TOKYO -- Only about a quarter of major Japanese companies meet the government target of having women occupy at least 10% of executive posts, a Nikkei survey shows, signaling a challenge of ... ( read original story ...)
Karaoke office: Japan inc. shifts to unusual workspaces
Tokyo (AFP) - From tiny one-person cubicles in underground stations to camping tents under towering skyscrapers and even karaoke clubs: in workaholic Japan, salarymen are never short of a place to ... ( read original story ...)
China says Japan’s Abe to make official visit this month
BEIJING (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit China from Oct. 25 to 27 in the first official visit by a Japanese leader in seven years, China said on Friday, as the United States steps up t... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe pursues China thaw as U.S-Beijing ties in deep freeze
TOKYO (Reuters) - While U.S. President Donald Trump appears to wage a trade "Cold War" on China, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will promote a thaw with Beijing at a summit this month where busine... ( read original story ...)
Bandhan Bank receives exemption from Sebi
ALSO READ: Osaka receives trophy in tears, amid audience boos The promoter holding in the bank currently stands around 82 per cent after a successful Initial Public Offer (IPO), launched in March this ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kuroda Says Treasury Yields Triggered Market Sell Off
Market volatility that started in the U.S. and rippled through Asia this week stemmed from rising U.S. Treasury yields, Japan’s central bank governor said. While the economic fundamentals for the U.S. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Household Spending Hits 3-Year High: 4 Picks
Household spending in the third-largest economy in the world, Japan, surged to its highest level in the last three years. Such upbeat data from Japan allayed fears that the Asian giant’s ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to host IAAF World Relays in 2019
PARIS: The 2019 athletics World Relays will be held in the Japanese city of Yokohama after the hosts for the last three editions, the Bahamas, were no longer able to offer financial backing ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, Japan Sign MOU to Expand Taiwanese Banana Exports
TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 12, 2018--Taiwan and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand bilateral agricultural cooperation to Japan’s Toyama and Ishikawa Prefectures ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank picks Nomura, Goldman, three others to lead mobile unit’s IPO: source
Bloomberg News reported Friday that the Japanese investment and technology firm aims to sell around 3 trillion yen ($27 billion) of shares, the biggest IPO ever, listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda paints upbeat view on global economy despite market rout
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday there were some adjustments seen in financial markets but this did not change the view that global growth ... ( read original story ...)
Japan delays spacecraft landing on very rocky asteroid
TOKYO -- Japan's space agency is delaying a spacecraft touchdown on an asteroid because scientists need more time to find a safe landing site on the extremely rocky surface. The spacecraft Hayabusa2 l... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s once rough Airin neighborhood now a tourist hot spot
OSAKA -- International visitors to the western Japanese city of Osaka have been choosing some unusual accommodations, flocking to cheap flophouses in the Airin district, an area that until ... ( read original story ...)
This Japanese company is building Miata-based mini-Corvette clones
The Japanese company famous (or infamous, depending on how you look at it) for making smaller versions of luxury and sports cars out of Kei cars is back with a new creation, an MX-5 ND that looks ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, lesser-known spots promoted for foreign visitors
president of the operating company for a website specializing in news on tourism in Japan. “That kind of approach makes it difficult for them to see any results.” It’s essential for local governments ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Selects Nomura, Goldman Sachs to Lead IPO
Tokyo-based SoftBank plans to market most of the shares to Japanese individuals, Bloomberg News has reported. Read how SoftBank may seek financing from banks pitching IPO role Representatives for ... ( read original story ...)