given the rise in tourism and global affinity for Japanese culture, among other factors. With the initial public offering (IPO), FIH plans to expand its food retail business by collaborating with Japanese restaurant operators. It also plans to use the net ...
Japan’s August manufacturing PMI remains in contraction, softer than initially thought
The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI was revised upward to 49.8 in August 2024 from flash data of 49.5, higher than July's reading of 49.1, indicating that factory activity moved closer to stabilization as output grew for the second time in three ...
Why Japan Bounced Back
Having tumbled to a historic low, the yen spent July and August soaring 12% against the U.S. dollar. Click to read.
Tokyo Gas to invest $25m in nature-based carbon fund
Japan’s largest natural gas provider Tokyo Gas has announced plans to invest up to $25 million in Climate Asset Management’s Nature Based Carbon Fund. The fund, which previously raised around $650 ...
Osaka gets top-10 win
Osaka also already was thinking about being back on a court at Flushing Meadows. And there she was Tuesday at Louis Armstrong Stadium, overpowering No. 10 seed Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2. Other ... ( read original story ...)
Ruffles, bows and flair: Osaka’s fashion show takes center stage at US Open
Click here to find out more info. Getty Images Greg Garber NEW YORK -- Naomi Osaka put down a forceful 6-3, 6-2 first-round effort over Jelena Ostapenko on Tuesday, but in her post-match press ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka records first top 10 win in more than four years to reach US Open second round
Naomi Osaka on Tuesday recorded her first win over a top 10 player in more than four years as she secured an emphatic 6-3 6-2 victory over Jelena Ostapenko in the first round of the US Open. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka rocks ruffles and bows ahead of US Open win
The tennis star is serving style... very cutesy! Naomi Osaka showed up for day two of the US Open serving up a look that was quite cutesy. The tennis star walked gracefully into Louis Armstrong ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Japan will never be truly equal without same-sex marriage, surname choice
There are people whose dignity is being trampled on daily because their marriage, their commitment to someone they love, is not legally recognized in ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
ALGS Year 4 Championship heads to Japan in 2025
The Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) has announced its Year 4 Championship will take place in Sapporo, Japan in early 2025. ( read original story ...)
Driver forgets to open and close train doors at subway station in Sapporo
A subway driver forgot to open and close the doors on a train in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sunday. According to the Sapporo City Transportation Bureau, the driver forgot to open the train doors at Jieitai ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei touches one-month high in choppy trade
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Monday to touch the 39,000 level for the first time since late July, helped by a softer yen and Wall Street's gains at the end of last week.The Nikkei .N225 closed ...
Japan Inc. posts record ordinary profits for Apr.-Jun. quarter
The combined ordinary profits of Japanese companies have set a new record for the April-to-June period. The weaker yen and a growing number of overseas visitors helped push up the overall figure.
Japan looks to bring in four-day week to tackle staff shortages
Japan is attempting to address staff shortages by coaxing more ... The trend even has gained traction in the notoriously consuming finance industry. Brokerage SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. started ...
Tokyo Metro headed for IPO as soon as October
TOKYO -- Japan's central and Tokyo metropolitan governments are preparing ... in what could be the Tokyo Stock Exchange's biggest initial public offering since 2018. The IPO could value Tokyo Metro at 640 billion yen to 700 billion yen ($4.37 billion ...
Tokyo Metro headed for IPO as soon as October
TOKYO -- Japan's central and Tokyo metropolitan governments are preparing ... in what could be the Tokyo Stock Exchange's biggest initial public offering since 2018. The IPO could value Tokyo Metro at 640 billion yen to 700 billion yen ($4.37 billion ...