In the heart of the Nakameguro neighborhood, Starbucks Reserve™ Roastery Tokyo redefines retail to amplify Starbucks commitment to coffee innovation in Japan, its first market outside of North ... ( read original story ...)
Japan antitrust probe to target Amazon, Rakuten and beyond
Rakuten and Yahoo Japan, all suspected of forcing online vendors into shouldering an unfair burden in rewarding customers through loyalty programs, Nikkei has learned. The Fair Trade Commission is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Has a New Guest Worker Program—Just Don’t Call It an Immigration Policy
Naosuke Sugihara runs a business that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. Since 2016 he’s been recruiting Filipinos, Vietnamese, and Chinese for low-skilled jobs at Japanese hotels, nurs... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, a serene assault on the senses – Scotland on Sunday travel
Tokyo is a place where you can find millennia-old traditional ... their owners masters of their traditional trades from knife making to paper production. Men and women in business attire can be seen v... ( read original story ...)
Iran, Japan to resume banking ties: Envoy
Tehran, Feb 26, IRNA- Japan will resume bilateral banking relations with Iran as several Japanese refiners loaded Iranian oil in recent months before the US sanctions waiver window shuts down, the cou... ( read original story ...)
Japan Gold Announces 2019 Work Programs
Qualified Person The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Japan Gold’s President & Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Mike Andrews, PhD, FAusIMM, FSEG ... ( read original story ...)
Nok Nok Labs Announces Successful Deployment of Biometric Authentication for Internet Banking Customers at MUFG Bank, Ltd with Hitachi Ltd
In fact, the total value of Japan's financial transactions is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2019-2022) of 4.8 percent resulting in the total amount of US$184,025m by 2022. With the NNL ... ( read original story ...)
Japan funds electricity, water rehabilitation projects across West Bank
BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Japan’s Ambassador for Palestinian Affairs and Representative of Japan to Palestine, Takeshi Okubo, signed grant contracts for three electricity and water rehabilitation projects ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ‘highly likely’ to be hit by huge earthquake that will spark tsunamis within the next 30 years, report warns
It is highly likely that Japan will be hit by a huge earthquake causing widespread damage and tsunamis within the next three decades, researchers have warned. A panel of government analysts said the c... ( read original story ...)
Event reviews Vietnam-Japan economic cooperation
The Vietnam-Japan economic dialogue is part of a working visit to Vietnam by a Japanese business delegation led by Yoichi Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan-Mekong Business Cooperation Committee, from F... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar in talks with Japan for low-interest housing loan
Myanmar's Union government has been in negotiations with the Japanese government to offer lower-interest housing loans to low-income property seekers, Eleven Myanmar reported. The loans will be made a... ( read original story ...)
Japan ‘highly likely’ to be hit by large earthquake within the next 30 years, report warns
It is highly likely that Japan will be hit by a huge earthquake causing widespread damage and tsunamis within the next three decades, researchers have warned. A panel of government analysts said the c... ( read original story ...)
Managers reportedly hired for Toshiba Memory IPO, possibly Japan’s biggest in 2019
U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital has picked Nomura and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley to manage an initial public offering of Japan's Toshiba Memory, a deal that could happen as early as September ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on trade talks progress, cheaper yen
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday tracking rallies on overseas markets on optimism over US-China trade talks, after US President Donald Trump said the discussions were in an “advanced stage ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese table tennis goes on war footing for Tokyo 2020
Chinese table tennis has gone on a war footing for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, vowing to dock coaches their ... (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syn... ( read original story ...)
With Ghosn still under lock and key in Tokyo, foreign execs are getting spooked about taking jobs in Japan
“Japan needs foreign executives,” said Seth Sulkin, chief executive officer of Pacifica Capital, a real estate developer in Tokyo. “There really are only two major growth industries in Japan, and that ... ( read original story ...)