Category: BUSINESS

Kanto Bus Co. and transport company Ryobi Holdings said Wednesday they will introduce a luxury overnight bus, the Dream Sleeper, to link Tokyo and Osaka on Jan. 18, offering secluded compartments for each passenger. The one-way fare will be ¥20,000 for an ... ( read original story ...)

For Kenichi Nakamura, the third-generation heir of a nearly century-old kimono business, the market for the traditional Japanese garment, currently a sixth of its peak, is full of hidden potential. The 62-year-old president of Tokyo Yamaki Co. believes ... ( read original story ...)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502) (“Takeda”) and ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) (“ARIAD”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ... ( read original story ...)

Here's the press release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502) (“Takeda”) and Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) (“Ariad”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive ... ( read original story ...)

Offer customer perks: Give customers an incentive to come back and spend more at your business, even it if means losing a few dollars. For example, Tokyo Smoke, a Toronto-based coffee, clothing and cannabis company, offers a $20-a-week all-you-can drink ... ( read original story ...)

Over 91 per cent (91.28) of the UK airport’s departing and arriving flights were on time in 2016, beating Japan’s Osaka airport (89.68 per cent) into second place, with Panama City (89.56 per cent) in third. Birmingham airport operated over 100,000 ... ( read original story ...)

A tweet targeting Toyota by the incoming U.S. president has spread a renewed “Trump shock” among Japanese political and business leaders. President-elect Donald Trump’s tweet blasted Toyota’s plans to make U.S.-bound cars in Mexico, threatening ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government defended Toyota Motor Corp on Friday ... the contribution of Japanese companies to U.S. employment. “We think the impact on business performance is limited,” Akira Kishimoto, a senior analyst at JPMorgan, said in a note. ( read original story ...)

The head of Barclays’ Japanese business has been questioned by British fraud investigators as part of its probe into Libor rigging, it has emerged, as a US judge called on authorities to prosecute individuals for foreign exchange market manipulation. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government hopes as many businesses as possible sign up for the Premium Friday policy. It already has won the support of Keidanren, a major business lobby in Japan, which encouraged 1,300 other businesses in a recent memo to follow suit. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA, Japan & SAN DIEGO & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) (TOKYO:4502) and PvP Biologics, Inc. (“PvP”) today announced a global agreement for the development of KumaMax, a novel enzyme designed to break ... ( read original story ...)

With two restaurants already open in Layton and Tooele, chef Yong Cho, owner of Osaka Sushi and Izakaya, decided to open his new restaurant, Sushi Totto, a little closer to his home in South Ogden. “We realized that there is a need for Japanese food in ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka City as the base for its health communication business in the Kinki region (Kyoto, Osaka, Shiga, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Fukui) The launch of the Osaka Branch Office will enable McCann Health to expand its offering in Japan and provide the ... ( read original story ...)

EBINA, JAPAN—Coca-Cola has been the No. 1 beverage maker in Japan for half a century, but it’s not thanks to the popularity of Coke. Instead, the American soft-drink brand has adapted to the quirky ways this society quenches its thirst. Coca-Cola’s ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- IBM Japan succeeds in marketing artificial intelligence solutions by giving customers the advice needed to make the most of its Watson technology, according to the company's president. Paul Yonamine, at the helm since 2015, discussed IBM Japan's ... ( read original story ...)