Leading reuse company in Japan strengthens activities in pursuit of circular economy TOKYO, January 14, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valuence Holdings Inc. (Tokyo; Shinsuke Sakimoto, representative director ... ( read original story ...)
Richard Branson’s Virgin Sends 7 Satellites to Space in First Launch Since IPO
Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc. launched satellites for three customers as the newly public company prepares to expand operations outside the U.S. later this year. Virgin’s Boeing Co. 747 aircraft departed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Dec wholesale prices rise 8.5 pct yr/yr
Japanese wholesale prices rose 8.5 percent in the year to December, Bank of Japan data showed on Friday.[JPCGPY=ECI]The rise in the corporate goods price index (CGPI), which measures the price ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s wholesale prices rise for 10th month, weighs on corp margins
Japan's wholesale prices rose 8.5per cent in December from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, increasing for a 10th month in a sign higher raw material and fuel costs continued to weigh on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on Wall St. losses, fears over COVID surge
Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday, weighed down by overnight falls on Wall Street and concerns over a recent spike in coronavirus infections in Japan. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Grade A office rents decline 7.6% YoY in Q4
The vacancy rate also increased 1.8ppts to 2.8%. Rents in Tokyo’s Grade A office market declined 2.0% QoQ and 7.6% YoY to JPY33,681 per tsubo, and vacancy increased 0.3ppts QoQ and 1.8ppts YoY to 2.8% ... ( read original story ...)
The Tokyo Bar Association needs our help to understand racial profiling in Japan
The Tokyo Bar Association has put together a multilingual questionnaire to try and find answers on how suspected racial profiling affects the non-Japanese community. ( read original story ...)
Northeast Japan tourism body hopes to reel in customers with winter seafood deliveries
The tourism association of a northeastern Japan town, which was devastated by the 2011 tsunami, is calling for people to sign up for regular ... ( read original story ...)
RCEP stirs higher hopes for Japan than China or South Korea: poll
Just over half of Japanese executives expect a positive impact from the new Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade megadeal, a higher level than in China or South Korea, a survey finds. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Marketing Agency, Members Co. LTD. Harnesses the Power of Digital Transformation by Partnering with New Jersey Startup, Socialite Brand
Members Co. LTD., Japanese digital marketing agency based out of Tokyo, Japan, has partnered with Socialite Brand, a global player in next-generation digital transformation services, to help our ... ( read original story ...)
SECO International Purchases 11th Bell 505 Helicopter and Becomes First Japan Dealer for the Bell 505
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced that SECO International has signed a purchase agreement for a Bell 505 helicopter and has been appointed as the first Japan dealer for ... ( read original story ...)
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2022: Reigning champion Osaka back in action
Naomi Osaka is heading into the 2022 Australian Open as the defending champion and with what she says is a fresh outlook on tennis after taking mental health breaks in the middle of last season and ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: Four-time Grand Slam champion tops Forbes list of highest-earning female athletes
Naomi Osaka is the world's highest-paid female athlete, according to a list published by business magazine Forbes. ( read original story ...)
Osaka tops Forbes list of highest-earning female athletes
Fellow tennis players Serena Williams (45.9 million) and older sister Venus ($11.3 million) were next on the list. ( read original story ...)
All About Japan
Japan has some of the world's most recognizable cultural signifiers — sushi, cherry blossoms, little bitty cars — and yet scratch the surface and you’ll find a country you never even imagined. At the ... ( read original story ...)
Mastercard (MA) Inks MOU to Ease Digital Payments in Japan
Mastercard (MA) partners with Wakayama Prefecture to not only ease digital payments in the prefecture's tourism sector but also upgrade the payment operations of SMBs within it. ( read original story ...)