Tech stocks climbed in Asia on Friday, following U.S. peers higher, while Chinese property stocks rallied following a surprise interest payment by debt-ridden property developer China Evergrande ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises on Evergrande debt payment; election, corporate outlook weigh
Japan's Nikkei rose on Friday, recouping early losses, after embattled developer China Evergrande Group made a bond payment, while caution ahead of the nation's general election and corporate earnings ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan cuts planned output in October and November by 30% – Nikkei
Nissan is slashing its planned global production for October and November by 30%, as it struggles with a shortage of semiconductors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nikkei business daily reported. ( read original story ...)
Sojitz Corporation, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., and Looop Inc.: SOL Energy Begins Rooftop Solar Generation Business in Vietnam
New joint venture company SOL Energy Company Limited will begin operations of a rooftop solar power generation business in Vietnam. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Prices Rise for First Time in 18 Months on Energy Costs
Japan finally has an inflation pulse and the gains are much stronger than they first appear, a factor that could start to influence speculation over the Bank of Japan’s policy path. Most Read from Blo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Telecom Giant Prices One of World’s Biggest Corporate Green Bond Deals
Japan’s largest telecom company Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. priced one of the world’s biggest corporate green bond offerings ever on Friday, as regulators globally increase oversight of such ... ( read original story ...)
Cartoon dreams: Netflix’s Japan anime school targets booming demand
Armed with a set of pencils and a feather to sweep away eraser dust, Hitomi Tateno is training the next generation of anime artists at a new Netflix-funded academy as global demand for the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Restrictions to be lifted for restaurants and bars in Tokyo area
Restrictions on the business hours of bars and restaurants in Tokyo and nearby prefectures are expected to be fully lifted Monday as improvement in the infection situation has been seen in Tokyo and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Private-Sector Activity Grows for First Time in 6 Months – PMI
Japan's factory activity growth in October picked up from the previous month, while that of the services sector expanded for the first time in 21 months after an easing of coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Did You Know? Vending Machines In Japan Sell Flights To Surprise Destinations
Japan is known as a country of innovation and cutting-edge facilities. As Vice Magazine [https://www.vice.com/en/topic/vice-magazine] recently reported, Japan-based airline, Peach Aviation ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s consumer inflation turns positive as energy costs rise
Japan's core consumer prices rose in September for the first time since the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, a sign that rising energy and raw material costs are gradually ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s latest big health care listing of 2021 stumbles out of the gate
Medical device maker PHC Holdings Corp. listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange recently, raising around ¥20 billion (US$175 million). The listing was touted as the biggest IPO in Japan since 2018 but ... ( read original story ...)
Mokuyobi Opens First Flagship Store in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo
Mokuyobi has opened their first brick-and-mortar store in Little Tokyo’s Japanese Village Plaza in downtown Los Angeles, offering ... ( read original story ...)
Hallman Gives SET Esports iRacing Rallycross World Championship Team Points Lead with Barcelona Victory
Images via Justin Melillo For the second week in a row, it was a SET Esports driver on top of the podium in Wednesday’s iRacing Rallycross World Championship presented by Yokohama event from Circuit ... ( read original story ...)
Sakurazaka46 Debut at No. 1 as Stray Kids Soar to No. 2 on Japan Hot 100
Sakurazaka46 launch at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Oct. 11 to 17, with its latest single called “Nagaredama.” ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese company aims to introduce tipping culture to Japan with ‘tip tickets’
A Japanese company has launched an effort to introduce tipping culture across Japan to motivate employees and help restaurants that suffered losses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Culture introduction: ... ( read original story ...)