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 ...)
Japan Adopts New Payments Tech in Response to Chinese Tourism Boom
Fewer than one in five consumer and business transactions are by credit card. But Chinese tourists expect to make cashless payments. So Japan is increasingly adopting tech that appeals to them. ( read original story ...)
Japanese cuisine tickles taste buds, spins money in China
"With more Chinese people visiting Japan, this is creating more business opportunities," said Bai Wei, a columnist specialized in cuisine with JinriToutiao and Tencent, and also a member of the World ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s drone delivery ambitions face legislative snag
Failure to pass these bills, designed to advance Japan's business competitiveness, would represent a major setback for the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which hopes to tout its ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido in Japan is the snowiest place on Earth and perfect for skiing, snowboarding…and a traditional Japanese nude bath
For a week each February, thousands flock to the Sapporo Snow Festival And it would be if it weren’t for all the monsters in Hokkaido’s woods. Locals speak of Juhyo — ghostly figures made of ice and ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo beer posters: Changing with the times
The last week of April is not the best time to visit Sapporo, the vibrant regional capital of Hokkaido, Japan. The winter ski season will have been over although it will still be cold with patches of ... ( read original story ...)
Garuda Indonesia launches Jakarta-Nagoya direct flight
National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia officially launched a new route connecting Jakarta and Nagoya, Japan, on Saturday. The Airbus 330 used for the route has a capacity of 222 seats, comprising 36 ... ( read original story ...)
Garuda Indonesia opens direct Jakarta-Nagoya route
Jakarta (ANTARA) - National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia officially launched the Jakarta-Nagoya route by using an Airbus A330 aircraft, with a capacity of 36 business-class seats and 186 ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya teenager handed prison sentence for making explosives, drugs and 3D-printed gun
NAGOYA - A court in Nagoya imposed a sentence of three to five years on a former university student on Monday for making an explosive often used in the powerful bombs detonated in terror attacks, as ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota, Suzuki charge up partnership for electric cars
NAGOYA (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp and Suzuki Motor Corp on Wednesday said they planned to produce electric vehicles (EVs) and compact cars for each other to better compete with fast-changing ... ( read original story ...)