Sales rise 166.67% to Rs 0.16 crore. Net loss of Tokyo Finance reported to Rs 0.03 crore in the quarter ended March 2022 as against net profit of Rs 0.22 crore during the previous ... ( read original story ...)
End of Wakayama bid leaves only Osaka and Nagasaki in race for Japan’s first casinos
The prefecture's withdrawal due to unclear financing for the project undermines a major initiative by the central government to revitalize local economies. ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for shoving commuter off train platform in Osaka
Police in Osaka have arrested a 50-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he shoved a 63-year-old man off the train platform onto the tracks at JR Tennoji Station. According to police, ... ( read original story ...)
New Zealand’s Ardern in Tokyo to meet Kishida, promote trade
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is in Japan on Thursday as part of her first trip abroad in more than two years, as her government seeks to promote the country's reopening for business and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan April report raises view on consumption, economy, despite inflationary pressures
Japan's government upgraded its view of the economy for the first time in four months in April as authorities turned more optimistic about the outlook for private consumption following the end of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nidec reappoints chairman Nagamori as CEO, posts 17% fall in Q4 profit
Japanese electric motor maker Nidec Corp posted a 17% drop in fourth quarter operating profit and announced a change in leadership on Thursday, with chairman and founder Shigenobu Nagamori returning ... ( read original story ...)
History of Japan’s intervention in currency markets
A precipitous drop in the yen has investors wary that Japan intervenes in the open market to support the currency. ( read original story ...)
US drone company Zipline starts delivering medicine in Japan
Its takeoff in Japan is in partnership with Toyota Tsusho, a group company of Japan’s top automaker Toyota Motor Corp. “You can totally transform the way that you react to pan ... ( read original story ...)
New Zealand, Japan Eyeing Stronger Cooperation on Renewable Energy
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today welcomed two renewable energy initiatives that highlight the growing partnership between Japan and New Zealand. ( read original story ...)
Japan ruling bloc set to agree extra budget for economic relief – Kyodo
Japan’s ruling coalition is set to agree on a supplementary budget to fund economic relief measures to help households and small business cope with surging fuel costs, Kyodo news agency reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan explained yen’s ‘somewhat rapid’ declines to G7 – Finance Minister Suzuki
Japan explained to its G7 counterparts the yen's recent "somewhat rapid" declines, finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday, underscoring Tokyo's growing alarm over the currency's sharp fall ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s finance chief did not join Russia walkout at G-20 meeting
Japan's finance minister denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine but did not join Western peers in walking out when the Russian delegation began to speak at a Group of 20 meeting in Washington. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s finance chief did not join Russia walkout at G-20 meeting
Japan's finance minister denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine but did not join Western peers in walking out when the Russian delegation began to speak at a Group of 20 meeting in Washington. ( read original story ...)
Japan flags yen’s ‘somewhat rapid’ falls to G7
Japan explained to its G7 counterparts the yen's recent "somewhat rapid" declines, finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday, underscoring Tokyo's growing alarm over the currency's sharp fall ... ( read original story ...)
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives in Tokyo to meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
Ardern and her trade delegation arrived in Tokyo overnight, the second leg of their trip to Asia after two days in Singapore. Japan is still operating under strict pandemic restrictions - with their ... ( read original story ...)
QR codes and cranes: Japan embraces modern cemeteries
Masayo Isurugi settles into a booth on the sixth floor of a sleek Tokyo building, scans an ID card and waits for an automated system to deliver her late husband's ashes. More and more people in Japan ... ( read original story ...)