Japan Mining Association Chairman Yoshiaki Nakazato said the ... term due to lack of new mine developments are also behind the recent rally, Nakazato told a news conference on Thursday * Nakazato, who is also president of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd ... ( read original story ...)
Four of six Japanese detained in China return to Japan
... Japanese nationals detained in Shandong Province and Hainan Province in March have returned to Japan," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference. China's foreign ministry said the six Japanese citizens were being held on suspicion ... ( read original story ...)
8 Best Capsule Hotels in Japan for an Out-of-the-Box Vacation
Capsule hotels are a quirky, not to mention affordable, type of accommodation whenever you are in Japan, whether it’s for business or pleasure ... Apart from its Tokyo branch, it can also be found in Kyoto and Fukuoka. This capsule hotel has been ... ( read original story ...)
Blue Prism Continues Global Expansion, Opening New Sales and Support Hub in Tokyo
LONDON & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Prism, the company delivering the world’s most successful digital workforce, today announced its further expansion into the Asia-Pacific region with a new sales and support hub in Tokyo, Japan. The company also ... ( read original story ...)
New women-only capsule hotel to open in central Tokyo as firm sees strong demand
“When I started this business in 1999, we hardly saw any foreign customers … it’s really different,” said Yui, adding that he expects that half of the customers at the new women-only facility will be inbound tourists. Tokyo already has a few other ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo futures drop after overnight slide in Shanghai prices
TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - Benchmark TOCOM rubber futures dropped on Thursday, weighed down by an overnight slide in Shanghai futures and a firmer yen against the U.S. dollar. FUNDAMENTALS * The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) rubber contract for January ... ( read original story ...)
Kobe Steel : to open regional headquarters in Thailand
TOKYO, July 27, 2017 - Kobe Steel ... compliance and other aspects of business management. KSEA will also centralize financial management and further promote coordination within the Kobe Steel Group companies in Southeast Asia and South Asia. ( read original story ...)
SBI profit seen up 40% on brisk brokerage business
The Tokyo-based financial services group apparently logged around ... The brokerage is pulling in more retail customers and has won more corporate business, including underwriting initial public offerings. SBI Savings Bank, a South Korean institution ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba closer to brink of delisting as memory sale stalls
TOKYO -- Progress is still elusive on talks to sell ... yet to agree on how to pay Toshiba in light of the risks posed by an arbitration case brought by business partner Western Digital. The American hard-drive maker seeks to block the sale on the grounds ... ( read original story ...)
Little Tokyo
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New Japan Kit Kat factory opens to meet exotic flavour demand
Wasabi and Okinawan sweet potato may not be everyone's preferred type of Kit Kat but booming demand for exotic flavours in Japan has prompted bar-maker Nestle to open a new factory. The Switzerland-based food giant announced Wednesday that it will on ... ( read original story ...)
One year after IPO, Japanese chat app Line posts drop in user numbers
Japan's Line Corp said its number of monthly active users fell from the previous quarter, its first such decline, underscoring the messaging app operator's struggles to grow outside its home country since last year's high-profile IPO. While Line's ... ( read original story ...)
One year after IPO, chat app Line reports drop in user numbers
TOKYO: Japan’s Line Corp said its number of monthly active users fell from the previous quarter, its first such decline, underscoring the messaging app operator’s struggles to grow outside its home country since last year’s high-profile IPO. ( read original story ...)
Line Corp first-half profit jumps 39 percent, boosted by asset transfer
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Line Corp posted a 39 percent jump in first-half profit, boosted by a transfer of assets. The messaging app operator, which has struggled to grow after a high-profile IPO in 2016, saw operating profit for the six months through ... ( read original story ...)
Is Uber About to Take SoftBank for a Ride?
The Wall Street Journal and New York Times picked up on a story first reported by Bloomberg, that the Japanese technology firm SoftBank ... but because the bad press was pushing an IPO further off into the future. At a minimum, Kalanick’s failure take ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Is Like The Internet In 1995
The success of the IPO inspired the term “Netscape moment ... To me, one event stands out as bitcoin’s Netscape moment. That’s when Japan legalized bitcoin. More than 260,000 stores in Japan are rolling out bitcoin as a payment method. ( read original story ...)