The Japanese Association withdraws its 2023 Women's World Cup bid, three days before a Fifa vote to determine the hosts. ( read original story ...)
Yanmar Holdings Approves Changes to Senior Management
Yanmar Holdings has implemented a business reorganization effective April 1, 2020. Business Unit Companies with their own strengths, together with ... ( read original story ...)
European business group urges Japan to relax travel restrictions
Lobby says entry ban threatens to leave a lasting negative impact on operations of European and Japanese businesses alike. ( read original story ...)
Japan withdrawing 2023 Women’s World Cup bid: Kyodo
HEADQUARTERS, FILE FOOTAGE OF TOKYO'S NATIONAL STADIUM, SAPPORO DOME AND KOBE'S MISAKI STADIUM, SOME OF THE VENUES IN JAPAN'S BID TO HOST THE 2023 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP BID / FILE FOOTAGE OF JAPAN WOMEN'S ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, New Zealand discuss importance of trade for world economic recovery, economy minister Nishimura says
Japan's Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Monday discussed the importance of free trade for a world economic recovery with New Zealand's Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker, ... ( read original story ...)
BRAND NEW OSAKA HOTEL SETS ITS SIGHTS ON A SUMMER UNVEILING (Japan)
With a pedigree that flows from the acclaimed Palace Hotel Tokyo and designs on rewriting the playbook for lifestyle brands, the management arm of Palace Hotel Co. Ltd. has announced plans for a Q3 ... ( read original story ...)
Indian startups court Japan to fill funding gap and skirt China
TOKYO -- Indian startups are stepping up efforts to tap Japan Inc. for investment as the coronavirus pandemic and souring ties with China squeeze the industry. Much of India remains under lockdown ... ( read original story ...)
China reserves right to react to Japan city bill on disputed islands
China said on Monday it reserves the right to respond to a Japanese city's administrative bill over disputed islands between Beijing and Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Australia-New Zealand Women’s World Cup bid boosted after Japan ‘withdraws’
Japanese media reports country has decided against hosting 2023 competition, leaving only Colombia and joint Australia-NZ bid in the running ... ( read original story ...)
Huge boost for trans-Tasman bid as Japan pulls out of 2023 World Cup race, says report
Japanese media is suggesting the nation has withdrawn from Friday morning's vote for the 2023 Women's World Cup hosting rights, potentially leaving Colombia and the trans-Tasman bid as the only two ... ( read original story ...)
Environmental shareholder activism comes to Japan as Mizuho faces climate resolution
More investors are publicly backing a resolution to curb coal project lending that shareholders of Mizuho Financial Group are expected to consider this week, the first time such a step is to figure at ... ( read original story ...)
Why this Japan-China island dispute could be Asia’s next military flashpoint
While China is engaged in a tense border standoff with India high in the Himalayas, a small group of islands thousands of miles away could be another military tinderbox waiting to explode. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 29 new COVID-19 cases; fifth consecutive day over 20
The cumulative number of new coronavirus infections in the capital now stands at 5,812, according to data compiled by the metropolitan government. ( read original story ...)
Bain Capital says extends Japan’s Nichiigakkan tender offer deadline to July 9
U.S. buyout fund Bain Capital said it has decided to extend the deadline of a tender offer for Japanese nursing home operator Nichiigakkan Co to July 9 from Monday. Bain Capial said it was extending ... ( read original story ...)
America Should Thank Britain For Japan’s Surprise Attack On Pearl Harbor
Several days after the Taranto raid, almost unnoticed in the confusion and destruction, a slight figure in an unfamiliar uniform studied Taranto harbor intently, inquiring about depths and distances, ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba: Plan to monetise Kioxio stake, return majority proceeds to shareholders
Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Monday it planned to monetise its 40.2% stake in former flash memory chips unit Kioxia Holdings, stating its intentions of a potential stake sale for the first time. ( read original story ...)