Tag: business

The recent staging of ProWine Tokyo 2025 concluded successfully, confirming its position as Japan’s leading international trade fair for ... ( read original story ...)

When you think of Osaka and Kyoto, you might picture temples veiled in mist or futuristic skyscrapers. Come September 2025, these ancient and modern marvels ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA—The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition plans to preserve part of the Grand Ring, deemed the symbol of the Osaka Kansai Expo, after the event’s conclusion. ( read original story ...)

JERA, Japan's biggest power generator, said annual net profit halved, hurt in part by a weaker performance from its overseas power generation and renewable energy business. ( read original story ...)

Toyota Motor, which maintains a complex network of cross-held shares with its various subsidiaries, has long been viewed as a laggard in streamlining its structure and an outlier from Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

Volatility is particularly tricky for Japan to navigate given that the market has been less exposed to extreme swings after years of rock-bottom interest rates. ( read original story ...)

One reason is size, with American cars tending to be larger and not generally suited for driving in busy cities with many narrow roads, such as Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Toyota Industries said this weekend there was at this moment no buyout proposal by the Toyota group or the family, adding it has received various proposals ... ( read original story ...)

The Expectation: The Bank of Japan is widely expected to maintain its policy rate unchanged at 0.5% at a two-day meeting ending Thursday as it waits to see if Japan will be exempt from President Trump ... ( read original story ...)

Daiwa Securities, Japan's second-largest brokerage and investment bank, said on Monday that net income slumped 24% in the fourth quarter, hurt by lower valuations for its alternative assets business. ( read original story ...)

Shares of Toyota Industries were set to surge on Monday after Japanese automaker Toyota said over the weekend it was exploring the possibility of investing in a potential buyout of the key parts ... ( read original story ...)

Hilton Worldwide opened its highest-end Waldorf Astoria brand in Osaka this month. The U.S. hospitality company says it aims to open 100 hotels in Japan by 2030. ( read original story ...)

GDP was surpassed by China in 2010 and Germany in 2023, positioning the country in fourth place until the latest figures were released. ( read original story ...)

Nissan Motor will end vehicle production at its Wuhan plant in China during the current business year which ends March 31, 2026, the Yomiuri newspaper reported citing sources it did not identify. ( read original story ...)

Japan has announced a package of emergency economic measures to mitigate the effects of tariffs imposed by the U.S. Among these measures are subsidies for fuel and energy bills, as well as the ... ( read original story ...)

When Cold Stone arrived in Japan in 2005, it was a near-instant hit, with long lines of customers at just about every branch excitedly listening to the singing staff as they waited for their order. ( read original story ...)