Japan's service-sector activity extended gains in August, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday, thanks to an uptick in overseas sales despite a darkening global outlook. The final au Jibun Bank ...
NIJISANJI Vtuber Group’s AYAKIKI is the official TOKYO LIGHTS 2024 ambassador
TOKYO LIGHTS 2024 will feature NIJISANJI’s Vtuber group AYAKIKI as its official ambassadors. TOKYO LIGHTS is a festival held at Meiji Jingu ( read original story ...)
He moved from Vancouver to Japan to teach English. 20 years later, he’s built a life there — and a family home in the countryside.
He may be living in the rural countryside, but thanks to Japan's well-connected public transport system, he's never too far away from the city. ( read original story ...)
ChopValue Secures First Flagship Microfactory in Tokyo, With Japanese Operations to Commence This Fall
ChopValue, a pioneering circular product manufacturer transforming underutilized urban resources into climate positive wood alternatives, announced their first corporate location in Japan. Scheduled ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama OHTA moves headquarters to North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America Inc. (YOHTA) has transitioned its North American headquarters from Wakefield, Mass., to its office in Charlotte. Operations will not be changed or interrupted, Bruce Besancon, YOHTA vice president ... ( read original story ...)
Saitama, Tokyo governors skip events marking 101 years since anti-Korean massacres
Memorial services were held in Tokyo and across neighboring Saitama Prefecture on Sept. 1 to mark 101 years since the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake and ... ( read original story ...)
Hello Kitty Stock Soars 93% as Tokyo Heat Sends Tourists Indoors
Heat waves and heavy rain wreck the pleasure of outdoor amusement parks. Most Read from BloombergHow Air Conditioning Took Over the American OfficeA Guide to Urban Swimming in Europe, Beyond the ... ( read original story ...)
Tyla Goes On the Cutest Karaoke Date in Japan in ‘Breathe Me’ Music Video: Watch
Guess we know what Tyla‘s go-to karaoke song is, according to her new "Breathe Me" music video that dropped Tuesday (Sept. 3). Picking up where her "Truth or Dare" music video left off seven months ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-Based Firm Buys L.A. Apartment Complex for $72M
Local investors Peter and Joy Bohlinger sold the complex to Tokyo-based Koto Estate Company, per The Real Deal. ( read original story ...)
KKR’s Trillion-Dollar Playbook: How Shareholders Could Win Big
KKR's impressive growth trajectory includes a 400% return over five years. Read why KKR's robust business model and growth outlook make the stock a solid buy.
Japan encourages 4-day workweek to address labor shortage
Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome labor shortage by coaxing more people and companies to adopt four-day ...
The Number of Women Playing Wheelchair Rugby at the Paralympics Has Doubled Since Tokyo
In total, eight women played across all of the wheelchair rugby teams in Paris, which doubled the number at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, according to Paralympic.org. This year, Adam became the first woman to play for Team USA. Australia has an ... ( read original story ...)
White & Case launches disputes practice in Tokyo
Shinsuke Yakura has left Orrick to launch White & Case’s dispute resolution practice in Tokyo – while experienced arbitrator Yoshihiro Takatori has joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu. ( read original story ...)
The stock market chaos sparked by the yen last month could resume as rates rise in Japan, SocGen says
The European bank pointed to the likelihood that Japan's central bank would continue to raise interest rates, a development that rocked markets in early August. Investors panicked after the Japanese ...
Nitto to Launch Counseling System in California, U.S.
Nitto Denko Corporation (TOKYO: 6988) (headquartered: Osaka, Japan, President: Hideo Takasaki, hereafter Nitto) announced that it has launched sales of Counseling System in parts of California, United ...
Nitto to Launch Counseling System in California, U.S.
Nitto Denko Corporation (TOKYO: 6988) (headquartered: Osaka, Japan, President: Hideo Takasaki, hereafter Nitto) announced that it has launched sales of Counseling System in parts of California, United ...