With almost 40 years in business, this museum, located by the Shinobazu pond in Ueno, may not be the fanciest in our selection but its nostalgic charm adds perfectly to the experience. It focuses on l... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo struggles to adjust to latest ‘tax haven’: the US
TOKYO -- A measure in Japan to combat tax dodging ... liability companies under them dealing with different aspects of the business, like risk management or compliance. The practice is commonly ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Police Arrest 8 Over $68 Mln Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme
They are suspected to have violated Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Law by not registering their business operations with the authorities, the Asahi Shimbun quoted Tokyo's Metropolitan Poli... ( read original story ...)
20181109 Tokyo Business Today Pollack
Sentiment inside the Beltway has turned sharply against China. There are many issues where the two parties sound more or less the same. Trump and others in the administration seem heavily invested in ... ( read original story ...)
Understaffed Japan Post seeks to end Saturday mail
TOKYO -- Japan Post plans to terminate Saturday delivery of standard mail, joining others in the logistics industry that are curtailing weekend and nighttime operations to help understaffed ... ( read original story ...)
NIKKEI Analysis: Slowing private spending and exports bearish for Japanese NIKKEI
Japanese economy shrank more than expected in third quarter. Will the NIKKEI continue declining? The Cabinet Office of the government of Japan reported on Wednesday Japan’s economy shrank in the third ... ( read original story ...)
ANA and Marubeni join to build spaceport in Japan
TOKYO -- All Nippon Airways operator ANA Holdings and trading house Marubeni will set up a spaceport in Japan as early as 2021, Nikkei has learned. The launch site, equivalent to a seaport for ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan should analyze economy from viewpoint of sustainability: ex-governor
TOKYO -- A long time has passed since Japan, Europe and North American entered an era of low growth. Central banks in these regions are being required by the public to not only stabilize their ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.1 mag strikes near Shinshiro in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Shinshiro in Japan. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/11/18 / 2018-11-15 23:56:46 / November 15, ... ( read original story ...)
Bloom Energy’s (BE) CEO KR Sridhar on Q3 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
And in June 2018 Osaka earthquake, which was greater than ... will see a near-term spike in our stock-based compensation. Our IPO listing price was well below the option strike price for employees ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines tightens alcohol rules for pilots
Japan Airlines will introduce a new breathalyser system at overseas airports after one of its pilots was arrested at Heathrow Airport for being drunk. Katsutoshi Jitsukawa was arrested last month afte... ( read original story ...)
Why large-scale immigration would be bad for Japan
Is Japan about to follow the countries of Western Europe and North America and morph into a full-blown multicultural society? Until recently that would have seemed an unlikely scenario ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka prostitution service masqueraded as dating business
OSAKA (TR) – Last week, Osaka Prefectural Police arrested 24 persons in the bust of a dating service operating Osaka City that was in actuality providing women to serve as prostitutes. Sources tell ev... ( read original story ...)
Japan regional banks’ ardor for rental property loans cools
TOKYO -- Japanese regional banks are growing more cautious in lending to customers looking to build or purchase rental properties, a Nikkei survey ... aggressively. In Japan, owning rental units ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post weighs cuts to next-day delivery
TOKYO -- Japan Post is considering reducing next-day delivery of standard mail to lighten the load on post offices facing shortages of employees to handle late-night sorting. The postal service ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slides amid mixed trading by Asian markets
But the declines were generally less than 0.5%, including in Japan, where the Nikkei fell nearly 1% in the opening minutes of trade. The Nikkei NIK, -0.54% was last down 0.4%, with electronics and fin... ( read original story ...)