Government data last Friday also showed Japan's annual core consumer inflation slowed in February, leaving its central bank in a bind. That followed a sell-off on Wall Street Friday, as an inverted ... ( read original story ...)
MUFG Bank to raise pay more than workers wanted
NHK has learned that one of Japan's three biggest banks is giving employees a higher pay raise than what they'd asked for. MUFG Bank apparently wants to boost motivation amid a tough business ... ( read original story ...)
JPX set to acquire Tokyo Commodity Exchange
The largest futures exchanges in Japan are set to announce a merger this week as part of a national effort to take on foreign rivals and restore Tokyo’s place as the financial centre of Asia. ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei closes down more than 3% on slowdown fears
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index dived more than three percent ... below those for 10-year notes -- the first time this had happened since before the global financial crisis in 2007. The yield curve has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Says Economy Recovering, Sales Tax Hike to Go Ahead
REUTERS/Issei Kato Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that the economy was in a moderate recovery and that there was no change in the government's plan to ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Zverev stunned, Serena withdraws in Miami
MIAMI: Naomi Osaka crashed out of the third round of the WTA and ATP Miami Open on Saturday as Hsieh Su-Wei exacted revenge for a painful Australian Open defeat with a 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 victory. ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: What Your Business Can Learn From The Most Inclusive Olympics And Paralympics To Date
The winter and summer Olympics and Paralympics always feature sporting events. Nations, teams and individuals come together to celebrate the best athletes in the world, and the 2020 Games in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 unveils Paralympic torch
It forms a seamless, single piece in a form that symbolises the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Torch Relay, created by fusing Japanese tradition and modern technology. (This story has not been edited by ... ( read original story ...)
Watch now: Tokyo Talk video series, January-March 2019
Many international residents happen to call Tokyo home as the city abounds with many creative, business and cultural opportunities. In the latest Tokyo Talk Stories series, we meet with four of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JERA to enter hydrogen fuel business with JXTG -Nikkei
TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) - Japan's JERA Co, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power , will enter the hydrogen fuel business, with plans to build one of the world's ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Trolls and America’s Wealthiest Towns
The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Danish blend coffee, grab a seat on the couch, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: Be sure to check out our Masters in Business interview this ... ( read original story ...)
Hi-tech scooters get trial run in Tokyo’s business district
TOKYO - A group of companies, including NTT Docomo Inc. and Mitsubishi Estate Co., has begun trial runs of a new high-tech scooter called Rodem, offering tourists the chance to cruise around Tokyo’s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close marginally higher
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed slightly higher on Friday as rallies ... Small car specialist Suzuki jumped 3.48 percent to 5,080 yen after it said it would strengthen a business tie-up with Toyota. ... ( read original story ...)
Major League Baseball kicks off its global push on safe and ravenous soil in Tokyo
For the past 15 years, Small oversaw MLB’s Asia-Pacific business based in Tokyo until his appointment in February to run the entire global business operation. But despite growth in parts of Europe and ... ( read original story ...)
Canada and Japan will benefit by deepening relations
You could be forgiven for not knowing because Japan always goes about its business with modesty. Japan is the third largest economy in the world, top four export market for Canadian goods, our sixth ... ( read original story ...)
Apple’s iPhone struggles unravel ambitions of Japan Display
Sources at Japan Display and other Apple suppliers interviewed for the story declined to be identified as they are not authorised to talk to the media. Suppliers rarely speak about business with ... ( read original story ...)