Category: BUSINESS

Business activity in the Japanese service sector rose at the most marked rate since January midway through the final quarter of 2016. This was driven by a solid increase in new orders, which rose at a rate little-changed from October’s eight-month high. ( read original story ...)

The two airlines currently operate a joint business agreement covering 24 weekly services between Helsinki and destinations in Japan, along with sharing revenue on all direct flights operated by both airlines between Japan and Europe. “We are delighted ... ( read original story ...)

He provided the institute with $1 million in funding and the aim was to pave the way for medium-rise developments in Nerang’s rail station precinct and in the business district. Mr Ogasawara, one-time owner of the English-language newspaper The Japan ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: When US voters elected a president who promised to "Make America great again" they also convinced many investors that putting money in Japanese stocks would be a smart play. By weakening the yen against the dollar, Donald Trump's shock victory in ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese news reports often refer to her as Mr. Trump’s ... Like many other Trump family endeavors, the jewelry business was a licensing deal. Rings and necklaces in the Ivanka Trump line came through a partnership with a diamond wholesaler based ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO:6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the launch of a 1.3A output current CMOS LDO regulator, TCR13AGADJ, for use in the power supplies of mobile devices, housed in the ... ( read original story ...)

A business trip to Osaka comes as a welcome relief to many who live in Tokyo. Tokyo offers many great things but it can often get wrapped up in itself. Doing business in Tokyo comes with a large dose of debate which often feels like inertia. In contrast ... ( read original story ...)

A top IOC official renewed his demand Thursday that Japanese organizers further reduce their $18 billion budget ceiling for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, saying the figure could scare off cities considering bids for future games. IOC vice president John Coates ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have busted a business featuring school girls that masqueraded as a massage parlor but in actuality was providing sexual services, reports Nippon News Network (Nov. 29). On Monday, police raided parlor Communication ... ( read original story ...)

KYOTO – Nintendo-themed areas will be added to Universal theme parks in Osaka, Orlando, Florida, and Hollywood, California, over the next few years, Nintendo Co. and Universal Parks & Resorts announced. The new areas will have multiple attractions ... ( read original story ...)

Mutenka Musume allegedly employed school girls in violating of the Child Welfare Act OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have busted a business in which school girls provided customers with illicit services that management considered coaching ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Tec Corporation (TOKYO:6588) today introduces its “Form & Label Solution” to save on shipping costs while optimizing logistics operations. This solution enables easy, yet precise shipping via its multifunction ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Japan's trade minister on Wednesday dismissed concerns that boosting economic ties with Russia as part of a push for progress on a decades-old territorial row would mainly benefit Moscow, saying any business deals would be "win-win" for both. ( read original story ...)

"This is not a matter of Japan giving money to Russia. These are all projects that will provide business chances for Japanese firms," Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko, now in charge of economic cooperation with Russia, told Reuters. "These projects ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- smartTrade Technologies, a multi-asset electronic trading solutions pioneer, announced today that SBI Liquidity Market, a Japanese leading FX infrastructure solution and liquidity provider, complemented its FX platform based on ... ( read original story ...)

MaRS has announced a partnership with a Tokyo-based IT services provider in an effort to ... head of open innovation and business incubation business strategy at NTT DATA. Entrepreneurs working in the FinTech, artificial intelligence, and energy industries ... ( read original story ...)