After entering the country on business, the situation in Afghanistan changed and he applied for asylum. He spent the following years fighting to be recognized as a ... ( read original story ...)
2018 Business & Investment Opportunities for Prepaid Cards in Japan 2013-2022 – Consumer Attitude & Behaviour, Retail Spend, Market Risk
The "Japan Prepaid Cards Business and Investment Opportunities (Databook Series) - Market Size and Forecast (2013-2022), Consumer Attitude & Behaviour, Retail Spend, Market Risk" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The prepaid card ... ( read original story ...)
Feature: Game Bar Space Station – Osaka’s Gaming Paradise
I think there are more video game bars in Osaka city than Tokyo even ... and the creator of Space Invaders just happened to be drinking there at the time. I swapped business cards with him and the picture I have with him is a treasure. ( read original story ...)
Is a massive tremor on the way? Ring of Fire activity returns as a series of earthquakes shake California and Alaska
In February another flurry of earthquakes hit the Earth's Pacific plate, renewing fears a massive tremor is on the way after four disasters jolted the region in January. Quakes have hit near Japan, Guam and Taiwan around the planet's so-called 'Ring of ... ( read original story ...)
Win ¥1,000,000 to Help Grow Your Business in Japan
Got a great business idea for Japan? Sit up and take note. Tokyo Star Bank is launching a contest specifically geared to foreigners that will help put that money where your mouth is. The Foreign Entrepreneurs Business Plan Competition 2018 is a new ... ( read original story ...)
What it takes to crack an M&A deal with Japanese investors
The aim of this was to facilitate Japanese investments, improve relations between the countries and facilitate the ease of doing business in India. The results of this are already visible, as not only have the number of investments increased, but they have ... ( read original story ...)
Japan can benefit from Finnish high-tech maritime solutions
“Finnish maritime solutions and services not only increase efficiency and optimize processes but can also create new value and business models.” During a visit to Japan by a Finnish delegation of maritime and offshore companies, the Finnish companies ... ( read original story ...)